2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
So, I commend the Government for starting that road. In the meantime, I want to urge the Ministry of Roads to ensure that the roads are motorable and people can travel safely to their destinations. It is a very sad state of affairs which must be corrected.
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2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we talk of developing and the President talked about this, development must be handled in a manner that every part of the country is taken into consideration. On that note, I want to congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for having started the stimulus package which has ensured that all parts of this country receive equal budget in terms of certain projects to be undertaken such as centres of excellence for education, hospitals and many others. I want to urge the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to go a ...
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2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
Finally, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this brings me to the point raised earlier by one Member about national identification cards. Yes, we need to protect our country from foreigners. We need to know who genuine Kenyans are and who are not. But in so doing, our people are suffering. People who have cleared Form Four examinations and want to be recognised as true Kenyans are being denied the right to have this document. This is simply because some foreigners have infiltrated the country. I think the Government needs to do better than that and put in place measures to ...
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2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I beg to support and my time is up.
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Emergency Operations Programmes (EMOP) now called Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) is jointly being implemented by the Government and the World Food Programme (WFP) and has been running for several years now. The current phase of the programme which began in October, 2009 and is expected to end in February 2010 is benefiting about 4,700,000 Kenyans in 28 districts of our country. The breakdown of that figure is as follows:-
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member says that I claimed that there are some agreements between the WFP and the lead parties. This is not a claim but a fact. These agreements with the lead agencies are purely the WFP initiative, and the Government is just there to facilitate. The Government is not party to that agreement. The hon. Member is an old Member of this House and he should know that very well.
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
With regard to the deficiency of the Kenyan population affected by drought, the Government of Kenya takes care of the balance of the population affected. This is restricted only to emergency programmes by the WFP. However, it is worth noting that this programme relies mostly on donor-funding and the donors have been seriously constrained. In fact, in the current programme, the Government had to chip in by providing a total of 28,000 metric tonnes so that the programme can go on smoothly as planned. As the Government struggles to solicit for more funds, hon. Members should understand and co-operate so ...
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I expect the hon. Member for Turkana to appreciate the efforts because he is the largest beneficiary as far as relief food is concerned in the country.
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not doing a favour to the hon. Member. Actually, it is our duty, as a Government, to ensure that all Kenyans are fed. I was only observing the figures that we have in the Government records that Turkana Central is the
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support this Motion. As I support, I want to join my colleagues in urging all Members that as we go out there, we preach peace and encourage our people to live in harmony. As everybody recalls, we had a big problem last year because of the Post-Election Violence. This is a very good opportunity for us to preach peace across the communities so that Kenya can prosper and be the Kenya it has been for many years. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are handling a delicate ...
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