Yegon Brighton Leonard

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• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, NITA has no capacity to keep the database for all employers. Therefore, it cannot effectively assess the training levy as it is required to be paid by the Bill. Since NITA does not have the capacity, we want to remove its mandate of collecting the levy and vest it on KRA. This is simply because it has the records of all the employers and employees. It also has the experience. There is no employer who will play games with KRA. It will, therefore, take a very short time for KRA to get 100 per cent compliance. ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to ask the following Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the immediate plans put in place by the Ministry to address the impeding retrenchment of over 50,000 tea pluckers in Bomet and Kericho counties in view of the introduction of mechanisation of tea plucking by multi-nationals such as M/s. Unilever Tea (K) Ltd, James Finlay (K) Ltd. and Williamson Tea (K)? (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that the implementation of the planned mechanisation does not lead to the ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to ask the following Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection: 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
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the immediate plans put in place by the Ministry to address the impeding retrenchment of over 50,000 tea pluckers in Bomet and Kericho counties in view of the introduction of mechanisation of tea plucking by multi-nationals such as M/s. Unilever Tea (K) Ltd, James Finlay (K) Ltd. and Williamson Tea (K)? (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that the implementation of the planned mechanisation does not lead to the collapse of the Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the overall economy of the region? (iii) What steps has ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, my name is Brighton Yegon, Member for Konoin Constituency. On behalf of the people of Konoin, I vote no. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask Question No.75 of 2021 to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works: (i) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware of the deplorable state of the Mogogosiek- Kapkoros- Silibwet Road in Konoin Constituency, Bomet County, which has been neglected and is in dire need of repair given that road users and farmers in this region rely on it to transport their produce to markets? (ii) When will the Ministry upgrade the Road to bitumen standards to reduce the high costs of vehicle maintenance and improve the comfort of passengers while using ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Chair, I have an amendment to Section 23 (A). view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support Hon. Mbarire’s amendment so that in case of any complaint, there should be a way of 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
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: addressing it. I support the amendment of proposing an independent audit by the board. Initially, I had come up with a proposal that the Auditor-General looks into the books of accounts of KTDA. You have heard a number of complaints with regard to KTDA because no one looks into them. As we are discussing, there are issues that we have been putting forward that we always wanted a forensic audit to be done to KTDA. That is why we support it. view