24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Mudavadi said that he was unable to explain a simple issue like the meeting that the Prime Minister had with the Chairman of
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Prime Minister should yield. It is the tradition of this House that when a Minister is absent or late, the first thing to do is to explain his or her absence. Where we are dealing with the Prime Minister---
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point I want to make briefly is that the traditions of this House demand that if a Minister is absent or comes late to the House, he should give an explanation before addressing us. Standing Order No.40 is specific to the Prime Minister. It is only fair that the Prime Minister gives an explanation. That is a reasonable demand.
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That Ministry in particular has two Assistant Ministers. There has been open disagreements on the Floor of this House. Could it be, that is the reason there is a problem? If that is so, what has the Government done to bring order into their disorderly Government?
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also thank the Prime Minister for his speech. According to the Economic Survey of 2009, the petroleum import bill increased from Kshs113 billion in 2006 to Kshs121 billion in 2007. Therefore, it is a good and proactive move when we look at new sources of energy. I join the other Members in supporting the Prime Minister.
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
However, when the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) were introduced in the country, and I believe the Prime Minister was the then Minister for Energy, the mode of paying the IPPs was very expensive to the consumer. In fact, the Chair will remember that, that made the cost of electricity almost ten times the one of South Africa. Kenyans are worried. What will the Prime Minister do to ensure that the task force that he gazetted on 15th June this year will put measures that will protect Kenyan consumers? He has told us that he will set up wind and solar-generated ...
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in reading the Ministerial Statement, which I appreciate to be quite correct, is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance satisfied that at this stage of development in Kenya, it is necessary to appoint a retiree to another senior position in the Government? What happened to the song of change that we used to sing during the campaigns? What happened to bringing in fresh ideas from the private sector?
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24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Secondly, is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance satisfied that an insider would actually continue to do a proper job? Why not bring someone from the private sector to do the work within the Government? Must we always look within? What happened to the song of change that we used to sing? The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance was a very active campaigner. What happened?
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