Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 13281 to 13290 of 17848.

• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In addition to what Mr. Imanyara has said, that the choice of the bodyguards is wanting, the Assistant Minister himself has actually said that the job of bodyguard is not to protect hon. Members or Kenyans whom they are assigned to guard, but to report to him what happens, including reporting that somebody has been murdered. So, he is clearly more interested in reporting the crime than in the prevention of it. I would like the Assistant Minister to heed our advice and make sure that Kenyans can move freely at ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for hon. Waititu, who is an Assistant Minister of the Government, to interrogate the same Government while he is still serving? This House must operate on rules. Secondly we must operate on principles. If he is dissatisfied with the Government let him resign and cross over and then interrogate the Assistant Minister properly. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I really sympathize with the situation of hon. Waititu. I do. However, unless we organize our debate in the way we have agreed as a House through our Standing Orders, we will reduce this to the convenience of people. That is part of the problem of this country. If hon. Waititu wanted to give information to the fellow Assistant Minister, he should have said that he wanted to give information and the Assistant Minister would have agreed or disagreed. That did not happen. We cannot break rules. You owe it to ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Speaker directed the Minister to do this under Order No.4. I have no problem with him proceeding under this Order, but he should at least acknowledge that he has disrespected the ruling of the Chair, apologise appropriately and then proceed. That is in the HANSARD. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have a copy of yesterday’s HANSARD. It was Dr. Oburu who presented the Supplementary Estimates, but as we know, there is collective responsibility in Government. The Speaker ruled as follows:- “ view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I enjoy the pay of this House and so I work extra hard. I requested to put a request to the Government on two Ministerial Statements. Both are actually directed to the same Minister--- view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would of course be subject to your direction especially after you have been lenient to me this morning. But I also appreciate that in the afternoon that session is a bit constrained especially with the Prime Minister’s Time. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Much obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Is there any Minister holding brief for the Leader of Government Business or the Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing? view