Alfred Sambu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while thanking the Assistant Minister for the reply, I would like to remind him there is something seriously wrong with the Pensions Department. I pity people like this poor widow. Could he take steps to ensure that those payments to be paid by the Pensions Department are expedited? We all know the Pensions Department is a very difficult place? view
• 11 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister tell the House and the nation when the compensation which is an insurance matter, will be paid? An insurance matter should not take more than three months; it is now over a year. Why can the insurance not pay the Group Personal Accident immediately? view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the Constituencies Development Funds (CDF) are allocated to the constituencies, we get reports from the CDF Committees and the District Development Officers (DDOs). These reports are even posted at the chief's offices. This House has tried to bring the Fiscal Analysis Bill so that Government officers can account for the funds which have been allocated and which are to be used for specific projects. Could the Assistant Minister instruct all the DCs and all the departmental heads in the districts to be posting to the chiefs' offices the amounts which have been approved for projects and ... view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when implementing payment of hardship allowance, the Government is not fair as the Assistant Minister claims. In the old Nandi South District and Nandi North District, when they implemented the payment of hardship allowance to teachers and other civil servants in Nandi South, people living below the escarpment, they discriminated against the people in the Nandi North District who also live below the escarpment which had a landslide recently. If they do not want to be seen as discriminating, could they pay hardship allowance to all civil servants in the Nandi Districts living below the escapement? view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am surprised at how this Assistant Minister is knocking out his President by denying him the votes of the youth! view
• 9 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the poor student could not force his parents to generate the money to pay the fees. In any case, he is agitating in support of headteachers. Most of those headteachers have got records that are not good. They are fond of misusing school fees. Could the Assistant Minister direct, because this House has passed a Motion directing the headmasters to release the certificates, particularly Form IV certificates, to release them? Yes or no? view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister clarify once and for all this issue: Once transformers are installed in rural areas, what rate should be paid by the rural people for connection? The Minister said in the press that the amount has been reduced to Kshs15,000. However, when people go to the area managers in the towns, they are told to pay Kshs32,000. What is the actual amount to be paid by a rural household which desires to be connected to the transformer? view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill on Biosafety. This is a timely Bill which will become an Act of Parliament. We tend to fear because of not understanding what really is involved in scientific development. There are certain efforts that have been made in the scientific world in breeding, agronomy and many other fields that are beneficial, without really being harmful as such. In other developed countries, you will find animals that have been bred in such a way that, if they are for beef production, for example, cattle are ... view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The President himself knows whether I support him or not. I do not have to tell it to my friend here. My people also know. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was talking about Rivatex, not as a local investment for the North Rift, but as Kenyan investment. It will create employment for Kenyans and save us foreign exchange, which we can use to import much more needed products, for example, fuel. Instead of getting ready-made clothes from Dubai, we could get them from our plant in Eldoret! view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you for your support, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. You see, Rivatex was even supporting people like our good Temporary Deputy Speaker here when he was working for the insurance sector. When this factory opens its doors, it will support a lot of other 4336 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 3, 2007 industries and not necessarily those people working in the factory. However, it all ends up with us, Kenyans, being able to produce good quality cotton in volumes which can be economical to the farmer whether he is in Busia, Bungoma, Kwale or other low altitude areas which receive good ... view