Kiambu new employment requirement

[hk]

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Instead of focusing on attracting new investments kiambu decides to "compel" companies and public institutions to hire 70% from locals i.e someone born in kiambu.  This is a bonehead decision that won't increase employment  to the so called locals. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/counties/Kiambu-passes-law-compelling-firms-to-hire-70pc-locals/4003142-4228730-26ih1lz/index.html

[RV Pundit]

Just avenue for county officials to get bribes as they go to factories to ensure enforcement. The same thing that labour officials do as they enforce safety and all sort of rules.

[Empedocles]

Just avenue for county officials to get bribes as they go to factories to ensure enforcement. The same thing that labour officials do as they enforce safety and all sort of rules.

Extractive society. No surprises there.

[Georgesoros]

What does national law say?

[Fish Mooney]

I have repeatedly heard this ignoramus Waititu and Mandago mouth off their ignorance that public universities are county institutions and must hire "local". Even the County Act's 30% clauses only covers county government offices - not private enterprise. The courts should swiftly knock off the nonsense.

[Georgesoros]

I have repeatedly heard this ignoramus Waititu and Mandago mouth off their ignorance that public universities are county institutions and must hire "local". Even the County Act's 30% clauses only covers county government offices - not private enterprise. The courts should swiftly knock off the nonsense.

Tribalism taken to the next level.

[Empedocles]

I have repeatedly heard this ignoramus Waititu and Mandago mouth off their ignorance that public universities are county institutions and must hire "local". Even the County Act's 30% clauses only covers county government offices - not private enterprise. The courts should swiftly knock off the nonsense.

Tribalism taken to the next level.

Exactly.

Secession: Coastal strip belongs to all Kenyans, Mt Kenya group tells Joho and Kingi

A group of Mt Kenya residents have told off Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho and his Kilifi counterpart Amason Kingi following their push for the secession of the Coast region.

The members of the Mt Kenya Region Community Association said the move will deny Kenyans their sovereign right to access the Indian Ocean.

They argue that the coastal strip, that measures 536 kilometers along the shores of the Indian Ocean, was shared equally amongst Kenya’s former 8 provinces by the British colonialists.

The group says Mombasa and Kilifi counties cannot, therefore, claim to have unfettered ownership.

In a letter to Joho and Kingi seen by the Star on Thursday, they said that apart from the cosmopolitan Nairobi, all the other provinces have a right to claim part of the beach line.

"The provinces owning the 536 kilometers by 10 miles inland includes Coastal, Eastern, North Eastern, Nyanza, Rift Valley, Western and Central," the letter dated December 6 reads in part.

The letter is copied to President Uhuru Kenyatta, DP William Ruto, governors, senators and MPs.

The group suggests that the coast line should be shared equally with each province getting 76.5 kilometers by 10 miles of the beach line.

"We suggest that the government of Kenya gazette 30 kilometers inland from the shores of the ocean to belong to the seven provinces. The Coast Province should be located 30 kilometers from the shores of the Indian Ocean."

"The leaders of the Coast province should now know the facts of the coastal strip ownership and should never again mislead innocent citizens," they said.

Joho and Kingi have been calling for the secession of the Coastal region citing discrimination from the national government.

They argue that the call, which they have distanced from the one being called by the NASA coalition, is aimed at giving the Coastal people self-actualisation and governance.

They say coastal residents have been marginalised in terms of employment, government appointments, education and land distribution.

[Fish Mooney]

It's funny the Kikuyu believe they should live and invest countrywide but pass tribal always in their own backyards.

[Fish Mooney]

I see Joho too believes Nairobi is "cosmopolitan" but not Mombasa 

[hk]

It's funny the Kikuyu believe they should live and invest countrywide but pass tribal always in their own backyards.

This is kiambu MCA and their stupid governor. I don't think such laws will be replicated in other kikuyu counties. Already serious kiuks that employ people like MKU owner https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/12/16/mku-faults-kiambu-assembly-for-passing-motion-compelling-fi-rms-to_c1685706 are against it.

[bryan275]

It's funny the Kikuyu believe they should live and invest countrywide but pass tribal always in their own backyards.

Quite.  Recently I was over in uthiru with a "businessman" inspecting his lavish construction.  I was surprised when he nonchalantly declared that it was impossible for a non local to purchase land for development in the area.  This "nationalist" and "patriot" was quite proud of this set up.  Chances are he exercises his full right to freedom of movement when it comes to claiming the nation.

Thieving bastards.

[Georgesoros]

This is what bad policy does. It makes people gloat. Taxing these riches and using the taxes to build better roads will make others feel worth, otherwise let gloaters run the day.

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

The law makes sense for low to non-skilled professions.  Watu wa mkono.  You cannot justify importing such labor.