28 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we are seeing here is a bit unfortunate. From the word go, even the original copy that we got from the Committee is full of flaws. For us to imply that we have additional information which has just been tabled, though they may have had good intention, probably to correct the errors which they committed, I think we need an opportunity to go through these corrections. Whatever they proposed is already before the House and it is now the property of the House. Therefore, it is my position that we need more time to read ...
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16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. Let me start by saying that this is a very important Bill. Actually, of all the Bills resulting from the passage of the new Constitution by this House and Kenyans at large, I consider this Bill to be essential to the way we will be conducting our lives as a country. I want to note that the time given for us to pass these Bills is not adequate because the matters before hand are going to affect the lives of generations ...
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13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he is aware that Moyale and Sololo District Education offices do not have official Government GK motor vehicles; (b) whether he is also aware that the same districts do not have Deputy DEOs; and, (c) when the Government will provide vehicles for the two districts and appoint Deputy DEOs.
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13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I feel a lot of pain listening to that answer. For the last four years, this Ministry has been in consultation with me on how to provide vehicles to Moyale and Sololo Districts. Today we are being told that the two districts will be provided with vehicles in the next financial year. Only in October, when His Excellency the President went to preside over the ground-breaking ceremony of the Moyale-Turbi Road, we appealed to him, so that we can be provided with vehicles for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration ...
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13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on part (b) of the Question, about Deputy DEOs, you realise that these are vast districts and they needs adequate supervision. When we do not have vehicles for the DEOs to move around, and when we do not have Deputy DEOs, the supervisory function suffers. The Assistant Minister realises that DEOs are more often than not outside the districts, attending training and conferences. When we do not have Deputy DEOs, education suffers in the districts. The excuse has always been that we do not have qualified people in the Public Service to be appointed to ...
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13 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister has told me that this is an issue which affects the whole country yet I was very specific. My Question is about Moyale and Sololo Districts. These are districts which have been marginalised from time immemorial. Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965 is on the marginalization of Northern Kenya and this Ministry continuously executes that marginalisation. We are not prepared to be kept in a perpetually marginalized situation. The new Constitution has enabled us to access resources, just like the rest of the country. He has told us ...
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8 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I listened carefully to my respected friend and seek to get some a few clarifications here and there.
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8 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we all know that for a healthy nation, we must be able to have our doctors doing their work daily without interruption. We have heard the proposal by the Assistant Minister that the Treasury has availed some monies. As the other hon. Members have insinuated, we would like to know what it amounts to per doctor, because we appreciate why the doctors went on strike in the first place. What is that proposed amount for each doctor? What return-to-work formula does the Assistant Minister have urgently, so that our hospitals resume duty and our patients get ...
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8 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is, indeed, a very sad day for those of us who come from Marsabit County. We worked tirelessly with my friend, hon. Chachu, for the three years we have been in Parliament, running into the fourth year now, looking for peace. The journey towards peaceful co-existence between our communities has not been easy. It is painful to see all these efforts wasted all of a sudden because of some sadists who do not have the interest of peace and who do not have any regard for life. It is equally sad when the Government, which ...
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8 Dec 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, my clarification is--- I know you are under pressure. However, I seek your indulgence because this matter is very sensitive. You will recall the kind of massacre we experienced and we need to get to the bottom of this matter. Time and again, I have written, personally, to the Ministry asking for beefing up of security in certain locations by appointing police reservists. If the people of Adadi Sub-location had police reservists, because they saw the eight people who committed these crimes, they would have intercepted them. After waiting for the Government for too long and ...
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