David Kibet Koech

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1421 to 1430 of 1447.

• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister to clarify the following: I request the Minister to tell us the position of the Ministry on the number of the guidance and counselling teachers in our schools, because it is paramount that, that be provided for. Regarding drugs, we are hearing from all over that the famous drink known as alvaro could be having some alcoholic content. Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Minister ensure that the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) checks to confirm that it is not an alcoholic drink, because it is very famous among our people? We would ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Assistant Minister for his answer. But I think he is not feeling for the plight of the people who are actually working in these estates, unless he is telling this House that it is only the locals who shall be allowed to work in these places. The little money that they are allocating today is actually sending so many people away from their places of work. Could he confirm to this House that the Ministry is fully committed to ensuring that all the Nyayo Tea Zones (NTZs) have enough houses ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the technical institutes serve the majority of the youth in Kenya today, who do not make it to the universities. So many youths in this country are dropping out of school as a result of lack of technical institutes. Technical institutes serve students July 16, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1845 from across the country. They are national institutes. To reduce them to be constructed through the CDF, is as good as reducing our technical institutes to serve the students from the constituencies alone. Could the Minister confirm to this House that the Ministry will take it as ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of schools registration is very important to the children of this country, especially with the free secondary education. The Ministry always insists on the schools which are registered. The DEBs have gone on record as causing delays by meeting after two or three months. The children are being affected. Given that now we have free secondary education, could the Assistant Minister give firm instructions to all the DEBs, especially in areas where schools have not been registered, to register all these schools within one month? This will enable the Kenyan children to benefit from the ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. Yesterday, business was interrupted when I had just taken the Floor to contribute to the Budget Speech. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it should go on record that the interruption yesterday was mainly because we lost our colleagues and there were several meetings going on. Some meetings were being conducted in Harambee House. As a result of those meetings, many hon. Members were not able to be in the House. Today, it is also worth noting that most Questions were dropped basically because the House is not yet really in the mood ... view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Munya is in the Government. Is he in order to confirm to this House that there is a breakdown in communication in the Government? view