Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1671 to 1680 of 1775.

• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Aware that there exists Chinkororo and view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: squads in that part of the country, and aware that they are more equipped than the police, when will the Government formalise the existence of those groups so that they can assist in providing security in those areas? view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has talked about the practice in the Ministry. But I would just like to ask him when he will shorten the kind of bureaucracy that 3226 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 4, 2008 is involved. That is because it is very expensive in terms of schools and the action that is supposed to be taken. If the Ministry takes a lot of time to act on those disciplinary cases, when will it shorten the procedure to deal with such kinds of disciplinary cases like embezzlement of funds in schools? view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On 5th August, 2008, I asked for a Ministerial Statement from the Office of the Right Honourable Prime Minister on the prevailing serious conflict of roles and duties between the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and the Ministry of Medical Services. Up to now, the Statement has not been forthcoming. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand here to support the Vote for the Ministry of Agriculture. October 29, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3145 Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as all of us have heard and know, the Ministry is the mainstay of our economy. It is necessary that we allocate sufficient funds for the performance of the Ministry. As we talk about more funds for the Ministry, the Minister and his staff must also take care that whatever resources that we vote for the Ministries are equitably distributed. I was looking at some figures yesterday - I am sorry I ... view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Labour:- (a) whether he is aware that Mr. Bernard Ambasa Jaka, who was an employee of Kenya Breweries Limited, Kisumu Branch, suffered severe injury which deformed his right arm in the year 1996 while on duty; and, (b) what action he has taken to ensure that Mr. Jaka is promptly compensated under the Workman's Compensation Act and other laws. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, while I appreciate what the Assistant Minister has done, you can that see the answer talks about 1996. That is more than ten years ago. I think there are many Kenyans who have been affected by those kinds of incidents in their workplaces. I would like the Assistant Minister to confirm what action he is taking to ensure that, 2886 PARLIAMETARY DEBATES October 22, 2008 when those kinds of issues arise, they do not take too long to be compensated. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, secondly, if the accident occurred in 1996, they are paying Kshs88,544.00 based ... view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the Assistant Minister in order to tell me to go through the Act, when it is the responsibility of the Ministry to ensure--- That is why the Ministry is there! It is there to ensure that those who are injured in their workplaces are adequately and properly compensated on time. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Ministry of Labour is very important in a developing country like Kenya. Yesterday, the Minister for Labour gave a Statement here on the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). I would like the Assistant Minister to assure this House that they are going to be on the look-out and prepare themselves for these kinds of illegalities instead of just sitting back and waiting for things to happen. Yesterday, we were informed that billions of shillings were lost at the NSSF, and the Minister is just sitting in the office and waiting to be told about it! ... view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am happy that the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs is here. I want to make a suggestion. The reason why most of the roads in the country are wearing out very quickly is that the foundations are too old and the sub-structure is worn out. So, even patching up does not help. I would like to suggest that we have technically qualified people running some of these Ministries so that we can have appropriate answers. We are losing a lot of money through variation orders and the Assistant Ministers is telling us that they ... view