18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to oppose this amendment. Indeed, it is targeting the most vulnerable and under-developed areas like Isiolo County, Tana River County, Nyandarua County and Lamu County. The development level of counties is not the same. The objective should be improving the under-developed counties. That is one of the main reason the Ministry has decided to give special consideration to those counties. In view of this, I strongly oppose this amendment. I want to urge my colleagues to oppose it.
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18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairman, as much as I support Vote 1107, I want to remind the Chair that there are areas that are in extremely difficult situation where schools were closed due to lack of water. In the same area that I am talking about, the lives or livelihood of the population are in a very difficult situation. The mortality rate of livestock is very high. I can confirm that three schools were closed in my constituency due to lack of water. The priority ranking at the departmental level is not coming out clearly. I want the area to be given unique ...
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18 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
I ask the Chairman to give unique consideration to such areas so that schools can reopen. Thank you.
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9 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is fair that our colleagues are also cognisant of the fact that some of us are observing the holy month of Ramadhan and this is the time we ought to break our fast. I am sure many Members will be willing to contribute to this matter. However, cognisant of this factor and being sensitive to the Muslim brothers, it is just fair enough that we conclude this subject under Standing Order 95 and proceed to the next thing. Thank you.
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9 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I had said earlier, this is like injury time for those of us observing the fast. Indeed, this is the time we ought to break our fast. First, I have to add my voice to this Motion. Indeed, I congratulate the Public Accounts Committee for a job-well-done. They have submitted a number of Reports to this House. Indeed, they did so timely. Of course, that does not mean that the Public Investments Committee has not been submitting timely Reports. Government agencies are obliged to minimise wastage as much as possible and ensure that resources are ...
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9 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I support the Motion, I request that the next speaker also takes one minute or so, so that we call upon the Mover to reply.
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I think the word “consultation” does not amount to acceptance by the other party. It is just seeking the opinion or advice of the other party, which I have no doubt our able Chair must have done. The fact is people are suffering and we must set a fixed number of days for payments to be done. What is happening at times, especially at the county level, is that they are even so selective in their payments that the groups that suffer most are the disabled, women and the The electronic version of the ...
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8 May 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to second this Motion. The Committee had 14 sittings and examined 10 witnesses, namely the Commissioner, Kenya Revenue Authority; the CEO, Kenya Bureau of Standards; the CEO, Kenya Anti- Counterfeit Agency; a Member of Parliament from Cherengany, one Joshua Kutuny; the Solicitor-General, the management of Kenya Association of Manufacturers; the management of the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA), and the Office of the Auditor-General. The Committee also made visits to SICPA Headquarters in Switzerland. The findings of the Committee as raised by the Chair have been clear. Pursuant to Section 78 of the Public ...
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