24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the President’s Speech. The President initially emphasised two key points, namely, the handshake and fighting corruption. On the issue of the handshake, he has been spot on. Starting from the Prayer Breakfast which was at the Safari Park Hotel, he tried to bring everybody on board. I would like him to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly:
continue spreading the handshake further because as of now, some of us do not see the handshake spreading to everybody. We support the handshake but it should cover everybody. On fighting corruption, we totally support him. I totally agree with his Speech which was well-balanced. He said he will rely on the rule of law. As he and everybody fight corruption, we should stick to the law so that we do not allow people who use vigilante tactics to scare other people. Every Kenyan should join him in the fight against corruption. On the Big Four Agenda which includes food ...
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14 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Under Standing Order 95, I would like you to call upon the Mover to reply, since most of us agree that this Motion needs to be brought to an end. Thank you.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to highlight some of the successes of the NG-CDF. Thank you, Committee, for a good job done in the Report. As many Members have outlined, the NG-CDF has transformed this country. Since the NG-CDF came into being, many schools have changed from mud-walled structures to stone-walled classrooms. The learning environment has improved in primary and secondary schools. Therefore, the NG-CDF “vehicle” which was initiated brought great transformation to this nation. The way it has functioned has been successful because the money has gone all the way to the grassroots. ...
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Equally, there is the issue of the NG-CDF being shared equally. Some people are arguing that we need to look at issues. We need to equally share them but take into consideration the poverty index and probably the development index. For example, in the cities, probably no new classrooms are required because the county government is taking care of them. When we give them equal share of NG-CDF in towns and cities have already been taken care of by the county governments, it means that most of their money will only go to bursaries. Some of us have to deal ...
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
The role of NG-CDF needs to be closely looked into. I know we have talked about monitoring and evaluation but also the issue of overseeing those particular funds needs to be looked into. We need to put more funds to oversee those particular activities. The committees at the constituency level need to be supported in terms of overseeing those funds. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
The NG-CDF board has not been constituted for a long time. In fact, we have problems with the operations of the NG-CDF because the board does not meet often. We are told that the board is not completely constituted. This should be expedited. We should demand that it should be done as soon as possible because when we try to do various activities within the NG-CDF, we are told that the board is not there to approve. So, we would like to see a board in place as soon as possible.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
There is also the issue of infrastructure money, which is put in the Ministry of Education. This Fund is not being shared equally. When the money is shared out, it does not cover all the constituencies. We should consider ensuring that, at least, a certain minimum amount of the funds go to each constituency. Every constituency should get at least Kshs10 million or Kshs20 million so that it can help in improving the infrastructure of schools to supplement what the NG- CDF is doing.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
With those remarks, I beg to support.
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20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Sports (Amendment) Bill. The issue of sports is very important. I think worldwide, we know how sports bring a nation together. Here in Kenya, we really excel in sports, specifically athletics. We enjoy athletics at the school and national level. It actually brings together the nation. We have not been doing very well in football. Most of our football teams do not really go far. The challenges facing them have mostly been the issue of funding and management. At least we see rugby giving us a good name. They are ...
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