Adelina Mwau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a different Question. Could the hon. Member bring that Question to the House and then we will answer it? view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am very awake and the Ministry is very awake. I 340 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 4, 2007 have answered the Question. The hon. Members should bring different Questions and we will answer them. view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to congratulate the President for highlighting very well documented development achievements since NARC took over power. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I comment further on the Presidential Address, I want to congratulate the Speaker for standing up for us. As Members of Parliament, we have been getting a lot of bashing from the civil society. I want to say that for the first time, somebody stood up and said that apart from actually attending plenary sessions of the House, we attend Committee meetings, funeral arrangement ... view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say that the Youth Enterprise Development Fund is a welcome idea. In addition, the Women Enterprise Development Fund is also a very welcome idea because women form 48 per cent of small and medium enterprises in this country. So, this will go a long way in enhancing women's businesses and initiating them into the mainstream of the economy. They have remained invisible traders for a long time. I would urge the Ministry which will be responsible for this fund to initially issue loans to them in the form of grants, so that ... view
• 23 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I want to add my voice by congratulating Dr. Ojiambo for bringing this very important Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill has come at an opportune time when the eating habits of Kenyans are not good. Kenyans are not eating healthy foods. Most wealthy Kenyans eat a lot of unhealthy foods such as nyama choma . In fact, many Kenyans spend most of their weekends eating a lot of unhealthy foods. We need to change our eating habits. We ... view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Since we all support this Motion, would I be in order to ask that the Mover be now called upon to reply? view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) During the period 2004-2006, a total of 933,330 persons have been employed in different sectors of the economy. The source of this information is the Economic Survey of 2006. Of those, a total of 80,900 were employed in the formal modern sector, while 852,400 were employed in the informal sector. Among the 80,900 persons employed in the formal modern sector are 13,172 civil servants employed between 1st July, 2004 and 30th June, 2006, in various Government Ministries. (b) By recruiting 13,172 civil servants, the Government has not gone back on its commitment ... view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the hon. Member repeat the question? May I request that hon. Members consult quietly so that I can hear the question? view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not a question of believing that they are actually employed, but rather that of starting to change our attitude towards work. Since 74 per cent of the jobs that have been created in this country are in the informal sector, it is time we started educating our people to appreciate the fact that those working in the informal sector as artisans are, indeed, employed. view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have mentioned, the Government is still committed to having a lean, well-paid and effective Civil Service. This does not mean that we are being pushed by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to have a lean Civil Service. We need to do that, so that we can have well-paid civil servants. view