Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 13351 to 13360 of 17848.

• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, on exit polling, in developed democracies, people will always be sitting somewhere and waiting for people to vote and then they determine who you voted for. Given our history of post-election violence, we really need to look at these kinds of things and determine whether we really need them or not. The 48-hour period that has been proposed in this Bill is too short. In fact, I will go beyond the 72-hour period suggested by hon. Onyancha. Those are only three days. I will demand a whole week, so that we do not influence the ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Part of the reason that informed the Parliamentary Select Committee in Naivasha to ensure that the six positions that are being contested in all the elections are all conducted in one day and at the same time is so that the presidential election does not influence the parliamentary election. So, that must also be maintained when we give the period within which those results must be published. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this house adopts the Report of the Constituencies Fund Committee on the approval of Mr. Boniface Lukhale Khorobei as a member of the Constituencies Development Fund Board laid on the Table of the House today, Tuesday, 13th March, 2012. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The copies that we have, where the Ministry of Finance is writing to the Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety Services, it is basically on the same issue; the Work Injury Benefits Act No.13 of 2007, where the amounts that were calculated by the Directorate are higher than what the Ministry of Finance paid, when the same Ministry asked for the payments to be calculated under the same law. Why did he elect to pay another one and not the one he had actually requested? view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Public Service:- (a) whether he could table a list of names and designations of all persons working for the Government in accounts and engineering-related departments in all Government Ministries and state Corporations, (b) whether he could clarify whether they are qualified to be members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) respectively, indicating their professional numbers and standing; and, (c) what steps the Government is taking to professionalize the public service, including the County Governments when they are established. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will appreciate that the Assistant Minister has given me volumes which I requested for. I, therefore, needed a bit of time. If you also took note, part “b” of the Question was for the Assistant Minister to clarify whether he is convinced that those professionals are actually of good standing in terms of their professional bodies. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir that will be my request. If I am granted, I will be more than happy. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be ready any time this evening. My request will be tomorrow morning because I may not be available in the afternoon. Since I am the one who requested for time, I think the onus is on my part and not on the Assistant Minister. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can only adjust to Tuesday, next week. view