Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- 780 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 30, 2008 THAT, aware that the public mood of Kenyans is to have a clean and lean Cabinet that reflects its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), noting that Section 16(1) of the Constitution of Kenya provides that:- "There shall be such offices of the Ministries of Government of Kenya as may be established by Parliament." Aware that since the inception of the Republic, Parliament has not established such offices of the Minister of the Government of Kenya resulting in the arbitrary and the uncontrolled establishment ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security:- (a) whether he is aware that there exists a boundary dispute between Pokot and Turkana communities living on the boundaries of Lorogon and Kapedo; (b) considering that the dispute has contributed to increase in cattle rustling in the area, loss of lives and livelihood, what measures the Ministry has put in place to settle the dispute; and, (c) what progress was made by the Boundary Review Committee launched by the Government in 2002 in relation to Lorogon and Kapedo boundaries. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the good answer. 782 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 30, 2008 However, this problem has really bothered the residents of this region for a long time. Just early this week, four people were killed on that part of the boundary. There is a catalogue of events that have happened in the last many years because of that dispute. First, I want to inform the Assistant Minister that part "c" of this Question is referring to 2002. This Government seems to have lost its memory! That committee was there. It was announced ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Special Programmes the state of Kenya's preparedness to deal with natural and man-made disasters. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I completely agree that the matter of the boundary is very sensitive. This is the more reason why the Assistant Minister should expedite the resolution of the problem rather than delaying it. In 2002, about 35 people were killed from both communities. In 2003, about 100 people were killed. In 2004, about 30 were killed and in 2005, three people were killed. For how long are we going to allow people to be killed when the Assistant Minister is still waiting for the surveyors to complete their work and hand over the report to him? Mr. Speaker, ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Minister for the answer. But I did not receive my copy of the written reply. That really puts me in a very awkward position to ask her supplementary questions. But having listened very carefully, I want to say that I was not just interested in the disaster components and what we are going to do. I am interested in the state of preparedness. What is the state of Disaster Operation Centre at the headquarters? Can it handle a disaster when it happens? There are various components of disasters. I ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my last question is: Will the Assistant Minister ensure that this process is completed? The survey works should be completed and the two communities should sit down to agree on the boundary issue. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir--- view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the tradition is that usually--- view