Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: I am supporting this Motion, especially coming after the speaker before me having opposed it. This country can recall those days, when both the Minister for Energy and his Permanent Secretary would be crying that their hands are tied and that there is nothing they can do. We told them: “You can do something because you are the Government.” view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: For the first time, the Government has been trying to do something. The Government has a responsibility to ensure that the energy sector and cost of living is brought down, so that Kenyans can afford and enjoy. It cannot be that we can continue all these years supplying water from Lake Victoria to Egypt and then Egypt has a competitive edge over Kenya because it has lower tariffs. The role of NOCK is extremely critical. It is only allocated only 30 per cent. It is not a major player in the market. The 70 per cent is still out there ... view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of us believe that NOCK is being undermined. The good intentions of the Government, through NOCK, are not being realized. The Government itself is not giving NOCK sufficient capacity and support to deliver more products to the market. In America, where they preach freedom, liberation and free market--- Free market has certain conditions in which it can perform. There must be free entry and exit. Information should be available to all players in the market. Even in America, the Government pays farmers to produce in order to sustain a particular income to the households ... view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Minister! view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Order, Members! There is no other contribution and I will call the Mover to reply. view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Bill; a Bill for an Act of Parliament to prohibit the practice of FGM to safeguard against violation of a person’s mental or physical integrity through the practice of FGM and for connected purposes. There are 22 women MPs in this House. They have formed an association known as the Kenya Women Parliamentarians Association (KEWOPA). In this association, Mr. Ekwee Ethuro and Mr. Fred Kapondi are members of KEWOPA. We became members even before the Constitution demanded that a third of every entity must be of either gender. I want ... view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: The requirements of the new Constitution that is in operation now prohibit gender discrimination and all harmful cultural practices that are not consistent with human dignity. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank the Mover of this Motion, hon. Kapondi, for being man enough to bring this issue before the Floor of the House. We ask our other Members of the Kenya Women Parliamentarians Association (KEWOPA) because they are bona fide members, not to bring this because we do not want it to be seen like a women affair. We do not want it to be seen as a ... view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: ( Question proposed) view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to mislead this House that my Chairman and her Chairman has no capacity to understand gender issues when he has just pleaded for the course of the women and encouraged them to apply? view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Government seems to be penalising IDPs who have already been integrated . It is looking at the people who are in the camps only. We came from Kisumu yesterday. There are people who have been profiled and recognized. The District Commissioners have been writing to your office for the last three years and you are not taking any action to assist those people. At least, give them the Kshs10,000 and the Kshs25,000 so that they can be resettled, instead of looking for people who are already in camps and you ... view