Alfred Sambu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not against the Financial Statement, but I am against the fact that Parliament, which should be guarding the Constitution, is now here to ensure that the Constitution is not complied with. Article 221(4) of the Constitution is very clear. The Standing Order No.152 is also very clear on this issue. During the Speaker’s Communication on Tuesday, he said very clearly that:- “Before the National Assembly can consider the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, this has to be discussed and reviewed by the relevant Committees”. He also quoted the same article of the Constitution. He ... view
• 9 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: If we go this route, it means that we shall be taking the public for a ride. The public has to contribute in accordance with Article 221(4) of the Constitution which requires public participation. This will pre-empt what is going to be said. So, I support the view that we postpone this and we discuss it fully in another Motion after the Report of the Budget Committee. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since the introduction of these fish ponds there has been a lot of interest in fish farming, particularly in the western part of the country. Many fish ponds have been constructed and fish is ready for harvesting. But, unfortunately, we do not have storage facilities and fish processing plants installed anywhere. When will the Minister provide storage and fish processing facilities in this area? view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what equipment is available for use in these polytechnics? How does she ensure the equipment is equitably distributed to all the youth polytechnics in the country? view
• 5 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, even in the districts where mortuaries exist, those mortuaries do not have basic equipment like cooling facilities. What plans does the Government have to ensure that where mortuaries exist, they also have cooling facilities? view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya is a free market and, to that extent, a cane farmer can sell his cane to anybody in the country. How come some cane farmers are forced to sell their cane to say, Nzoia Sugar Company? What law is being used to force them to do so? view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I take this opportunity to thank the Members for their very worthy contributions. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, already, this House has made history by promulgating a new Constitution which requires that we have to implement it and this august House is the one charged with that responsibility. One area of the implementation is in the Budget process. The Budget process is a very important factor in Parliament. In fact, we take a lot more time discussing budgetary issues and this is one area that I will be grateful to hon. Members to appreciate and that we proceed and make further history in the budget making process of this House. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Many hon. Members have come up with the question of the Military, but it is part of the changes. We should not fear changes. Change is as good as a feast. In future, in fact, we are coming up with programme budgeting, which will also create more changes in the budget making process. So, I support the views expressed by the Members. I do hope that we now can make history by passing this very important Motion in this august House. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move. view