Elijah Lagat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am one of the Boston Marathon Champions because I won in 2000 and managed to represent Kenya in the Sidney Olympics. I know that most of the athletes are insecure, especially when they are out of this country. view
• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: I have been a victim once when I was leading and I was given some water which contained poison. So, athletes are in danger. What happened in the Boston Marathon shows that terrorists even target sports people. I think the athletes need extra security. view
• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Secondly, some athletes are conned by the managers. It is important for the Board of Managers to be registered by the Kenya Government, so that if anything happens, they can be traced. Athletes now get letters demanding that they pay tax. I paid 30 per cent tax calculated against the prize I won in the Boston Marathon to the American Government. I also paid 15 per cent to the manager. Therefore, I came with only 55 per cent. view
• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: If the Kenya Government taxes the athletes again, then it will become double taxation, yet there is evidence to show that they have already paid tax to the foreign view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me time to also contribute and support this Bill. We know the work of the chiefs and the DCs and the issues that they handle. Most of the issues cannot be handled by politicians because we will lose votes. Chiefs have nothing to lose and that is why they can handle most of the issues in the villages or at the locational level. view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I have said, we cannot handle most of the things as politicians, but the chiefs can handle them in a better way. We know that the chiefs are always close to the people and handle most of the issues in the villages. At the moment, there is a high crime rate because of the hard living conditions, but the chiefs are the ones who control this crime. We are also aware that chiefs have Administration Police officers attached to them. These are the people who assist in the community. Life will be so difficult without ... view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this Universities Bill. I want to support it because it view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the Attorney-General to say that he is just tabling the names of those people who died in prison without telling us the steps that the Government is going to take? view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the Attorney-General to say that he is just tabling the names of those people who died in prison without telling us the steps that the Government is going to take? view
• 11 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has talked about the efficiency of issuing ID cards. I think last week, I also asked the Minister about how long it takes for the youth in Kapsabet or in Nandi County to receive their ID cards and he mentioned 25 days. I have here with me a waiting card which was issued on 19th November, 2011. The youth has not received the ID card. In fact, the Ministry is just registering the youth without issuing the ID cards. The youth are now with the waiting cards but they do not have ID cards. ... view