Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Whose responsibility is that? The Kenyan Government is a signatory to the African Charter like many other Governments. They make presentations--- They report progress on human and peoples’ rights every May and November. Why should they put a burden on an already--- view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sri, to allow the Minister to get away with this is promoting impunity. view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was proceeding. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have just made a ruling on the issue of the Ministry of Co-operatives Development and Marketing. There was a ruling in the High Court of Kakamega, which the Minister should know about. We are demanding the same from the Minister! view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree if I was the one producing the document. That is the gist of my argument. I need to be heard very clearly. You cannot allow a Government to continue--- view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my point is that the Government is under obligation; because it is a Member of the African Union--- It attends those meetings. I have explained everything. My good friend, Mr. Mungatana, who is a lawyer, as if being a lawyer is the only thing to be in this country, has just confirmed to him that the African Union agreed with the ruling of the African Commission Human and Peoples’ Rights. Why should the Minister leave that burden to our poor community when the Government, including an embassy, can convey the same ruling to him? view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, relative to the Minister, they may be unable. However, if he insists, they can get it. Government Ministers are paid from our taxes, including those of the Endorois people, and he is under obligation to the people of the Republic to look for that document. He should do so because he attended a function to celebrate this ruling. view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that you have requested the Minister to access this document, when will he do so? I am not dealing with an ordinary Minister. This is a Minister who was a Member of the negotiating team between the Party of National Unity (PNU) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to form the Coalition Government. At that time, he was acting like the other Attorney-General of the Republic. Even in the celebrations that he attended, he was accompanied by another Minister, namely, Prof. Sambili, and his chief lieutenant, hon. Mbadi from Gwassi. Could a Minister of this calibre ... view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was just trying to explain the relationship between the Member for Gwassi and the Minister for Lands, who participated in a Government function, which was promoted by the Kenya National Human Rights Commission. These are very substantive organizations. view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will do so by apologizing very profusely to my good friend. It was said so, with a light touch. I hold the Member for Gwassi with utmost respect and he knows it, just like I do to the Minister. view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thought the job of the Deputy Leader of Government Business is more than just being a conveyor of requests for Ministerial Statements and returns, especially when Ministerial Statements are outstanding. I thought he would have ensured that the Government worked very hard during the recess. We had to cut short our recess and come back, so that all the pending business could be finalised. view