16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am happy that the Assistant Minister says he is going to provide fertilizer and the rest, so that these farmers can do better. It took us a long time to convince the people in the area to go into farming, because of food shortages. Can the Assistant Minister ensure that the fertilizer is available at the nearest point within that area, because the nearest available source of fertilizer is 50 kilometres away?
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16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Minister confirm that some of those employees were allowed to work for only a few months and then laid off and re-engaged again to beat the labour laws? If yes, can they now be confirmed?
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11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government:
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11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
(a) whether he could provide copies of the contract between Isiolo County Council and the Kenya Association of Tour Operators (KATO).
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11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
(b) what the total revenue collected and remitted on behalf of Isiolo County Council is; and,
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11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
(c) what percentage of the revenue was earmarked for Bursary Fund and other community projects.
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11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Minister for the elaborate answer. But a lot of the councils like, for example, Narok County Council have withdrawn from engaging KATO for this purpose. This is purely because of the opaque manner in which this organization handles council affairs. Can the Minister confirm that there is a lot of forgery of tickets by KATO to the extent that the council has lost a lot of revenue?
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11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, when this revenue used to be collected by the councilâs staff, two percent of it used to go towards assisting needy students in the county. Last year, I received a complaint from the residents that money had been collected from KATO but it has not been remitted to the council. Instead, individuals pocketed the money. A complaint has already been made to the CID, Isiolo. Could the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government confirm whether that is what happened? I think he has been misled. If he is not aware, could he take up the ...
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11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I understand the geography of that area very well and the Minister is misleading the House. The issue of Merile did not come anywhere near Wajir North.
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11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Buna is not anywhere near the border. It is right inside Kenya. That is a serious aggression by the Ethiopian army. What assurance can we get from this Government that there will be proper surveillance at our borders all the time? We seem to be responding to incursions from Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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