Sospeter Ojaamongson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I found the answer I have been given just a few minutes ago very inadequate. I, therefore, need to go and consult with my officers so that I can give the hon. Member an adequate answer. I have already discussed with him and can answer the Question tomorrow afternoon. view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: This Question was answered last week, but according to the documents tabled by the hon. Member, there is nothing to justify that this employee of the welfare organization is even an employee of Telkom Kenya Ltd. So, he elected himself to serve as a casual for all that time and has not applied for a permanent job at Telkom. view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will find that Telkom Kenya did not flout any labour laws. Our Employment Act, 2007, is very clear on the rights of employees. Mr. Kuva can benefit if he read the Employment Act. However, as far as we are concerned, somebody referred him to do a casual job in a welfare association. The members were voluntarily contributing some money to pay him. So, when the Kenya Post and Telecommunications Corporation split into three entities, it collapsed. However, the man has remained there running the club himself. So, there is no way he can be absorbed. ... view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Labour has been very proactive. Already, we have enacted the labour laws. They are in place and they have been operationalized. As far as the low pay is concerned, every Labour Day, we have been revising the minimum wage. It has gone up to Kshs5,000 even in the rural areas. We have been very proactive. As far as--- view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, every employer is supposed to inform every employee of his or her rights at the place of work. They should be told of their annual leave, payments and--- view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the budget of the Ministry of Labour, it is very little. The last time we recruited officers was almost 20 years back. In this country, we have a shortage of staff. That is a problem that is beyond us, as a Ministry, and the Government should be blamed for not providing us with enough resources to hire labour officers. However, we are trying with the officers that we have in the field to ensure that those labour laws are enforced. We are also trying to open up more industrial courts so that ... view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member is missing the point. Mr. Kuva was not an employee of Telkom Kenya. If he can produce a payslip, a letter of engagement or any record to show that he was employed by Telkom Kenya, that would assist us. That man was employed by members of a welfare and sports association. Those are employees of Telkom Kenya who had formed a welfare association. That man passed by one of the member’s office and he was recommended to work as a casual. He has remained as a casual--- view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you can serve as a casual for a period of 24 hours. I know that. However, that man opted--- In fact, he is not even an employee. He is a volunteer. view
• 8 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will give an example of our situation here at Parliament; our Bunge Sacco. We have a man there who works for us. He has been there for long. Can he compel Parliament to employ him? That man was a casual worker or a voluntary worker for a welfare and sports association. Since the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications split into three entities, those people were moved in different directions and the welfare association collapsed. The man has remained there running the club as his personal property, courtesy of Telkom Kenya. He is now managing the business ... view