18 Apr 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Sir, the just concluded elections had issues. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has already said it, and the Supreme Court has confirmed that they did not do a good job. Some of the hon. Members here are facing petitions because of lack of transparency by the IEBC. The President did not mention it in his Speech. He also did not tell us what he intends to do with that. We cannot continue disbanding and forming a new IEBC every time. We need firm measures to ensure that we have a working and transparent electoral body in ...
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9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to agree with my Chair. We really deliberated on these names, as required by the Standing Orders of this House and after looking into each and every person’s Curriculum Vitae (CV), we realized that they are qualified to perform their duties as Commissioners in the Public Service Commission. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to second the list.
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8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Kenya Red Cross does well when disasters beckon. However, what is not coming out very clearly is the issue of transparency. I remember last year, when we had floods in my place, they came in handy. They provided blankets and other materials. However, when I wrote back to them to ask them to quantify the kind of assistance they had given, up to now, they have not responded. Do you not think that at times they should tell us that this is what we have done for your people? They have supplied in terms ...
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8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I think the standard has been the way it is put in the Act, and I do not see why we should further amend it unless the Minister can explain to us whether there has been any difficulty since the Fund was created.
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was just testing my equipment.
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
I am most obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion. THAT, this House adopts the Second Report of the Local Authorities and Funds Accounts Committee on the Accounts of Local Authorities and Funds Accounts (Volume I) and the three City Councils of Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu (Volume II).
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that Mr. Julius Onyango Juma went missing after his saloon car was involved in an accident with a tractor at Nzoia River Bridge between Mayani and Shibale along Mumias-Bungoma road on 4th November, 2012? (b) What measures has the Government taken to trace the whereabouts of the said person?
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3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, that was a non-injury accident which involved a tractor and a saloon car where the owner, Mr. Juma, walked out. Could the Assistant Minister tell us how long it took the police to arrive there? What he is mentioning in his answer is that they arrived “shortly”. How shortly? What length of time did it take before the police arrived there in order to find out where Juma went?
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27 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
I am most obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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