Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: We are asking the Principals: What are your national priorities of the Republic of Kenya? This House has spoken that our priority number one is free primary education. This country spoke as early as September 2000 when we signed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We did not do it as a Parliament. It was the Government that did it. Is it too much when Parliament is asking the Executive to do what the Executive agreed and made a commitment to the international community? view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: I want to pay tribute to the teachers of the Republic of Kenya. All of us assembled here could not be here to speak eloquently the way we do, if we did not have teachers. What are we doing to the future generation? We are going to get teachers and, as somebody said, free primary education should not translate to attendance, but neither should it translate to a rite of passage without any ceremony or without imparting knowledge and skills. The greatest asset of a society is its own people. The way to get that capacity to the people is ... view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: I am yet to find a government anywhere in the world that practises discriminatory practices in employment. How do you get qualified teachers? When they are on formal permanent and pensionable schemes, you pay them Kshs40,000. Then we decide to say that 18,000 of them must be on contract and pay them peanuts of Kshs10,000 and yet, we have a Minister for Labour in charge of industrial relations. In fact, the Minister for Labour must take the Government to court for violating the Employment Act. Why would you want to discriminate your own employees? The Government must be the first ... view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: On a point or order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: On a point or order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is why I would like to--- view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: On a point or order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Order! Every Member has a right to rise on a point of order. view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Your time is up. view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Order, hon. Members! Given the interest, let us confine ourselves to two minutes per contributor. Yes, Mr. Mbadi! view