Charles Keter

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources:- (a) whether he is aware that more than 250 youth from Kuresoi and Molo districts, hired to plant seedlings in Mau Forest in March 2010 under the Kazi Kwa Vijana Programme have not been paid their weekly dues since March 2011; (b) whether he could explain the terms of engagement for the youth and what led to their dismissal after planting 10,000 seedlings jointly with the members of the armed forces; and, (c) what measures he will take to ensure the anomaly is corrected and the youth are paid their dues. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to oppose this Motion. I do so because after listening to Mr. Otieno trying to support this Procedural Motion, I am left with many questions. What is the role of Parliament? Is it that we wait and when it is only four days to the deadline, Bills are rushed here and we are told to support them so that we can make mistakes? These Bills are very crucial to me because some of them have a bearing towards the implementation of the new Constitution. We have had Bills or amendments ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Finally, the Government has had all the time because it is now roughly a year since the promulgation of the new Constitution. Saturday will be on 27th and even if we pass the Procedural Motion and stay here until midnight, will we really pass all these Bills? Why can we not have the crucial Bills? If they are six or seven, can the Minister in charge tell us, as a House, that these are very crucial Bills we need to pass by 27th and the balance, if they are ten or 12, we can pass them after the extension? Alternatively, ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I oppose the Procedural Motion. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues who have supported this Motion. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: It is really sad that in the 21st Century, we are talking about people who are dying due to lack of food. It is really painful, because it shows that the Government does not have proper policies to do the necessary things. I say so, because if you go to the South Rift right now, it is harvest season. There is plenty food. It is very painful for us to see our brothers and sisters dying due to lack of food and yet, for some years, the Government had been warned that there will be food shortage, but they did ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appeal to the Government to have proper policies. We should invest where it is necessary. We should give more money to the Ministries of Agriculture, Water and Irrigation, so that we can do irrigation in some areas. We can also subsidize farmers in other areas where there is rain; areas such as South Rift, North Rift and Kitale. If we do so, in the next few months, they will be harvesting. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: My worry is that as farmers prepare to harvest, the Government is struggling to import a lot of food. To my knowledge, some of this food is not fit for human consumption. Just two days ago, the Managing Director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) was sacked because of refusing to allow 8,000 metric tonnes of maize which is unfit for human consumption into this country. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: As much as we sympathize with our brothers and sisters that they need food, let them get proper food. Let us not give them food which is not good for human consumption. The sacking of Mr. Koskey by the Minister for Industrialization is because he refused to be used for importation of bad maize into this country. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand corrected. It is the individuals who are importing, but in connection with the individuals like him in the Government! These individuals cannot do it by themselves. view