Ekwee David Ethuro

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• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to congratulate the hon. Minister. I thank God for you. In thanking her, I think that she will be one person who will appreciate life. If the patient, who is admitted in Eldoret with Ebola symptoms, has come from Southern Sudan, it can only be clear that Turkana County is threatened. You can also confirm that when the resurgence of the disease that should have been cleared from the surface of the earth – polio – came from Turkana. It was via a neighbour known as Uganda. What specific measures have you ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary, Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Kenya laid on the Table of the House on 25th April, 2012. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: As I move, I want to acknowledge the presence of the Minister of State for Special Programmes, in particular and I hope the other two colleagues will keep her company, especially the Deputy Leader of Government Business so that these issues are discussed at the Cabinet level. It is, therefore, my honour and pleasure to present to this august House the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the resettlement of the IDPs. You will recall that on 21st October, 2010, I moved a Motion in this House seeking to constitute a committee with the mandate of examining the issues ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really want to confirm that we discharged all those mandates quite effectively as I will demonstrate shortly. On the members of the Committee that I had the privilege of working with, they are serious Members of this House who must go down the annals of history as men and women who rose to the occasion to deal with an issue that was current, emotive and needed immediate attention. The Committee was comprised of the following:- 1. The Hon. Ekwee Ethuro, MP. - Chairperson 2. The Hon. Sophia Abdi, MP. - Vice-Chairperson 3. The Hon. ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee was unable to hold public hearings in Nandi, Samburu, Lamu, Bura, Mandera, Nyeri and Makueni due to time, financial and logistical constraints. We conducted our work in four phases. Phase I was consultative workshops with those stakeholders. That is why we had meetings with the Ministries. In Phase II we had meetings with agencies and non-State actors dealing with IDPs. In Phase III we had public hearings and field visits to the IDP camps and areas affected by the post election violence. In Phase IV, we had the review of the national, regional ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: commitment to address the IDP crisis and thus perpetuating a culture of impunity. If you can even refuse to come to Parliament then I do not know where else you want to go. The third phase of the Committee activities were public hearings where the Committee visited various parts of the country especially areas affected by the post election violence. The purpose of the field visits was to receive views from the public especially, narratives of the events that led to the displacements, their experiences during and after violence, their fears, opinions, information on what assistance was received and who ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: 6. There was lack of reliable supply of basic humanitarian assistance such as food and medicines. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the last phase of the Committee programme relates to the review of the national, regional and international protocols and the legal frameworks on the protection and assistance of IDPs, with a view to developing legislation on the protection and assistance of IDPs. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: The Committee, in conjunction with various stakeholders working in the protection and assistance of IDPs, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) and other agencies developed a Draft Bill on the protection and assistance of IDPs, which has since been submitted to Parliament for debate and adoption. We already have the Bill published pending discussion by Parliament. view