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Entries 971 to 980 of 1516.

• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the amount of money allocated is there. The decision, like I am saying, is awaiting those discussions that are ongoing between the Ministry of Education as the implementing agency and the CDF Committee. So, once those deliberations are over, we will know the process and when this will actually happen. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Mr. Erned Onduso Obwocha and Mr. Harrison Buyuka Ateyi filed court cases against the Government and the court ruled that they be paid Kshs845,335 and Kshs639,882, respectively. However, I am also aware that the court ruling goes against the Cabinet decision of 18th May, 1998, which directed that the Judiciary pensions be paid based on the prevailing civil service salaries. (b) There was no inordinate delay in the payment of the two successful plaints’ pensions. Mr. Obwocha retired on 1st July, 1997, and his pension was paid with ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I sympathise – and I appreciate the concern – the Pensions Department basically acts on delegated authority from the Treasury and also the Cabinet, and it could not pay beyond the mandate it had been given. However, to address this particular issue, as I stated in my answer, the Judiciary has since formed its own retirement benefits scheme, and as is required, is now processing a Cabinet memorandum, so that the Cabinet can review the decisions that were made on 18th May, 1998. Once the Cabinet approval is received, the revised pensions will be paid as ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Cabinet is not disregarding a court judgement. The situation, as it prevails, is that we need to ensure that there is some kind of uniformity in what we do. So, this was done in agreement with the Judicial Service Commission. As I said, the Cabinet memorandum is ready. So, I hope that we will be able to process the pension in accordance with what hon. Olago has just mentioned. So, I beg his indulgence that we allow this process to move to its logical conclusion. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the question and, once again, taking cognizance of the fact that, indeed, there is a court order, I will endeavour to work again, through the Attorney-General’s Chambers, to ensure that we get a speedy resolution to this particular situation, which I agree is not appropriate. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would plead with the hon. Member that whereas I appreciate his concerns, we are trying to speed up this particular process, so that this particular situation can be resolved in an amicable manner. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your guidance. I cannot say I will comply but I will seek guidance from our legal advisor being the Attorney-General-- - view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On that basis, be able to come back to this House and say what you have done to deal with this particular situation. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view