Elias Peter Mbau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Members have quoted the Constitution, but I think they came into the Chamber long after I had quoted the same sections of the Constitution, namely, Articles 7, 10 and 44. I had quoted all those Articles. I had moved on to say that it is in due recognition of the provisions of those articles that this Motion is calling us to discard the usage of indigenous languages only in public offices and national institutions and leave them to be freely used and practiced at the local level in the locations, sub-locations and villages in ... view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: There is one writer, namely, the late Wahome Mutahi, who used to say that you get a person from the village sometimes, but sometimes it is difficult to get the village out of that person. I heard hon. Wavinya say that: “I am proud to be a Kamba, but when I move out of my Kamba enclave and come out here, I am proud to operate as a Kenyan”, and I love that. We are told that good leaders plan for the next generation, but bad leaders want to plan for today and tomorrow when they think they have something ... view
• 2 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I notify the House that the Budget Estimates for the Parliamentary Service Commission were also Tabled in this House on 28th April, view
• 2 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, I want to confirm that the document you are holding was submitted about three weeks ago from the Judiciary to the Committee. The Committee has discussed and minuted them to be the correct position as Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure by the Judiciary. view
• 2 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oblige and respect your indulgence. We have signed copies and we shall ensure that the same are tabled on Tuesday. view
• 2 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- view
• 2 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: THAT, noting that Article 7, Sub article 2 of the Constitution recognizes Kiswahili and English as the official languages of the Republic of Kenya; aware that this position will adequately address ethnic disharmony in public offices if implemented to the letter; appreciating that Article 7, sub-section 3 of the Constitution requires the state to promote the diversity of language of the people of Kenya; concerned that the use of indigenous languages in public offices and national institutions is a major contributor to disharmony, suspicion and discomfort in public offices in the country, this House urges the Government to ban the ... view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wanted the Assistant Minister to clarify whether he is aware that since 1990s, industries and organizations have been closing and, therefore, creating a lot of unemployment. He has talked about the--- view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the fact that since the 1990s, many manufacturing organizations have been closing down and, therefore, occasioning a lot of unemployment in this country, further noting that the budget of this country has largely been tilted towards funding the recurrent expenditure at the expense of investment development productive activities, the Assistant Minister has said that we have a lot of direct investments coming in. Could he give this House, at least, three projects that have been undertaken in partnership with the Government in pursuit of public private investments so that we can confirm, ... view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to make a Personal Statement under Standing Order No.76. I wish to make a Personal Statement to put the facts correct on matters within the public domain on an incident that happened within the precincts of Parliament yesterday, Wednesday 11th May, 2011. I wish to bring to the attention of the House, and those who watched and listened to the proceedings that, a colleague Member of Parliament, hon. William Kabogo, MP, has clearly and without any justifiable cause, gone out of his way to malign my name in public. Last ... view