Karemba Eric Muchangi

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to start by thanking Hon. Beatrice Kemei who brought this issue of sexual harassment of female tea workers in Kericho County to the House. This is an indication that Kericho County has a Member who is very dedicated...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to start by thanking Hon. Beatrice Kemei who brought this issue of sexual harassment of female tea workers in Kericho County to the House. This is an indication that Kericho County has a Member who is very dedicated...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to start by thanking Hon. Beatrice Kemei who brought this issue of sexual harassment of female tea workers in Kericho County to the House. This is an indication that Kericho County has a Member who is very dedicated...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As I ask this question, I would like to thank the Cabinet Secretary because the contractor, who had deserted works at the Kieni–Karurumo Road in my constituency, is back. He has mobilised people and today I received some good news...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Beatrice Kemei, Member for Kericho County, sought a Statement on 21st February 2023 from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Labour, regarding sexual harassment of female workers in various tea estates in Kericho County. In the Statement request, the Member...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour on the Inquiry Regarding Sexual Harassment of Female Workers in Tea Estates in Kericho County, laid on the Table of the House on...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Hon. Beatrice Kemei, Member for Kericho County, sought a Statement on 21st February 2023 from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Labour, regarding sexual harassment of female workers in various tea estates in Kericho County. In the Statement request, the Member...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour on the Inquiry Regarding Sexual Harassment of Female Workers in Tea Estates in Kericho County, laid on the Table of the House on...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I support the nominee, Hon. Martin Ogindo. The fishing industry is very important in this country. Having been a Member of Parliament, Hon. Martin is experienced. He comes from the lakeside, so we believe that he understands...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Hon. Speaker I wish to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour on the Inquiry regarding Sexual Harassment of Female Workers in Tea Estates in Kericho County, laid on the Table of the House...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour on the Inquiry regarding Sexual Harassment of Female Workers in Tea Estates in Kericho County. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. After the Statement was committed to the Committee for consideration, we invited the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for a meeting to receive and consider its submissions. However, the response was deemed inadequate. The Committee, thereafter, resolved to proceed to Kericho County to...

Hon. Karemba Muchangi (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to state that sex for fish has not been brought to our attention. If there is such an issue, we gladly wish that it be brought before our Committee. We will expedite on it. On supplementary questions, I commit,...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker. On the issue of the case in Scotland, as I am aware, the matter is not directly on the issue of sexual harassment. 22nd March 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 12 Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA)The workers have sued the company because it...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Hon. Speaker, as a Committee, we believe that the suspension of Mr. John Chebochok and his accomplices is not enough. We believe that the DCI should go ahead and prosecute him and those who have been adversely mentioned in those reports.

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am impressed that this issue has attracted a lot of interest from Members. That is because it is a very serious matter. We were shocked when we went to Kericho. We found out that there are so many women than...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. There was one person, a Mr. John Chebochok, who was notoriously mentioned in the submissions. I wish to inform the House that James Finlay & Co suspended him. He was contracted to look for workers. He was doing that since 2017...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. After the Statement was committed to the Committee for consideration, we invited the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for a meeting to receive and consider its submissions. However, the response was deemed inadequate. The Committee, thereafter, resolved to proceed to Kericho County to...

Hon. Karemba Muchangi (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to state that sex for fish has not been brought to our attention. If there is such an issue, we gladly wish that it be brought before our Committee. We will expedite on it. On supplementary questions, I commit,...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker. On the issue of the case in Scotland, as I am aware, the matter is not directly on the issue of sexual harassment. 22nd March 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 12 Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA)The workers have sued the company because it...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Hon. Speaker, as a Committee, we believe that the suspension of Mr. John Chebochok and his accomplices is not enough. We believe that the DCI should go ahead and prosecute him and those who have been adversely mentioned in those reports.

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am impressed that this issue has attracted a lot of interest from Members. That is because it is a very serious matter. We were shocked when we went to Kericho. We found out that there are so many women than...

Hon. Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. There was one person, a Mr. John Chebochok, who was notoriously mentioned in the submissions. I wish to inform the House that James Finlay & Co suspended him. He was contracted to look for workers. He was doing that since 2017...