Alfred Bwire

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 401 to 410 of 546.

• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue of marginalisation is a big problem in this country; whether it is marginalisation by gender, age, ethnicity, geographical location, disability or any other factor. Some of the issues that caused the eruption of violence last year were as a consequence of marginalisation. Therefore, as a country, if we need healing and reconciliation, we must find a way of bringing us together; by bringing different categories of people together. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Parliament recently passed the National Cohesion and Integration Bill that provides that not more than a third of people employed in the Public Service shall be from one community. This Motion goes further, not just by recognising that, but by also indicating that where we have severe marginalisation, we must do affirmative action by even lowering standards in a bid to recognise that people in those areas cannot compete in an even cue with other areas. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: However, I would want to say that this House should put the responsible Minister on notice. The Minister should very soon be telling us why the National Cohesion and Integration Act has not been implemented or he has not started the process of implementing it. We will, therefore, be calling on the Minister very soon to tell us, for instance, that in the recent recruitment of police officers, why in Nyanza, there were only 60 out of over 3,600 because that perpetuates the issue of marginalisation and it is against the National Cohesion and Integration Act. So, it is no ... view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would also want to encourage the hon. Member who has brought this Motion, that at a later date, he needs to bring a more comprehensive and substantive Bill on affirmative action or equality and equity, so that we can address the issues of marginalisation comprehensively and conclusively within the life of this House. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: In conclusion, I want to say that we have a very short memory. This country had a crisis last year. But this Parliament is moving on as though we are a normal Parliament. We are like a caretaker Parliament. So, every appointment that we do must take into account the fact that this Parliament actually came into being more like a caretaker Parliament. If we do not correct in appointment of even the interim bodies that we are setting up, the country will not move from last year. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to allude to ethnic alliances when people have been supporting and opposing across ethnic divide? Is he in order? view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs on the deliberations on the nomination of members to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday 17th February, 2009. view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to congratulate the Minister and the Committee for doing a very good job. I was actually looking at this Bill and it looks like it is actually almost six Bills in one. So, the work you have done is really tremendous. Keep up the good work. view