25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, following the reply given by the Assistant Minister, it appears as if the Ministry of State for Culture and National Heritage has officers who are supposed to deal with some of those issues at the constituency level. Could the Assistant Minister tell this House how many cultural and social services officers he has posted to various districts or constituencies and, in particular, Mathioya, if there is any, because I have not seen any of those officers since I joined Parliament?
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8 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, gauging the mood of the House, may the Mover be called upon to reply?
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8 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I definitely oppose this Procedural Motion.
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7 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is common knowledge that most of these rocks are brought to Nairobi to be processed in some factories. It is also true that our locals, especially those from Western or Nairobi, do not get employed in those factories. Could the Government consider setting up a factory within the Western region to process these rocks, so that by the time we are exporting them, we can have finished products which will benefit Kenyans?
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7 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the problem with the radio telephony in this country is due to limitation of service providers.
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7 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, when will he reduce the licensing fees for mobile operators, so that we can have more locals or Kenyans licensed to provide the service? The reason why those areas are not covered is because major operators do not want to go to those areas. An example is the road connecting Kenol Town in Murang’a to some places called Kirieni. We never get any coverage because the mobile service providers do not want to give us service around that area.
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7 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the amendment.
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7 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been listening very keenly to the debate since yesterday. Actually, from the point that the Mover started to the time he was closing, there was a very sad statement that was made. There was a debate at one time about the Donde Bill in this House and those hon. Members who never supported it were thrown out of the House. Those were the words of the Mover; that whoever was not going to support the Report, was going to be thrown out.
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7 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, before we even do anything else, we need to ask ourselves about the position of the Governor. Did he act according to the law? This House is trying to do something that is against the law. Article 231(3) of the Constitution clearly reads:- “231(3) The Central Bank of Kenya shall not be under the direction or control of any person or authority in exercise of its powers or in the performance of its functions.”
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7 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what are we trying to do in this House? We are only trying to intimidate the Governor, who has the sole authority of performing its work.
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