Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 15611 to 15620 of 17848.

• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Assistant Minister to mislead the House that it is possible for adult Kenyans to be allocated land without a national identification card? If you look at part “c” of the Question, you will find that the Member is asking: “When will this land under the two entities revert to the residents?” We need to have their identity card numbers so that we can know where these people are coming from. Is the Assistant Minister in order to be evasive? view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Besides what Dr. Nuh has said, the Minister had also confirmed to us that she has been talking to the hon. Member. That obviously means that the material that she needed for the same Question was subject of the discussions. So, it must be within her custody. But, more importantly, this is a matter that is very important to many of us. I think it cannot be treated as a private matter for two parties. It must come appropriately before the House because what the Minister told us is not the ... view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have heard the Minister say that she will give whatever answer she has. We are not listening to “whatever”. We want the answer to the Question! Can you direct that the Minister answers the Question and not “whatever”? That is because she might decide to give something else in the name of an answer. view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have a lot of respect for this Assistant Minister, but he is gambling with the lives of Kenyans. When we request Ministers to do something, the burden of proof is not on us. It is for him to use all the Government machinery at his disposal, to confirm that the police are on site and have them removed. That is what this House expects of this Assistant Minister, and not “if” and “if”. view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate the fact that the Member who asked this Question has the answer, but I think all of us would be interested. This answer is short, because it is only about the names and the growth rate which took place during their tenure. I think he can read the entire answer. view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I sought a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security on 17th November, 2010 and it was promised to be delivered on 1st December, 2010. Subsequently, the Deputy Leader of Government Business, Dr. Kosgei, gave an undertaking that she was going to ask the Minister to deliver the same Statement on Tuesday, this week. That did not happen. Since both the Minister and his Assistant Ministers are in the House, could they deliver my Statement? This also includes the Statement I sought from the Ministry ... view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, recognizing the critical role by the Government of Kenya, as chair of IGAD and a party to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for the Sudan peace and noting that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement has specific protocols towards a referendum on 9th January, 2011; further aware that Parliament passed a resolution to become a member of the AMANI FORUM whose vision is a region free of conflict, this House urges the Government to do all in its power to ensure there is a peaceful Referendum on the future of South ... view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for telling hon. Members to listen to me. This Motion is extremely important, and I would like every hon. Member to listen and contribute to this particular Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a good neighbour, responsible state and a country which has been, even at its worst moment during the post-election violence in 2007/2008, able to come together within two months and sort out its mess to the extent that we now have a Grand Coalition Government which is working, it is in our own interests to ensure that the situation in ... view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House brought a Motion on Migingo Island, we debated it and determined it. Did we interfere with Uganda? This House has debated AU resolutions and even visited Somaliland. Are we interfering? view
• 16 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think there are hon. Members who still think that this Parliament is an appendage of the Executive. Your ruling has affirmed the supremacy of parliamentary democracy and I think some of us are thoroughly committed to it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was very careful even in the wording of this Motion for the purposes of the Standing Order that you have read. I am talking about the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. That is an agreement that already been done and it is being implemented. It is now reaching a very critical stage and the Tenth ... view