Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 17811 to 17820 of 17848.

• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. We are making laws and it is not just sufficient for an hon. Member to tell us that these are typographical errors. We should not allow them. You should make an amendment to this, so that we can know which amendment we are talking about. We should be talking about an amendment that has no typographical errors. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to associate myself with the sentiments of my 4054 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 29, 2006 colleagues to thank the Minister for spearheading the passage of this Bill. I would also like to say one or two things. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I want to agree with Mr. Muturi. The things that are technical should not appear here, including typographical errors from Office of the Clerk. However, more substantially, this Bill has brought into sharp focus the relationship between the host communities and the refugees. This is something that has been a ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is another Minister speaking. Is the hon. Member, my good friend from Shinyalu, in order to use the term "technically" when he knows that the Standing Orders are very clear about the issue? For the purposes of this House, both the Cabinet Ministers and the Assistant Ministers are Ministers: Either "technically" or otherwise. view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I was saying yesterday, this particular Bill will give a legal framework in which the refugees are protected but also give emphasis on the protection of the host community. I think this House needs to appreciate the problems that refugees go through. We need to appreciate the genesis of the refugee problem in the whole world. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was about to appeal to the hon. Members of this House in particular and the Kenyan public in general to check our utterances. I also want to say that some ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think there is a very fundamental issue that Messrs. Khamasi and Rotino have raised. My good friend, hon. Wamwere, is supporting this Motion and he is responding on behalf of Government. We need your guidance. Is it necessary that when a Motion like this is moved, the relevant Minister should be here? If so, what is the procedure? I thought if the Minister is not there, it should either be the Leader of Government Business to respond or his deputy. We are either taking this House seriously or we ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: But that is not true! I beg to differ. view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: My apologies, Sir. view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank November 14, 1006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3639 you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this Bill. I want to start by thanking the Minister for bringing the Bill to this House. This Bill has been pending for a very long time. Kenya registered the first cases of refugees in the early 1980s but we are talking about the refugee law about 25 years later. Our neighbours, Tanzania and Uganda included, already have the refugee law in their statute books. That is why I commend the Minister. Kenya is supposed to be a leader in ... view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Chair is completely out of this. I was just painting the picture; that, under those circumstances, anyone and not the Chair--- view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, I was wondering if Mr. Nyachae would wish to be a refugee under those circumstances. It depends on the circumstances. However, I know that he cannot be one, because he lives in better circumstances than those I am describing. November 14, 1006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3641 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not our problem that we are in those circumstances. I think the Government is doing everything within its powers to try and mitigate those circumstances. But my appeal would be to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the ... view