David Kibet Koech

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1301 to 1310 of 1447.

• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, he should finish in two minutes! view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. This adjournment Motion was meant to ensure that our teachers go back to class. We are coming to its end, yet the Minister has not said what he is going to do today to ensure that tomorrow, our teachers are in class. Could he do that? view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this last opportunity. As the rest of the hon. Members have mentioned, this is a very sad day for this country. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: We have agreed before as a Committee and even requested that the Government ensures that we do not see anybody on the streets this year because that will remind Kenyans and even our students of the happenings of last year. It is even worse to see the Minister at the point of almost giving up. I think that will make this day a dark one. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, certain things could have contributed to the strike that is taking place today. First, it is the offer that was made of six years. It was then reduced to five years, four years and eventually three years. Natural justice informs everybody that it is still possible to come down to one year. Why did the Government, in the first place, give an offer of six years? view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, while the negotiations were going on, salaries for the civil servants were increased in July, 2008. That must have informed the strike that we have today. So, it may not be practical for the Minister for Education to convince teachers that we do not have enough money. It is important that we swallow this pill. I support my colleagues who have said that the Minister needs to institute some changes. The Government should look for money so that those in the lower cadres--- view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not want to mention the other things that have been mentioned because of the time you have given me - I thought I was going to mention all of them. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do not wish to see students in school alone minus the teachers. Could the Minister consider increasing the salary, especially of those teachers in the low cadres this July 2009? That way, we will not have further interruption of learning. Ja nuary 20, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to support this very important Motion. As we break for the Christmas recess, we have given Kenyans the hope of what they have kept on yearning for. Kenyans have longed for a new Constitution for a very long time, and they were almost losing hope looking at the happenings outside Parliament. This decision of today will definitely give Kenyans new hope. I would like to echo what my colleagues have said, especially on the Select Committee. We have selected 24 Members out of the 222 Members of Parliament. It is ... view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion for Adjournment. Today is a wonderful day for us, because we recall the first time we entered this Parliament, one year ago; we came in as strangers. I am very glad to note that as we adjourn, we have made several friends in the name of hon. Members. My appeal to my colleagues is that we strengthen this relationship and togetherness, because in unity we shall achieve a lot for this country. I would like to urge my colleagues that during this time of ... view