Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think this is another opportunity for me to remind the Chair and the Government side of my pet subject. According to Standing Order No.11, there must be a Government Panel. Since Dr. Kosgei resigned, the Government Panel has never been reconstituted; I have said it before here because they would have done this job. Secondly, if you look at Standing Order No.38, it talks about Government Business. If he is overwhelmed he needs an assistant. Standing Order No.38 says that the Government shall have the right to have its business ... view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am on record and the Hansard will bear me out, that every time the Leader of Government Business gives us the weekly programme every Thursday. I have, on more than one occasion, raised this matter, that the Government cannot bring that programme of work when their own bench is not fully constituted. At the commencement of every session, the Leader of Government Business, with the approval of the Government shall nominate two Members, being Ministers, who shall be known respectfully as the First and the Second Deputy Leader of Government Business. I just ... view
• 17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. There was only a small portion which the Minister was required to respond. When is he going to do the regulations? The Minister is here. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Did you hear the Assistant Minister say that we should look at the papers he has tabled first before asking questions? He knows that part of the answer was to table the documents. So, it takes a while before the documents are available to hon. Members and so, we must be asking questions. In any case, if he purports to know what he has tabled, he should be able to answer. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: You can see he is struggling to find an answer even from the documents he has tabled himself. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister may have no issue because he is very satisfied when the widows of hardworking civil servants cannot be given their dues, because as far as he is concerned, he is in charge of pension until the relevant Ministry asks him to do it. However, the fact that hon. Gitari, who comes from the same county as the Minister and the presidential candidate, hon. Karua, cannot even agree with the Minister on basic things, you can imagine how long it will take for people from Turkana County with these kind of letters to postal addresses! ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will make you understand. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the hon. Githae to persistently mislead this House. First, my colleague, hon. C. Kilonzo confirmed to him that he pays her salary. So, he knows. Two, his Ministry posts financial controllers to each line Ministry including the Office of the President. They are employees of Treasury. So, already he has an officer whose job is to ensure that the accounts are taken care of. How can you fail to know, unless the honeymoon is not yet over? ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate the Assistant Minister’s concern for encroachers, the Government needs to be consistent. We have demolitions going on around the airport. We have demolitions of houses that were built along the by- passes. This Government allowed the case of Mombasa, despite a number of Permanent Secretaries talking about the road to the airport. When will the Government make a consistent policy statement and act on it so that, at any one time, these issues are sorted out once and for all, especially if Tamarind is part of the encroaching group? That is why you ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am also wondering. Chairpersons of Committees are approved by this House. I do not know where my colleague has come from. view