Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 12661 to 12670 of 17848.

• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I beg to move my amendment. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the hon. Member for Bura for bringing the petition as requested by the people of Lamu. Lamu is going to be the beginning of LAPSET 2. Kenyans as usual have run there to grab land and to displace the indigenous people. The new Constitution recognizes those people who have been marginalized for a long time. I want to make sure that this kind of petition that has come to this House will be favourable to the people of Lamu who have not been given land. They have been squatters for a long time. ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise under the same Standing Order to issue a public petition to the Government of the Republic of Kenya by the citizens of Kenya residing in Turkana County on the recent oil discovery in the said county. We the undersigned being citizens of Kenya and residents of Turkana County within the Republic of Kenya, draw the attention of the Government of Kenya through this august House to the following:- (i) The announcement of 26th March, 2012 by the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Hon. Mwai Kibaki, that mineral oil deposits had been ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I believe, not as TNA, but as the Constitution provides that our country shall be a multi-party democracy. Believing in a multi-party democracy or even being a member of the party should not deny another person an opportunity for him or her to be independent because that is the democracy you are exercising. Actually, it is your right to either join the party or remain independent. But more importantly, the Constitution does not deny people from being independent candidates. So, the same Constitution that allows you to be nominated by your political ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I will do so with pleasure and especially in the presence of--- I would have called them my learned friends but they claim that we are not learned. But my profession which very serious; it is the only one in America where you have a council for economists. We say where you have six economists you get seven decisions. In this other profession when there are six of them you get 12 decisions. But let me just explain. If you look at the Elections Act which Mr. Wetangula was avoiding deliberately - he was talking about the ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: on behalf of view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I am particularly pleased that the “bull fighter” has endorsed me for Kakamega. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: But I want to confirm to him that the disease of Kenya is that all good people think they should aspire to a higher office like the presidency. I am very happy to serve Turkana. The reason why I am bringing this amendment which is fundamental and people are losing it, so that Dr. Khalwale does not mislead the House - it is article 38(2) of the constitution; that every citizen has the right to free, fair and regular elections based on universal suffrage and more importantly, the free expression of the will of the electors. I do not want ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I wish to withdraw my amendment on the basis of that explanation but even in our Room No.8, the kind of copies of the laws we get are not yet factoring the corrigendum the Attorney-General is talking about and we are the law makers. So you must make sure that we have the most correct version of the laws. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, my amendment is proposed on page 3688(A). I beg to move:- view