8 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I am much obliged.
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7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to comment on the Petition.
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7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
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7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to comment on the petition you read, noting that it will come to the Committee where I sit. I listened carefully and the petitioner is urging change of names but not introducing anything new. Because the Petition will be submitted to the Committee and it is a property of the House, we shall look into it and respond accordingly. I would also like to comment on the petition by CNN on hardship allowances and areas. Hardship is a problem in this country, which should be looked into keenly. It was done in a corrupt ...
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6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to comment on the Petition by the Member for Kamukunji.
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6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
It is good to honour our leaders posthumously and even when they are alive. There is no other befitting way to honour somebody who has done exemplary work especially in environmental conservation in this country like Hon. (Prof.) Wangari Maathai. We have many roads in Kenya named after people we do not know, even foreigners whom we do not know what they did for us. A president may visit us for a few hours and a road is named after him; another one may comment well about Kenya and a road is named after him. But we have our heroes ...
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6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
I support the Petition to the level that Karura Forest deserves to be named after Wangari Maathai and even big structures and the Park she saved where they wanted to build a skyscraper. I support the Petition. We need to have monuments depicting her good works. Even the other parts of this country where she helped in conserving the environment should take cue. Even our counties should also do the same.
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6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
As a member of the Committee which will be tasked to look at the Petition, I will be at the forefront to support it and come with a resolution to have the forest named after the great lady. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
I support the Chair.
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6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairman, I also rise to support the new clause. Whoever will be using the libraries will be taken care of legally in case of any incidentals. I support.
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