Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 17601 to 17610 of 17848.

• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I remember that yesterday, the Minister for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 indicated that he would issue a Ministerial Statement on the status of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). Given the gravity of this matter, I seek your indulgence. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I always welcome answers from the Assistant Minister, in this particular instance, he is putting this Question into a contest. Members of this House lost lives while on a peace mission in Marsabit. The larger Marsabit District, 77,000 square kilometres, is exactly the size of three provinces in this Republic. Now that the Government has granted Chalbi a district and has posted a DC there--- The essence of a district in northern Kenya is to ensure that there is sufficient security. In view of the importance of this, could the Assistant Minister consider allocating the ... view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, all of us have been taught by teachers. The Assistant Minister is fully aware that those days when I used to go to school, teachers were trained at Kenyatta University (KU) for three years for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree. The rest of us went to other universities and even to KU, and attained a bachelors degree in three years. But by the time teachers and other professionals are employed in the Government service, they will be employed at a lower job group than the other professionals. This is the issue. When will ... view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 24th June, the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 issued a statement of disbursement of CDF monies. One week later, on 1st July, 2008, I sought further clarifications on the basis that, that money had not been released. I would like the Minister, who is present, or the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs who promised to undertake, to inform this House on the status of the disbursement of CDF monies. We are talking about money for the last financial year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not asking for money for the ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it really in order for this House to consider transacting business pertinent to the Ministry of Finance? For Questions to be legitimate to the House, they have to be signed by the Minister himself and not the Assistant Minister. After censuring the Minister for Finance, is it in order for this House to entertain any business from the Ministry of Finance? view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Special Programmes:- (a) what criteria the Ministry employ in the distribution of GOK Emergency Relief Food; (b) whether she could table statistics showing the allocation and distribution of the relief food to each location of Turkana South, Turkana Central and Turkana North districts since the year 2005; and, (c) what measures the Government is putting in place to improve food security in the country. view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the Deputy Leader of Government Business was asking for an opportunity for hon. Members to get some entertainment, she must have been referring to this particular Minister! view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: The Question is very specific. With regard to part (a) of the Question which is asking what criteria the Ministry has employed, the Assistant Minister has just given us a story. On the part of the Question asking him to table statistics, I asked him to do so because I know statistics are many. So, he did not have to do much about it. With regard to part (c) of the Question asking about the measures the Government is putting in place, he has only given us more stories. If you look at the number of this Question, it is ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Assistant Minister to confirm the portion of the Government of Kenya (GoK) emergency relief food knowing that over 450,000 people in Turkana are affected by famine. The general ration given by the WFP is 300 bags of maize. The good Government has done something to make food available, but the way that food is distributed is what is in question. How much food is the GoK component? How much food is going to Turkana District and to whom? view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thought I was very clear. I do not need those statistics. They needed to be tabled. In fact, I have them. He has given us cumulative statistics of food given from various sources. I am asking for the particular component of the GoK emergency food, how it is allocated and in which locations the food has been taken in addition to food provided by the WFP. view