Eric Arap Keter

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• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: problem is whether we have sufficient personnel for our people. I wish to propose that in every constituency, when proposals are made, they should incorporate the personnel to be employed by the CDF, so that we do not go far and then we blame the national Government or the county government. We should enroll at the constituency level. When a proposal is forwarded by any organization, school or village, it should have the component of the recruitment for the staff, including the equipment, so that we can fund them straightaway. That is the best way to handle this issue. Finally, ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion particularly on the issue of implementation. I want to thank this august House for the effort of coming up with Bills which make this country develop. But, I am particularly concerned about the way we implement things in this House. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: We pass Bills here but when it comes to implementation, there is a problem. I must applaud our Government and the private hospitals for the training opportunities for our children. But when it comes to employment of the same trained people, it becomes a problem. So, we are not really saying that we are lacking staff. The issue is where the funds are to employ them. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, at the constituency level, there are so many health facilities and if we ask every hon. Member to enumerate them, they will name so many. But the problem is not that they are lacking personnel. No! What we are lacking are the funds. At times, I feel that whoever is apportioning this Budget appears not to have the country at heart because we have so many students who have qualified from all those training institutions and they are idle. I think what we need to do right now is to ensure that we pass this Motion ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I recall last week we lost a pregnant woman at Kabianga Health Centre simply because there was no qualified personnel to assist her. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Secondly, there was no vehicle to take her to Kericho District Hospital, a distance of about 21 kilometres away. That is a better environment considering that we still have ASAL areas. The area is not far from the road and the road may be a bit better. What about ASAL areas which have poor infrastructure? view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support the Motion and I want to congratulate Hon. Chris Wakhungu for bringing this very timely Motion to this House. In fact, it is even too late. We have two problems in this country. A country that cannot feed its citizens is a very poor country. That has come about because of the inefficiency of NCPB to procure fertilizer in good time. So, the new fertilizer board, as proposed in this Motion, is going to be charged with the responsibility of ensuring that we get fertilizer on ... view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support the Motion and I want to congratulate hon. Chris Wakhungu for bringing this very timely Motion to this House. In fact, it is even too late. We have two problems in this country. A country that cannot feed its citizens is a very poor country. That has come about because of the inefficiency of NCPB to procure fertilizer in good time. So, the new fertilizer board, as proposed in this Motion, is going to be charged with the responsibility of ensuring that we get fertilizer on ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Motion. It is really shocking that after 50 years, this country is not in a position of handling insecurity, particularly along the borders. Hon. Abongotum has said that he has been in this House for the last 11 years and this has been the story throughout. Since we came here, we have had almost three or four adjournments on the same issue. I wonder how many adjournments we are going to have on the same issue. So I am seeing a possibility – I am making my own judgment that perhaps ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so, I propose that we set up a police post near the border so that police officers can act very quickly when situations of that nature arise. 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