Cecily Mbarire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I want to begin from the outset by congratulating the President who has only been in office for one year and yet, he has been able to do quite a lot. While people’s expectations may have been much higher, we all agree that some work has truly been done. I want to begin by really looking at devolution and the fact that many people did not think that devolution was going to work. Many people even accused the Jubilee Government of not being committed ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I hope that even as we devolve these functions, we must insist that county governments continue to play their role and national role that was originally done by the national Government in a way that is efficient and that helps the people of Kenya. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think I need to just mention something about insecurity. I have heard many people say here that they do not think that this Government is committed to fighting insecurity. First of all, I do not know what they expected the President to say. He came up very clearly and said what the Government is doing with regard to insecurity. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: One, we have been able to increase the number of police officers. We had one police officer to 750 Kenyans but it is now one police officer to 535 Kenyans. He promised that more were going to be recruited. We are improving the housing and the welfare of police officers---- view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think the hon. Member did not read or listen to the President’s Speech. Clearly, I have said that the Jubilee Government recruited police officers last year and they are working. So, anybody who The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: reports on the contrary is misleading this country. We are also modernizing equipment for police. The more crime--- view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the amendment. I want to begin by saying that while it is very clear under our national values that every Kenyan has a right to show their patriotism for the nation, we need to look at this amendment and appreciate that it really provides for control of the use of the national flag on motor vehicles by State officers. What does that mean? It means that we are avoiding a situation where we wake up one morning and find that every State officer is flying the national flag on their ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: by hon. Millie and her colleagues to see whether in any way, the amendment means that on a day when we are celebrating a national day or a sports event that we are all proud of, Kenyans cannot fly the national flag on their cars to show patriotism and solidarity with our national team. Personally, I do not think so, but if this particular amendment, in the way it has been crafted, might limit this, we can move a further amendment to it. However, that does not mean that we cannot limit the use of the Kenyan flag by State ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker I am accordingly informed. Once again, I support the Bill. Thank you. view