30 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister for Education:- (a) what the level of the girl-child enrolment and transition rate is in Marsabit and Isiolo counties at all levels is; and, (b) what Government schemes exist to encourage and promote girl-child education in the two counties.
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30 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
I do agree, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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30 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, I want to thank the people of Kenya for having voted in the new constitutional dispensation. I do recall, perhaps, in the previous Parliament the role of Parliament was basically to lament about what the Treasury has not done and it stopped there. Fortunately, this time round, Parliament has a significant role to play. Kenyans have such a significant role to play in terms of their contribution to the budget making process. A healthy nation, as it has just been said, is a stable nation. It will also be a productive ...
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to support the amendment. I support the amendment basically because, if this amendment is not brought on board, it will kill democracy. That is because Members who decide to run for presidency and do not make it, if they are not in this House, hardly will they have a forum from where they can articulate their policies and the issues that they want to go there and articulate. We have a very classic example in our neighbours here. You see a fellow runs for the presidency and the next time, he will not ...
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir.
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, there is nothing exciting about a presidential system or otherwise. The current thinking in academic circles is that there is nothing exciting about either of the systems.
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am still informing him! I do not know what we are excited about!
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I thought the focus is where, for example, a county has been challenged, as it is put here, we make a deliberate effort to invest in that county, so that it comes to the same level. If that is removed, I thought it is going to dilute the spirit.
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the Equalization Fund is already there out of the revenue---
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
I am not arguing.
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