Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: THAT, Section 41(2) be amended by inserting the word “independent” after the words “consultations with the”. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, Section 41(2) reads (according to the Act):- The Commission shall, after consultations with the candidates, political parties concerned and the offices responsible for the State-owned media services, monitor the equitable allocation of airtime during the campaign period. I just wanted a clarification. Maybe, the Attorney-General can assist us here with “the candidates”. Can the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) talk with all candidates? I want to imagine the reference here was to the independent candidates. That is because the candidates of the political parties will be taken care of by the political parties. I just wanted ... view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, on Tuesday, you actually said that all these amendments must be circulated. So, even though the Attorney General was consulting now, I was expecting him to be aware of what I was going to propose in Section 41(2). I am just adding the word “independent” between the words “consultations with” and the “candidates”. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Attorney General, my desire was just a clarification. The candidates we are talking about here, and which IEBC should be consulting with, will they be all the candidates or independent candidates? Already, we have political parties and the presumption is that political parties will present the candidates they have sponsored. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, the Attorney General has agreed with me and so, I think you can put the Question. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, while I support the Attorney General, I would also want to recommit Section 12(1) of the Animal Diseases Act. We will be doing a lot of injustice to this country if diseases kill the livestock of pastoralists and they are just given half the value. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Section 12(2) and 22. That is correct. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought I was supposed to move first so that the Minister agrees with me. I just seek your indulgence on this matter. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to report that a Committee of the Whole House has considered The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill and approved the same with amendments subject committal of Section 22 of the Elections Act and Section 12(1) of the Animal Diseases Act. view
• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, can the Clerks-at-the-Table assist me with the page of the Act so that I can read it to hon. Members. The background to this amendment is that northern Kenya has suffered a lot of livestock losses due to disease. What the Minister has proposed is that livestock dying from notifiable diseases which the Government has a serious commitment even internationally to ensure that these diseases do not kill our livestock--- They are proposing that if an animal has died out of a notifiable disease, then the State should give half the value. But if an animal, in ... view