Davis Wafula Nakitare

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw that statement. But I will not apologize because I know very well that the document drafted and compiled may have had other essence. But I am talking about where we are; the focus of Africans in the parliamentary fora that we go out to attend. With the experience that I have, having attended such kind of fora, I know that we become mere rubber stamps if we do not become extravagant and talk about issues that affect our country. As I said earlier, in this case of the ACP-EU JPA, we remain to ... view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Ministry is not responsible for road signs. On the other side, the road bumps that we are talking about are under his Ministry. The Ministry of Transport issues international drivers licences. The Traffic Act booklet shows road signs that are not available on our roads. This Ministry and the Ministry of Transport have been defeated in answering this Question. Could we defer it until they carry out proper research? view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has not taken into consideration the fact that the most productive areas like Saboti Constituency in Trans Nzoia District do not have vehicles and the agricultural technical assistants walk to work. What steps is he taking to ensure that the "granary" of Kenya is well motorised to enable personnel reach the farmers in good time? view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This Motion calls for a bell that rings in a parliamentary union. The African, Caribbean, Pacific, jointly with the European Union (ACP-EU), cannot be viewed as one of those Commonwealth parliamentary meetings. It is important to bring to sanity the international knowledge that is required from hon. Members to interact. When hon. Members are elected in this House, many of them lack knowledge in international relations. Having perused some of the international laws that are required for us to compare notes with other countries, I appraise my competence to the Kenyan Parliamentary Group under ... view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: I am concerned with the disparity in this assembly. We should look at the broader issues. What international relationships are we looking at? Does Kenya stand to benefit from ACP Assembly? We go there for a purpose which is to embrace unity of different Parliaments. In our constitution making process, we borrowed a lot from the British Constitution because we were their colony. Should we continue adoring the British Constitution? We need to April 10, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 475 wake up and formulate our home grown constitution. By so doing, we would be proud to be Kenyans with our own ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a livestock farmer. The Assistant Minister has said that the ticks are not resistant to the chemical that the Government is supplying to us. Recently, we had the Rift Valley Fever. We would like to know what steps the Assistant Minister is taking to control these other vectors because we have ticks moving from wildlife to livestock. view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister has dwelt so much on the welfare side. But the Question was: "What measures has he taken to improve police equipment?" view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to express my thoughts towards this Motion on the Report of the 115th Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU). This covers a big responsibility for hon. Members all over the world. The House of the people for the people by the people is a Parliament. It is a place where people have to be thinkers. It is a place where the roots of law originate. However, laws are made after crimes have been committed. That is when this House comes to establish laws to control those crimes. Mr. Temporary Deputy ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: in Nairobi? Why do we have Mathare and Kibera slums? What is so special about them? As hon. Members, when we point a finger at Kibera slums, we should know that it is owned by people. Those are people's plots. If there was a good legislation on housing, those people who have put up ghettos in Kibera would have been forced to put up good and decent houses. The Nairobi City Council (NCC) would then be left to mind their welfare. By "welfare" I mean, water, electricity, schools and hospitals. However, the NCC must not be forced to develop private ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What has failed this Ministry is the lack of road signs designed by driving schools. The Ministry is also not educating drivers. view