Davis Wafula Nakitare

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you can see the imbalance in the July 4, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2211 economic distribution in this country. A lot has been done in Coast Province where campaigns were being conducted. Very little, or nothing, has been done in terms of rural electrification in Saboti Constituency where the late Vice-President, hon. Wamalwa, came from. Could this Ministry consider giving priority to projects in Saboti Constituency? The Government promised, in January, that we would get electricity supply in two months. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to continue with my contribution on the Media Bill. It is important to note that our media has under it several sectors that have been ignored. We have freelance journalists. How do they earn their living? This is an area which we have to look at. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also spoke about cyber cafes which are used under Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a means of communication. This is an area where a lot of misinformation or good information will pass without the Government's notice. It ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a clear indication that this Bill has attracted a legal argument, but what I was saying is that, notwithstanding the fact that we have come into a new generation of invention, our journalists should endeavour to pursue the profession without fear and/or favour. We should be proud of Jeff Koinange, a Kenyan who excelled up to the international status and worked for the CNN. We would like to produce a Larry King or a Peter Jennings in this country. It is not a way of controlling the media, but media houses misuse the ... view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Media Bill, under the statutes of any country, protects both the society and the writers. As the saying goes; "Communication is power." Communication in this case is enhanced by the media. We discussed this issue and references were made. My question is: While the United States of America was under the British rule for many years, they had the freedom of speech. The first amendment to the laws of America expresses the freedom of speech. Therefore, there is no way that the media can be muzzled. The media controls itself within the ... view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I rise under Standing Order No.87. Since this Motion has exhaustively been discussed, would I be in order to request that the Mover be now called upon to reply? view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question touches on the Civil Service Code of Regulations. Mr. Keriri was still enjoying State House privileges at the time he was campaigning for NARC(K) elections. During elections he used firearms to scare the voters. What action will this Assistant Minister take against this man because he used powers and privileges from State House to campaign when he was still a civil servant? view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, noting that airstrips are very important in the transport industry in Kenya; and also noting that this Ministry has not been strict enough to prohibit people from planting maize around airstrips, especially Kitale Airstrip, whose runway is 1,500 metres--- It caters for the DC's place. What action is the Assistant Minister going take to prohibit people from planting maize around the airstrip and burning corn stalks after harvest? view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in 1971, I owned a Jaguar, left hand driven and I did not contravene the Traffic Act. What is the rationale of prohibiting left hand drive vehicles from being driven on Kenyan roads? For instance, vehicles from Rwanda are left hand driven. Are you going to stop people with left hand drive vehicles from coming into Kenya, yet they come here for the purpose of doing business and promoting our economy? view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead the House that accidents on our Kenyan roads are caused by left hand driven vehicles? We have left hand driven trans-continental vehicles on our roads. Will he force other governments to follow our Traffic Act? Is he in order to mislead the House? view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Your time is up! view