14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank you and hon. Members for scrutinizing this important Question. Since the Assistant Minister did not exercise due care on this matter and he has wasted the time of Parliament, is it in order for you to take serious disciplinary action against him so that it acts as a deterrent to others?
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14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government in order to say that the contents of the letter are misleading? How are they misleading? I do not understand why the letter is misleading! It is very clear in what it is saying, that is in the allegations it is making. Is he in order to misunderstand the letter?
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14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think that this Ministry has taken this matter very seriously. The word âAthiâ in my mother tongue means âwhiteâ and I am sure my people, the Boranas, were here through the migration process. It exactly explains that, that water was very clean at that point in time. However, having said that and in order to show the seriousness of this matter - because Kenya is one of those countries where water is scarce- could this Ministry give us a copy of the programme to conclusion and what they expect it to cost to ...
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14 Jun 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister has said that it is possible to table the programme and the cost involved to clean the river. Could she indicate when she will do that?
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31 May 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I do not see why the word âresponsibilitiesâ is coming in. When we talk about functions, it already defines âresponsibilitiesâ. In my view, this is just a duplication that the Committee is trying to bring in.
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31 May 2011 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. This is a very important session and we are now reading the entire amendments together and this will confuse this House. You have asked the hon. Member, with due respect, to read all the amendments and yet he had read only one at the beginning.
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31 May 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, but he has many amendments to Clause 4 alone! He has âaâ, âbâ and all that!
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31 May 2011 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I stand to support the amendment.
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31 May 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, the aspect of implementation and administration also requires that the Secretariat becomes accountable to the Commission in totality. The way it is now, it will create a rogue administration which is not acceptable.
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31 May 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I support the amendment.
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