Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 15711 to 15720 of 17848.

• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the key difference between the Welfare Geographical Dimensions Survey and the Kenya Integrated Survey is a matter of geographical coverage. It is more comprehensive and includes everybody. So, if we proceed to prosecute this Motion with this kind of information, we will be engaging in an exercise in futility. This will take us back to where we have come from. We seem to be living in the old Constitution. This House must be alive to the fact that there is a new Constitution. Article 10 of the Constitution says:- “The national values and principles of governance ... view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my second point in opposing this Motion is that the effect of this Motion is to amend the Statistics Act, No.4 of 2006. This Act authorizes only one institution to be the official Government gatherer and custodian of data. This is the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. By a law which was passed by this House in 2006, we mandated the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics to do so. So, when the Motion is asking the House to put this report in abeyance while waiting for a more positive and favourable option, where does is expect ... view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: The third consideration is that the Motion before the House is framed in terms which are inconsistent with the dignity of the House to the extent that it requires the House to resolve on a matter which Parliament has already relegated to another authority by law. This is the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) Act. Allowing this Motion will be tantamount to allowing Parliament to alter statutes by resolutions rather than bringing in specific amendments to the necessary statutes. It is my considered opinion that for us to proceed with this particular Motion, we will be breaking all the rules that ... view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: The other contention is that the Government has already acted on these statistics. You have the Local Authorities Transfer Fund which has already been released. You have the Secondary Schools Bursary Fund, which this House demanded of the Minister for Education to release. That money has already been released. view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order. view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order. I have raised the grounds, namely, 3(b), (d) and (e). I am just giving effect to the things that are already in the Standing Orders. There is no other way in which I can discuss such things. I, therefore, wish to table the necessary documents. view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: This is the Constituencies Report on the Wellbeing in Kenya based on the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey, 2005/2006. This is for the Republic of Kenya and not “the republic of Turkana.” The other document which I have said is limited in coverage and designatory because it was not comprehensive in its nature is the Geographical Dimensions of Wellbeing in Kenya, namely, who and where the poor are. These two documents are already the property of this country. Anybody who cares for this country should be at liberty to look at the difference on what was covered and what was ... view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Midiwo has made certain serious allegations on my character. The individual that he is referring to as the former Assistant Minister for Planning and the Chairman of CDF is the same one standing here. He should bring a substantive Motion to discuss my conduct. Secondly, he is implying that I was the Director-General of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and I actually conducted the same survey and yet there was a Minister in that particular Ministry. Could he confirm that the same Minister’s constituency is also getting the same ... view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are loud consultations in the House. view
• 3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, conscious that this country witnessed serious breakdown of law and order as a result of the post-election violence of 2007/2008; aware of the multiple forced displacement inducing factors and the current status and deplorable plight of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country; considering the obligation of parliamentarians to the people they represent including those Internally Displaced, through their legislative, oversight and representative role, this House urges the Government to speed up the resettlement of IDPs and further constitute a Select Committee on Internally Displaced Persons to ... view