Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 17671 to 17680 of 17848.

• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to believe the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government. He is an honourable man and I want to believe that in the next two weeks, as he has promised this House, he is going to make the requisite changes. However, the other issue is really where Ministers act with a lot of impunity. It is important that when he reviews the Act as he has stated, he ensures that we do not have these problems in the near future. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we speak now, I have three locations that do not have chiefs in Turkana Central. The Question was not a matter of lack of advertisement where the Assistant Minister is asking the Provincial Commissioners to provide wide advertisement of the vacancies. The fundamental issue is that in many parts of the country and, particularly ASAL areas- -- Most Members of Parliament from the ASAL areas will confirm that this kind of requirement, that is, the qualifications of a mean grade of C+ in English and C+ in Kiswahili and age attainment of 35 years you cannot ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my point of order is for clarity purposes. The Assistant Minister has directed the filling of the vacant positions. Will this be done as per the requirements of the scheme of service, or will they take the candidates who were interviewed but found to have fallen short of the requirements? It is important for him to clarify this issue. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek clarification as the CDF Select Committee Chair. I want the Minister to recall that when he brought the Motion to approve the Board, he was requesting hon. Members to ensure that Kshs7.6 billion balance had to be requested. He is now admitting to the contrary that, only Kshs2.5 billion out of Kshs10.1 billion has been released for the current year ending 30th June, 2008. I would like him to confirm to this House the following:- This House expects the Minister to provide proof that the money has been released. That is June 24, ... view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government aware that Mr. Peter Derick Ejore Emathe was illegally nominated to Lodwar Municipal Council? (b) When is he going to nominate the proper name submitted by political parties to the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK)? (c) What urgent steps is he taking to ensure that such anomalies do not recur in the future? view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will recall that yesterday you threatened to shoot my Question down, because it had been deferred the previous day because the Minister was absent. While I would not mind allowing the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government to respond to it next week, given the gravity of this problem, any time wasted means that somebody is holding office illegally. Given that the bloated Cabinet is in existence, why can the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government not find time to come and respond? view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of fish poaching or poachers is not only found in Lake Victoria. It is also in Lake Turkana where Turkana fishermen following fish are caught on the other side of Marsabit District. But back to the Question about Lake Victoria, the Minister has admitted that hon. Ochola Ogur and Dr. Oburu have repeatedly asked the Question of the fate of our own fishermen every time they are arrested in Uganda or Tanzania. How long will it take the June 19, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1273 Minister to get the information and solve the matter? This is ... view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chair also ruled last week that the Statement I sought on Agenda Item No.4 would be submitted today. Where is it? view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The practice in the House has been that you do the first round and then the second round. That is when you can drop the Questions. My Question is a case in point. It was just dropped when I was about to enter the Chamber and here I am! I plead with the Chair to reconsider that issue of dropping of Questions. Thank you! view