Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 16481 to 16490 of 17848.

• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me proceed. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Article 10 of this Draft Constitution talks about national values and principles of governance, but it reflects more of those ones in power than the values that we should own even as ordinary citizens. That is something I would have wanted to change, but I am not allowed to do so. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 43 talks about social and economic rights. These are aspirational rights. The moment we put them in this Constitution, I am going to demand that they are my rights and that is my position. There is no reason a child in northern Kenya should suffer from hunger and want in this day and age. I have to make the Government responsible for the dignity of mankind. That is what the Constitution also provides in other sections. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support the Equalization Fund. It is a compromise position. We have put 0.5 per cent, but that should have been 5 per cent. For the benefit of Members of Parliament who somehow think they will become senators or governors, think of other people who will come to be Members of the National Assembly. The Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) is at stake and it is not protected here. It will be of no consequence in terms of developing this country. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to support with amendments. view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in his answer to part (a) of the Question, the Assistant Minister has said that the project could not be sustained and had to be taken away because of stringent conditions. He has said now that they will award tenders for the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) by the end of April. Could he assure this House that the markets under the ESP will be started within this financial year, and that they will not run the risk of diversion of funds? view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir, on a different matter. Thank you for indulging me. I know the excitement for the next Order. You made a ruling two weeks ago on the memorandum from the President on the matter of the Office of Ministers Bill that was due to the House on 17th March which was last week. Now today if my reading of the Order Paper is the same like yours, it reads 23rd March. I just need further guidance from the Chair. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I commend the Minister for paying attention to the plight of the people of Ijara. However, what the Minister has stated is what obtains in Northern Kenya where there has been one facility since Independence. What will the Minister do in Turkana East, Turkana South, Turkana North, Turkana West and Loima districts which do not have a single hospital? When will he fast-track the establishment of hospitals in these areas that have been neglected for a long time? view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he could- (i) state the number of primary school pupils who qualified but did not get chances in Form I from 1998 to 2010; (ii) state the current shortage of teachers in primary and secondary schools; (iii) state the number of additional secondary school classrooms for 2010; (iv) state the number of school auditors for both primary and secondary schools; and, (v) table a schedule of audited schools in Turkana Central District, indicating the respective dates of audit and the auditors; view