20 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I refer to your ruling. But, Mr. Speaker, Sir, having taken my responsibility, what must those people do? I beg that you direct the Ministerial Statements to be issued immediately to the House.
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20 May 2009 in National Assembly:
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and the Minister of State---
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20 May 2009 in National Assembly:
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance was to deal with the question of the economic stimulus package that was supposed to help this country to move forward.
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20 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister of State in charge of Public Service, hon. Dalmas Otieno.
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20 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, may I take this opportunity to congratulate the hon. Wamalwa, Member for Saboti Constituency for the excellent manner in which he has moved this Motion for us to understand it.
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20 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to second this Motion that, indeed, time has come when this Parliament must take decisive action to attempt to solve the problems of squatters. The import of this Motion is to seek that the Government sets up a Squatters Settlement Fund under the Financial Management Act, 2004. This would translate the talk, policy, wishful thinking and the promises that we make during elections into real action. For the first time, there will be a Fund specifically for the purpose of settlement of squatters on a continous basis.
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20 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there has been a lot of sweeping statements that have been made by politicians who have sought office in the past that when we get into Parliament, we will make sure that squatters are settled. I want to distinguish those from the statements that have emanated from Government officials. They have given undertaking and promises that, in fact, there will be programmes to settle squatters. However, this has not materialized. I am reminded that sometimes ago in April 2008, the then District Commission of Malindi, Ms. Ann Ngetich speaking on Government authority said that 40,000 acres ...
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20 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we want to say that as we support the Minister, in his first Supplementary Estimates, there is something that if he paid attention
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19 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, recently, an international channel carried a very sad story about the effects of the global recession in Malindi Town, which happens to be the biggest town in the North Coast where we come from.
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19 May 2009 in National Assembly:
A lady called Mary Kai who, is 20 years old, runs a stall. It is shown how she goes to work everyday and supports her three siblings. The story revealed that she goes back home without having made any sales at the beach where she sells her wares to the tourists.
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