Sospeter Ojaamongson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Kenya Breweries Ltd. (KBL) branch in Kisumu closed down abruptly. As a result, there was loss of documents. The insurance firm that the KBL had engaged went under. As a result, the firm was unable to compensate the victim. So, all along, the officials in the Ministry have been pursuing this matter. They have sent several reminders. When the hon. Member brought this Question to our attention, we took the initiative to talk to the management of the KBL, who opted to pay on their own without reference to the insurer. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, indeed, what the hon. Member has said is true. When our officers referred the matter to the KBL, the KBL then referred the matter directly to its insurers. I must admit that the previous labour laws were quite weak. They could not be enforced as they were. The KBL referred the matter to its insurers who had gone under. As a result, the KBL could not compensate the injured person. I agree with the hon. Member, but our previous labour laws were very weak. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, indeed, our Ministry is very proactive. That is why we take very serious disciplinary action against all those who are involved in the oppression of the workers, and even those who are trying to get money illegally. In the Ninth Parliament, we hurriedly passed five labour laws, namely the Labour Relations Act, the Employment Act, the Work Injury Benefits Act and two others. To date, we have not yet started implementing these labour laws, just because the FKE is not happy with two of these laws. Our employees continue to suffer just because the FKE has ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Even though I am a Member of the Cabinet, it would not be very good for my fellow colleague to come and mislead the House. Even though I am supposed to be a member for the DSG, it is not in order because the victims are just a kilometre from the NCPB depot--- view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not questioning her. I am a Member of the DSG but what I am saying is that, it is common sense that the victims are just a kilometre away from the NCPB. So we do not need any logistical support to distribute this food. Is she in--- view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for granting me this opportunity to support the Minister for Lands. The previous speakers have commented that the issue of land is so complex. If you go to the rural areas now, majority of the people of Kenya do not have title deeds. In fact, it is just the old wazees who try to demarcate land using historical boundaries. Unless the Ministry of Lands moves with speed to try to sort out the issue of land boundaries, it is a time bomb that is likely to explode very soon. We might get a brother ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: This is because as we talk, it is these same people who are the ones inciting the public against vacating our water catchment areas. They are the same people now struggling to become presidents. Unless the Minister acts firmly--- view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, just to remind hon. Dr. Khalwale, even some of State House land has been grabbed and he knows it. To make it even worse, even military land where our own soldiers are has also been grabbed with impunity. This is common sense. What I am just urging the Minister is that he is aware about these things and he should come out with a law so that in these five years, we deal ruthlessly with these land grabbers so that the future generations can benefit. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when hon. Dr. Wekesa, who is a ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I acquired it not through grabbing but I bought it. So, in that context, I just got land recently which means most of the people of Teso are landless and that is why they do not have title deeds. The hon. Minister must be aware that we have people pretending in the village there, that they have land whereas in actual sense they do not have any piece of land. If it is settling people, let there be a general policy to cater for the whole country because as we have known, we now have got ... view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Budget Speech by the Minister for Finance. While thanking the Minister for having made the Budget proposals, he promised that he was going to ensure that services to Kenyans were delivered effectively and efficiently. All this refers to the Civil Service. We have complained about that for a very long time. In fact, before the NARC Government came to power, we had a very corrupt Civil Service, which we needed to reform so that Kenyans could get efficient and effective services. If you go to most ... view