24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
opportunity to correct that kind of behaviour. The Report has tabulated quite a number of figures. I just want to look at the figures or the amounts of money allocated vis-a-vis the completion percentages. I am not very comfortable with 20 per cent of works done over a period of three years. The contractors are not completing the stadia. Many of them were at between 20 per cent and 40 per cent completion, and have since stagnated at 70 per cent. That reminds us that most of our projects are stalling not because of anything else, but the laws of ...
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24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
the amount that has been used for the national stadia, you will realise that there is value for money in Kakamega. It calls on me to support devolving more funds to the counties. If we cannot spend the money wisely at the national level, let us take it to the counties, which must be held accountable.
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24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
I want to thank Sports Kenya for managing Nyayo National Stadium to its best standards. We appreciate their work and encourage them to push for more stadia because FIFA requires a neighbourhood of four stadia. They should ensure that Nairobi becomes an international hub in terms of football. I want to advice Football Sports Kenya to invest in young talents. They should have mini-stadia. They should not just have stadia in favour of FIFA because the users of those stadia are the youth and the young kids. Talent should be nurtured from childhood to adulthood. It is important that they ...
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24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we should not just look at the future of the stadia and focus on football and athletics. Hon. Ali is from Wajir have a lot of sporting activities that are associated with their culture. It is important that we distribute those stadia as provided for by nature. We should support programmes, look at the budgets and support sporting activities in Kenya. By doing that, we will develop our country.
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24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to give an update on the arrangements towards the funeral of the late Hon. Justus Murunga. Thank you, Hon. Speaker for according me consent to update Members on the arrangements which are being made towards the funeral of the late Hon. Justus Murunga, the Member for Matungu Constituency.
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19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
As Members are aware, an Ad hoc Committee was established by your good self in line with the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) Bereavement Policy to coordinate the arrangements towards the funeral of our departed colleague, Hon. Justus Murunga. I serve as the Chairperson. The Committee had its first meeting yesterday and commenced arrangements on how best to assist the family of the late Hon. Murunga to ensure that he gets a befitting send-off. Some Members of the Committee have already visited the family. We shall soon brief Members on funeral and other arrangements in due course.
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19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
At the present, I wish to remind Members that in line with our established tradition, as well as the parliamentary practice regarding bereaved colleagues, the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party have authorized the Clerk of the National Assembly to deduct Ksh10,000 from every Member for onward transmission to the family of our departed colleague.
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19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
Thus, we expect a deduction of this amount from our pay in this month. We shall keep the House updated on further progress made in the funeral arrangement.
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19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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