Daniel Dickson Karaba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 May 2015 in Senate: I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the construction of the proposed Gatitu-Nyayo Tea Factory in Kirinyaga East, sub-county of Kirinyaga County. In the Statement, the Chairperson should address the following:- (1)when the construction work will commence; (2)who was awarded the contract; (3)what will be the cost of the construction upon completion; (4) what are the social benefits of the people living in the neighbourhood; view
• 20 May 2015 in Senate: Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. view
• 20 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is the Statement on the predicament of students of Garissa Teachers Training College that was asked by Sen. Obure. Pursuant to Standing Order No.45(b), Sen. Obure requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education regarding the predicament of students of Garissa Teachers College. The Senator wanted me to explain whether the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Education is aware that Garissa Teachers College which is adjacent to Garissa University College remains closed and many students have not reported to college for the second term this year, fearing for their lives. view
• 20 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the first concern was about badges. The use of badges is one of the many other measures that the university colleges have taken to ensure that those who operate in and out of the colleges are identified. I think that is a normal practice. Even here we have badges and so, that has nothing to do with the guns or whether or not we can be shot. You can still be killed with or without a badge. The purpose of the badges is to identify those entering and moving out of the college. The other concern was ... view
• 20 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I think that I had addressed that concern in my Statement. I told the House that if 44 students reported when they were opening two weeks ago, and now we are in the second week and there are 343 students. Given that trend, therefore, it is likely that we are going to register maybe 400 or 500 students in the third week. The Senator should encourage students from Kisii to go back because there is peace in Garissa. Secondly, the Government is doing everything possible to provide security to all institutions by trying to sensitize even the ... view
• 20 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also stand with regard to the matter of roads, particularly Thika Road which was recently constructed by the Chinese. I am not sure whether the Certificate of Completion has been issued to the Government. Similar problems are there and what they are now doing is to dig the Fiber Optic Cables between the roads and they are damaging the roads, such that it is almost impossible to drive because of the artificial potholes which are created by the shoddy works which they are doing as they dig in the cables in various places. view
• 19 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to also thank Sen. Hassan for coming up with this Motion. When the names appeared in the newspapers, I was wondering why Sen. Hassan was in that position because I know what he is worth in this House. If you remember, in the Ninth Parliament, he was voted one of the best debaters only to hear that this time round, he has not even appeared in the top ten. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, things happen but you have to ask why they happen. The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Prof. Kaimenyi, banned ranking of schools ... view
• 13 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.225(3), I wish to present a Petition on behalf of the Council of Elders of Kirinyaga Mihiriga Kenda, which is the Kikuyu name for the nine clans. The Kikuyu’s comprise of nine clans, totaling ten clans. At that time, they were nine, but now they mean ten clans. It reads as follows:- We, the undersigned, citizens of the Republic of Kenya, members of the Kirinyaga view
• 13 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.225(3), I wish to present a Petition on behalf of the Council of Elders of Kirinyaga Mihiriga Kenda, which is the Kikuyu name for the nine clans. The Kikuyu’s comprise of nine clans, totaling ten clans. At that time, they were nine, but now they mean ten clans. It reads as follows:- We, the undersigned, citizens of the Republic of Kenya, members of the Kirinyaga view
• 13 May 2015 in Senate: and residents of Kirinyaga County and of parts of Embu County, draw the attention of the Senate to the following:- 1. THAT, the people of Kirinyaga County have a historical and ancestral claim to the 54,000 acre piece of land known as the Mwea Trust Land situated in Mbeere South sub-county of Embu County. A summary background to the claim is as detailed below. 2. THAT, the land known as Mwea historically belonged to and was occupied by the people of Kirinyaga since time immemorial, when Embu station, which later on, became Embu District was created in 1906, Mwea area ... view