Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. While I appreciate your ruling but for the Government side to demonstrate that this is an important matter, Assistant Ministers do not sit in the cabinet. If Cabinet Ministers have walked out for a meeting, we understand but the Assistant Ministers for all the Ministries relevant; Water and Irrigation, Northern Kenya and other Arid Areas and Agriculture, they must all be here--- view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Given the rate at which the Deputy Leaders of Government Business are resigning, you never know whether this one can sustain the pressure again. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion. In supporting this Motion, I want to say in the strongest terms possible that we, as Members of Parliament from drought affected areas, cannot be reduced to Members who just lament about the food situation. We run from insecurity. We suffer drought and famine year in, year out and what we do is to lament. I want to accuse the Government. This Government needs to be sent packing. They need to go home. First and foremost, it is the responsibility of a Government to feed its citizens. The failure of ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even the great English Language allows a bit of Latin words. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: What the Ministers have said is nothing new. These are stories you can read from anywhere. “We will do this and that. We will scale up school feeding programmes. We will increase food ration”. The question we are asking as House is: Where was the Government all this time? Why did they allow drought and famine to reach such a crisis? We have attended international conferences on climate change. We have listened to statements made here by none other than the Prime Minister himself on the situation of view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: and the state of preparedness by the State on how to respond to drought. The Ministry of State for Development Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands has drought monitoring officers who issue bulletins known as Drought Early Warning Systems (DEWS). The Government has the information on the status of drought situation on monthly basis. What is the response to those warnings? That is why I can say without fear of contradiction that the Executive has gone to sleep. They are mismanaging the drought the way they are mismanaging the IDPs. Where is the Minister of State for Special Programmes? We ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other day, an hon. Member tabled a letter in this House where the American Ambassador was telling our own Government to accept maize being imported at a price of Kshs3,200 per bag and yet, we cannot pay our farmers even Kshs2,000 per bag. We are used to our Ministers shedding crocodile tears. I am happy hon. Kajwang is here. I want him to report me to the Prime Minister. In 2007, Mr. Haji brought a Motion urging the Government to use the most recent statistics on poverty on the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). That Motion ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: It could have been the Prime Minister then, it could be the President – fortunately the President is retiring – but for these others, we are going to take them to account on the basis of what they did to our people when they were hungry and thirsty. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when John the Baptist was preaching to the Israelites and the children of Israel were bragging that they were the children of God, John the Baptist told them: “You brood of vipers! Even from these stones I will get my own children!” view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view