Susan Kipketer Chebet

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I appreciate the Speech by His Excellency the President on the state of the nation, especially his remarks on the development that the Government of Jubilee has achieved since 2013. Yesterday, I was in one of the most remote schools in Elgeyo Markwet County. This is in a place called Kocholwa. The school is called Kabechei Primary School. I found teachers being inducted on the use of laptops. I was very happy because our children can use laptops and interact with the teachers using the gadgets in such a remote area. I was so ... view
• 21 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. From the outset, I support this Report. Devolution is a creation of our Constitution. When the Constitution The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: created devolution, everybody in Kenya celebrated because we knew the national cake of Kenya would be divided and sent to the grassroots. In the process of embracing devolution, it seems we missed something on the way. We needed a structure to oversee the distribution of the resources and the sharing of the national cake. We left most of the things to governors. Later on, on second thought, we created the offices of County Commissioners, which are, indeed, parallel to the offices of county governments. As a result, there has been competition between the two institutions and sometimes it is so ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: One part of education is devolved and another is not. This gives us a big challenge in terms of standardisation of the curriculum. There are staff who were left out and others were inherited by county governments after devolution. Today, some staff do not know where they belong. When county governments settled down and implemented their plans, the members of staff they inherited were left out and the county governments employed new ones resulting to overstaffing in most departments. This has led to a huge wage bill. A lot of money which is generated by the county governments goes into ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: A huge percentage of the budgetary allocation to the county governments is used for miscellaneous expenditure and does not serve the needs of those at the grassroots. Hence, if somebody comes up with a formula of increasing the money allocated to the counties, the public will look forward to seeing a higher percentage allocated to the counties not knowing that things will remain the same. There will be duplication of roles and duties in the counties and the competition between governors and the national Government staff will continue. view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: A committee should be formed to oversee and streamline some of these activities where there is duplication. We inherited them from the CIC and the Transition Authority which were designed to oversee the transfer of assets and staff in the counties. On the issue of the 30 per cent staff who are supposed to be employed by the counties, I do not see any of them at work because counties employed the local people. This means there will be monopoly of employment in the counties given the fact that outsiders might not have opportunity to work and enjoy the national ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: I, therefore, support the creation of a Committee to streamline all these issues. If established, Parliament’s work will be become easier in terms of overseeing county governments. I hope the Senate will also play its role in terms of oversight because I do not see much of that apart from inviting governors for grilling in the Senate. Otherwise, on the ground, we really need Senators to play a very strong role and complement the work that this committee will play. view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. My microphone is on, so I will speak from my seat. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I would like to request for adjournment on a definite matter of urgent national importance to discuss the increased cases of insecurity across the country. Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.33(1), I seek leave of the House to discuss the increased cases of insecurity across the country occasioned by cattle rustling among many communities. In particular, cases of cattle rustling have been experienced in Kerio Valley between the Pokot and Marakwet communities leading to loss ... view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: I beg to move the Motion for Adjournment. view