Walter Nyambati

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 256.

• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Tribunal appointed by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) on 23rd January, 2009, vide Kenya Gazette Notice No.699, to review the Terms and Conditions of Service of Members of Parliament and members of staff of the National Assembly and presented to the Commission on 12th November, 2009 together with the comments and recommendations of the Commission laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 30th June, 2010; and further, pursuant to Section 48 of the Constitution, urges the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Motion before this House today seeks for adoption of the Tribunal report chaired by Justice Akilano Akiwumi, whose terms of reference include the review of terms and conditions of service for Members of Parliament and staff of the National Assembly, together with the comments and recommendations of the PSC. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: The Motion further urges the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to introduce to this House the Bills attached to the Commission’s comments and recommendations within the next seven days in order to give legal effect to the Tribunal’s Report and the Commission’s recommendations. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Tribunal was appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 23 of the Parliamentary Service Commission Act, which states as follows:- “24(1).The Commission shall from time to time appoint an independent body of experts to review the terms and conditions of service of Members and employees of the National Assembly. (2)The Commission shall upon receipt of the report of experts appointed under this Section transmit the report together with its comments thereon, if any, to the National Assembly.” view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: That is exactly what we are doing. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as hon. Members may be aware, the PSC is a creation of Section 45B of our Constitution. This Section came about following the constitutional amendment made by Parliament in 1999. This amendment was as a result of a long struggle of Members of the National Assembly and Kenyans at large for greater democratic space as well as having a vibrant independent National Assembly. Kenyans had for a long time complained that the National Assembly was a mere rubber stamp to the Executive and, therefore, was not able to scrutinise budgetary matters and other legislations brought before it ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that it is plain and obvious to all Kenyans that since the creation of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), the National Assembly has asserted its independence and is now functioning better. The National Assembly has become more open to our society through vibrancy in carrying out its role of oversight of the Executive, representation of the people and of course, legislation. The National Assembly through its Budget Committee and other Committees now properly scrutinises the Budget and ensures that tax-payers’ money is properly utilized in all areas. All these developments are clearly good ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: The Papers laid before the House as well as the Motion seeking to review remuneration of Members of the National Assembly are clear and laid properly before the House. This review is informed by several factors, among them various complaints by sections of the public that Members of Parliament are getting unduly favourable treatment when it comes to income tax. There was also no provision in the law for the remuneration of the Office of the Prime Minister and that of the Deputy Prime Ministers. The PSC also notes that it has been over five years since the salaries of ... view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the PSC is aware that concerns of remuneration are emotive issues. Human nature is that the employees generally want to pay less to their workers while those who are employed want to earn more for the work done. It is important to strike a balance between the two. There should be fair remunerations for work done and they should take into account the amount of work done as well as the responsibility given to the employee. In this case, the employee is the Member of Parliament and the employer is the people of Kenya. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: In making the recommendations on the remunerations of Members of Parliament, in the two documents laid before the House today, both the Tribunal and the PSC sought to strike a fair balance between the need to properly facilitate our Members while at the same time ensuring that the remuneration was not inordinately high. It is important to note that these hon. Members before you carry the responsibility of overseeing the Government’s Kshs1trillion budget that was presented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. The hon. Members shall further be responsible for both deducing and passing legislation affecting the ... view