15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
THAT, the Standing Orders be amended in paragraph (c) of the Standing Order No.2 by deleting the words (and each of whom has the written consent of the Leader in Parliament of his/her party) appearing immediately after the words ânot being Ministersâ.
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15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Trade the following Question by Private Notice. (a) How much did the Government spend in preparing, organizing and catering for delegates in the just concluded AGOA Conference? (b) Were the above expenses catered for in the Budget and if not, how was it financed? (c) What concrete benefits accrued to the country from the Conference?
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15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very sad that this Government can come and table expenses of this nature at a time when we are suffering as a country. They have spent Kshs80,655,910 to host the AGOA Conference here in Kenya. The hire of the KICC facilities and equipment alone is Kshs58 million. Is this not a Government facility? Why do we create expenses of this nature? Could the Assistant Minister further explain---
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15 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister should tell us the concrete benefits vis-Ă -vis our investment of Kshs80 million, some of which is unexplained under other expenses. What benefits have we gained by investing tax-payers money in this conference in these difficult times?
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10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We appreciate the stories about the pirates, some light and everything. However, is the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs in order to fail to answer the specific question? What action has he taken on Kamiti, given the reports that were in the media?
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10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports:-
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10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
(a) Whether she could provide the status of the implementation of the tarmacking of the Hola-Garsen Road;
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10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
(b) Whether she could account for the Kshs900 million that had been set aside in the previous Budget for construction of the road;
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10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
(c) Whether she could explain why the contractor has taken so long to complete the road and when it will be completed; and,
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10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly:
(d) whether she could consider replacing the National Youth Service and engaging a more efficient contractor in the project.
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