Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also wanted the Assistant Minister to know that he is not doing those Kenyans a favour. The Government is under obligation by law, under the Human Trafficking Act, to take care and actually repatriate those Kenyans back to the country. Following your directive, I hope that, tomorrow, he will come with the air tickets for those Kenyans because we will come with the law ourselves. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In fact, when you look at this Question, it has the words “their respective”. The word here is “respective,” which means each of them in terms of owners, capacity and evacuation equipment in them. The “them” shows the totality; the operational word here is “respective”. So, the Assistant Minister will be evading the Question if he does not specify those parameters in every one of them. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank you for that direction. As you give him more time, I want him also to appreciate that those air ambulances may be more necessary in the border areas like Mandera and Turkana. They are not only meant for the people, but also the security forces that are usually engaged in combat. At one time, I had to travel in a police helicopter with a police officer who was injured in combat, and the fellow was just in pain throughout. Is it in order for the Government not ... view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the one week you have given to the Assistant Minister. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I now have an opportunity to request you. Given that we are talking about drought interventions in emergency situations, our problem is the fact that the answer came just now. We are ready to prosecute this matter because it is urgent. Tomorrow would be ideal. The Government should not require more time to specify a constituency or a county. This is information in the public domain unless this House is encouraging the Government to be thoroughly incompetent not to deliver on things that they can do in the next, say,12 hours. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We really seek your indulgence on this matter, so that it is expedited. We are talking about lives of children in particular, and I would like this issue to go even beyond where we are focusing now. It should also look at the World Food Program (WFP) which is distributing food now in northern Kenya to all children under the age of five years. We need to also ensure that, that food is not affected by aflatoxin. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are implementing a new Constitution. It is required of ... view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House should be the first defender of the suffering masses of the Republic of Kenya. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. While I am guided by your observation on the improper motive, failure to answer a Question or give a Statement according to the Standing Orders is disorderly. If we can demonstrate to this House that the Minister and Assistant Minister were actually here and stepped out when they were about to give the Statement, that can only be construed in no other way than “that, maybe, they do not care”. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to support this particular Motion. I want to congratulate my Vice-Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information, Mr. James Maina Kamau, for bringing this Motion to this House. It is topical; it is necessary. In support, I am also quite grateful that the Minister for Medical Services, himself, is here. That is because we all remember that he is waging a war against cancer not just as a Minister but, at a very personal level. I really admire him and wish him well in his efforts to do that. ... view