12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Question because it touches on one of the very many fundamental things in this society that we need to address. We cannot afford to sit back. I beg that we hold on so that you call it one more time.
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12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Ministry is sitting on one of the most important resources. After doing the geological survey and mapping, they have done very little to make sure that Kenyans benefit from the natural resources. Could the Assistant Minister undertake to come up with a comprehensive policy paper on the exploitation of mineral resources in this country, so that Kenyans can get out of abject poverty? 3376 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 12, 2008
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12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030:- (a) whether he is aware that Kenya has the highest disparity between the rich and the poor in the world; (b) what the causes of this inequality are; and, (c) what concrete and immediate steps the Government will put in place to address this problem.
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12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for that very detailed answer. However, some of the answers that have been given here do not necessarily address the current gap. My Question is focusing on that current gap. We know, for example, Kibera is the largest slum in Africa, but nobody is doing anything about it. Since Independence, hon. Members, like the late J.M. Kariuki, have complained about disparity in the allocation of resources in this country. I want the Minister to tell us what catch-up programme he has put in place to enable these areas to ...
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12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what specific budgetary measures is the Ministry taking to ensure that these areas catch up with the rest of the country? How are they addressing this matter of inequality?
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12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the 1980s, we used to hear of a programme called, "Water for every household by the year 2000". At that time I was still in school. Up to today, most of the households in this country have no water. There is no sign of it near them. The issue of Vision 2030 is similar. In planning, anyway, you have to do that. How far have they gone in terms of synchronizing the plans in the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 and the actual funding? What measures are in place ...
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16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This Question raises something very fundamental, called a scheme of service which is being used for purposes of recruitment in this country. We know very well that unemployment is a very serious and sensitive issue in this country. In view of the fact that, that document is a major policy document and it has never been brought to the Floor of this House as has been ruled from the Chair on several occasions; that Ministers must bring major policy documents to the Floor of the House, where Kenyan people are represented, ...
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15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr.Deputy Speaker, Sir, this problem is not unique to Ijara Constituency alone. In my own constituency, since the 2005/2006 Financial Year, I have had four dispensaries October 15, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2761 which have not been manned, despite the fact that this matter was raised and discussed at the level of the CDF and the Ministry. Some nurses were employed, but part of the problem is that the Ministry officials send relatives to be employed there and they immediately transfer them back to Nairobi or other places. As a matter of policy now, could the Assistant Minister consider what, perhaps, ...
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15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is an upsurge of livestock diseases in this country from Turkana, all the way to Ijara and across the other side. In spite of all that, the funding from the Treasury has been so low to the extent that it has incapacitated this Ministry. In most instances, even agriculture has more funding in predominantly livestock districts than the livestock. What is the Ministry doing to engage the Ministry of Finance to stop the bias against the Ministry of Livestock so that it can get more funding? Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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