5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
On a point of order!
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5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am rising on a point of order for you to give us guidance on whether the hon. Member for Kibra – where there are so many members of the public who are also involved in the business of matatu and taxi – is in order to refer to the hardworking young Kenyans serving in this very important sector as “anarchists and extortionists”. These are people who cannot defend themselves on the Floor of this House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be ...
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27 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill since many hon. Members of this House are very supportive of it. Indeed, we all recognise the fact that security is paramount for the well-being of all Kenyans. Would I be in order to ask that, in the interest of time, we put the Question and have the Bill passed?
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26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Motion on the calendar noting particularly what the Leader of Majority Party has said, that indeed, many of the Members of Parliament in this Eleventh Parliament are young parents. I am particularly excited because this calendar incidentally coincides with school holidays. I can see hon. Mungaro is also quite happy. This is because we have truly been struggling to balance between our national duties and responsibilities to our constituents and our families. It is very positive that this House and its leadership have considered those of us who are young parents ...
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19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to thank hon. Sakaja for donating that one minute. This is good legislation to start with. It is not just about procurement opportunities, but it is about creating job opportunities. That is because when you give a tender to one youth, that will translate into thousands of jobs to other youths. However, I have also heard sentiments on the need to create some local content in all procurement in this country. It is a matter that should be of great concern to the people The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ...
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19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
of this great country; that thousands of procurement businesses that are coming from the Government are going to outsiders, mostly, the Chinese. Therefore, I will be asking hon. Sakaja in due course, when we come to the Third Reading, to move an amendment to ensure that there is local content in all the procurement dealings. The third and the final thing is the question of capital. Concern has been raised that, indeed, our youths will not be able to access adequate capital to even finance the procurement deals that they will get. I will be calling upon the Government to ...
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12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, please let the hon. Members know that I am not intimidated by shouting. I wanted to say, as much as the Chair of the committee had moved to withdraw the amendments, and we are guided by your---
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5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly:
I was only agreeing with you, that you have every right to guide the House on matters of Constitution. However, as much as the amendment can come as was proposed in the committee, I wanted to ask whether I would be in order to request--- As you said, our children are waiting for us at home, and indeed my two very young children are waiting for me. I would like to request that you put the Question and we just vote; either we support or not support the amendment. The machine will be put to work.
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20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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