Ekwee David Ethuro

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 17841 to 17848 of 17848.

• 25 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: And what is the proportion of the three killed monkeys to that population? view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. First of all, it is not true that one-third of the country's districts are without DDOs, but only five districts. Some of the reasons why some districts have to do without these officers have to do with failure to recruit new staff. This situation has improved since then and we are attempting to make sure that each district has a DDO. The last batch of DDOs was posted in January, 2006. The five districts without the DDOs are Mombasa, Kwale, Meru Central, Baringo and Kakamega. We are planning to post the officers ... view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the Member cared to listen, the Question is very direct; why the Ministry has kept one-third of the country's districts without DDOs. One-third is a precise number, and you cannot say that five districts are a third of the Kenyan districts. That is why I was correcting that impression. I am owning up that there are only five districts without the DDOs. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to answer his last question, it is true some of the officers have yet to report to their stations. As to the two DDOs that we sent to Tharaka ... view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will give that undertaking right here. We have been allowed to recruit 85 economists and we are going--- view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Listen, Mr. Balala! view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: My apologies, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You know I used to sit in the Chair. So, I had confused my roles. view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had made an undertaking that before the beginning of the next financial year, we will be able to post DDOs to the remaining districts. If by 1st July, there will be no DDO in Mombasa, I will want to know it. view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot agree more with the hon. Member. That is 564 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 19, 2006 why I have said that we are recruiting more DDOs. We are not only going to post them, but are also going to post them to the larger districts as Assistant District Development Officers. That will be done immediately. view