27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to also support this important Bill. It provides for the procedure of approval of public appointments by the county assemblies. It also provides for clarity and guidance to the county assemblies as they exercise their function of approving public appointments. The approval by the county assemblies is very important and a must. It is high time this law came into force so that what happened when the county governments came into place does not recur, and so that we can synchronize the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ...
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27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly:
exercise. That is because public appointments at the national level are vetted by the National Assembly. It is also very important for the county assemblies to vet any public appointments at the county government level. This will also build the capacity and growth of our county assemblies and county governments. We have very young county governments whose capacities we need to build. Coming into force of such law is very crucial. It is part of the growth of the county assemblies. I also wish to say that when a job vacancy arises at the county assembly, the advertisement requirements as ...
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Bill. The Kenya Roads Bill 2015 is very important because it gives effect to the Fourth Schedule of our Constitution. This way, it is going to streamline our roads sector and give it the necessary legal and institutional framework, so that our roads are managed in a better way and the roads sub-sector has better management. This Bill will also ensure that it is done in an efficient and effective manner. This is very important because some of the proposed things in this Bill were done 30 years ...
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
country by building many roads. The economic growth we have witnessed can partly be attributed to the fact that the road network was hugely expanded by His Excellency the former President, Mwai Kibaki. Honestly, I wish the current Government would follow the footsteps of Kibaki and Raila. I am sure it was not Kibaki alone. It must have been the Prime Minister and the President collaborating and coordinating together to have our roads done well. The only thing that pains me as an individual is that much as a lot of progress has been done in terms of tarmacking and ...
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9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to raise a very important issue. I can see the Members are very few, therefore, we do not have quorum yet, we are discussing a very serious and important issue on the Report of the Budget. I am, therefore, bringing this to your attention.
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9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
We are discussing very important issues on the Budget and looking around there are not enough Members in the House. So, at the risk of annoying my colleagues, I want to raise the issue of quorum.
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5 May 2016 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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5 May 2016 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I believe Hon. Gichigi said the CORD side is not here when we are speaking on this very important election law.
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5 May 2016 in National Assembly:
But there are even few Jubilee MPs.
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3 Dec 2015 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The undersigned, on behalf of the citizens of Kenya, referring to themselves as the National Victims and Survivors Network draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, following the tragic political violence that engulfed Kenya in the aftermath of the 2007 disputed elections, the people of Kenya embarked upon comprehensive reforms aimed at ensuring Kenya transitions into a peaceful, prosperous, stable, inclusive and democratic country where such violence will not recur; THAT, of the measures adopted to address long-term issues that had contributed to the violence, was the setting up of the Truth, Justice ...
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