Ekwee David Ethuro

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• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for hon. Namwamba to raise this Question according to our Standing Orders? This is a matter that might be dealing with an issue of political interest. That is a matter of--- view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister of State for Special Programmes the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that about 15,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the larger Turkana District area have no shelters, medical facilities or water and are on the verge of starvation? (b) Is the Minister further aware that the secondary school children among the IDPs are not attending school for lack of fees or failure to be admitted to secondary schools in Turkana? (c) What immediate steps will the Minister take to feed, educate, provide water and health ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In view of the fact that the Minister is absent, this Tenth Parliament has established a good tradition where the Leader of Government Business has been stepping in when Ministers are away. Would I be in order to request, through the Chair, that the Leader of Government Business answers this Question to save the situation? We are talking about IDPs who are on the verge of starvation. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what to say. It is a sad day when an Assistant Minister comes to this House to speak of things he does not understand. He has talked of 1570 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 2, 2008 one camp. Turkana has two camps. He has talked about the distribution of food in Turkana North. There are no IDPs in Turkana North. Under those circumstances, I find it extremely difficult even to ask more supplementary questions. First and foremost, I do not even have the written answer. However, I may need to inform the Assistant Minister ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Why is he rushing to the supplementary questions when he has not understood the Question? I am trying to explain it. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You understand the problems of these people! The IDPs in Turkana are not homegrown. They are the Turkanas who were in Kitale, Uasin Gishu, Kericho and Kisumu, who ran away because of the post-election violence. They have been squatters on those farms and they cannot even go back. How much food will the Government send, as a matter of urgency, to these people? These people have been relying on donations from sensible organisations, individuals, the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar and other churches. How much food, through the Kenya Red Cross, are they going to ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will not wait for this country to be fed with information that is misleading and false. I sit in the District Steering Committee meetings on a monthly basis, where the issue of IDPs is being discussed and there is no provision from the Government. We, as Members of this House, have even contributed our own money to the IDPs programme. Why is Turkana not included in that programme? The Assistant Minister cannot claim to know better than me and yet he does not come from Lodwar. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister answering this Question should be aware of our circumstances. However, there is something that confuses our minds when we sit on the other side. Not a single part of this Question has been answered. I am asking about food, secondary school going children who are not going to school and about the measures that have been put in place to resettle them, yet he is talking about the Government intention to resettle IDPs in Naivasha. This was a specific Question. He is telling us about instructions that were given 1572 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank this Assistant Minister. This is the second time that he is providing additional patrol vehicles. Could he make it a policy that each police station in the country will have a patrol police vehicle, especially in Lodwar where we do not even have one for the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD)? Let him just do undertake a blanket issue of vehicles to all police stations. view