Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1281 to 1290 of 1598.

• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question was quite clear. There is nowhere in the world where people proclaim to be designers of dams and yet they make a river dry downstream. That is the situation we are facing. This dam is in the forest. In 2009 your Minister came to this site and promised that tanks will be built along the way to make sure that there are reservoirs at the balancing tanks but nothing has been done. What is happening is an environmental disaster. There is no water going downstream and that is a very serious matter. Since your ... view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not fair that the Minister should go ahead and confuse this House by stating things that are not correct. I have just told him that the dam is in the forest and there is no water flowing downstream. So, there are no people abstracting water for irrigation as stated. That is incorrect information. There is no water flowing downstream and consequently, there is no way that people can be using water from a river which is not flowing. Could he, please, stop confusing the House and address the matter? view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the proceedings in the House, I will ask you to direct that the Assistant Minister goes back, comes back and gives the true picture to this House. He should also give an undertaking to protect the environment and the lives of the people downstream, rather than the circuiting he has been doing around here. I request you to direct that he comes another day to the House with a proper answer. I request that he does that by Wednesday, next week. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to pass my condolences and the condolences of my family and as the Chairman of Central Kenya Members of Parliament to the family of hon. Michuki. Hon. Michuki was our DC in Nyeri during those years and I have received a lot of messages from the people saying that they have missed Mr. Michuki. When an elder like Michuki leaves us, we should all learn as a people and I take this opportunity to say that the greatest thing we can do is to unite as a people and make Kenya ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Michuki’s loyalty to his Excellency the President was also unquestionable in that, at one time, the President was visiting my constituency and he arrived well before anybody else, including me, and we should learn from those virtues. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: May God rest his soul in eternal peace. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has told us how he wants to modernize this prison. However, this is a prison which was constructed during the colonial days with the full intention of punishing the Mau Mau people. Therefore--- view
• 15 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I referred to it as a prison because it was used during the colonial days by the colonialists. That is why the local people who come from the area like myself refer to it. But now that it has been converted into a police post or station--- Since the original intention is known and that is why people who go there leave either dead or mentally disturbed because there is bilharzia and mosquitoes of unknown species, could the Assistant Minister consider transferring the modernization he wants to carry out and set up a new police station elsewhere ... view
• 15 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir and my good friend, Mr. Maina Kamau. I think Bwana Kamau gave me this opportunity because of the importance of this Motion and the history that some of us have in relation to this kind of Motion. Mr. Assistant Minister, it is a pity that somebody can be denied education by this country. This is because if you look at the many youth we have in this country, you will wonder what they can do to improve their lives. The only good thing that happens to most children from poor backgrounds, through God’s ... view