5 Jul 2018 in National Assembly:
that is well answered, the rest will be secondary issues that the other report probably can address. We appreciate that the aspect of taxes can come at a later stage. We must have proper priority ranking of our assessment reports such that we can give advice on issues properly.
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5 Jul 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I appreciate that this a progress report. A progress report is not expected to cover everything. It is only expected to provide preliminary findings. I also appreciate the fact that the Joint Committee Members were not very clear on whether the sugar is fit for human consumption or not.
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5 Jul 2018 in National Assembly:
The deliberations we are having here may send fear to our constituents. We must be very careful when we say, for example, that sugar in Wajir or Mandela is not totally fit for human consumption because of presence of moisture and all that. I request that we give the Joint Committee some more time to exhaustively engage all the stakeholders and come up with a conclusive report that will give us direction. At this juncture, let us not condemn them but give them more time to share an exhaustive report on the issue.
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5 Jul 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, mine was about the Ushanga Initiative which is said to cover pastoralist areas. I wanted the Member to shed more light on this because pastoral areas are widely spread.
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13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson. Livestock farming contributes more than four per cent to the GDP of this country; hence, it requires special attention. Many Kenyans are dependent on livestock and livestock product for their living hence the need to give the sector a special consideration. We are fully aware that this sector is facing a lot of challenges due to the nomadic way of life of the pastoralists. There is the aspect of disease outbreak and harsh climatic conditions that are leading to high mortality rate of livestock. As such, there is need to give special consideration to ...
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13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, it happens that the Auditor- General, our prosecutors both in Public Investments Committee and Public Accounts Committee, I expected you to be... As you are chairing, you may not be the prosecutor, but give to those who can prosecute the case on their behalf.
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13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
As we are all aware, this Office is doing a wonderful job. It is created under Article 229 of the Constitution. Indeed, I can describe it as meticulous, effective and innovative. All the fraud that happens in the country is reported by the Auditor-General’s Office. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
I thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee, for the first time for allocating the man...
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12 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we should have our priorities right. There are reasons this reallocation has been made. I strongly believe that one of the reasons is due to the dilapidated housing situation of the police force. As I speak, I can assure you that police officers who have been posted to two stations in my constituency, Buna Police Station and Gurar Police Station, could not report due to deplorable housing situation in that area. There is need for having an increase in TVETs, but we must have our priorities right. We must make sure that it is properly done. ...
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