Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1451 to 1460 of 1598.

• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: I want to dispel any feeling that the passage of this Bill will bring restriction. This Bill has been necessitated by the saddening situation in this country. We cannot have a secure country as long as ordinary Kenyans cannot feed themselves. We cannot be talking of development when essential commodities are not affordable to ordinary Kenyans. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is no doubt that all efforts have failed in the past. Secondly, let us allow forces of demand and supply to work. There is no country in this world, America included that does not have what we call Anti-Monopoly Act. That Anti-Monopoly Act is nothing else, but a Bill like this one. Once again, I thank the Members and hope that the Government will see the intention of this Bill and get His Excellency to assent to it. This House which is the representative of the people has spoken. The Government should tell everybody ... view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a businessman. I believe in making money. However, I do not believe in making money at the expense of the lives of the people. Kenyans have been dying for lack of food. Kenyans have even witnessed that international prices are going down, but our prices are going up. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: I hope our Government will hear the voice of the suffering Kenyans and assent to this Bill. We want Kenya to become a country of law and order where everybody can afford a life of decency. We, as leaders, want one day to go to heaven. We do not want to be condemned as leaders who let their subjects suffer without doing anything. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to move. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: ( Question put and agreed to) view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I wish to support the Budget with some observations. We, as a country, are developing. We must be clear what sectors of our society we are addressing when we want this country to develop. The issue of the energy sector is very important if this country is to develop. Efforts were made to support the energy sector and consequently, I support them. However, more support and more resources should be put into this sector. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, my other observation regards infrastructure. I must confess that I am an engineer. It ... view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to oppose the adoption of this Report. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think this Parliament must remain an honourabe House as it is. Any investigation must be based on facts and, more importantly, on the laws that we make. The first statement I heard here is with regard to regional distribution of positions. I agree with the fact that we should give as many Kenyans as possible an opportunity to serve this country. I believe in that and support it. However, we have to bear in mind that this House must play its rightful role. The same case should apply to the Executive and the Judiciary. This ... view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the law pertaining to this case gives the mandate and power of appointing the Managing Director to the Minister on the recommendations of the board. How the board arrives at that recommendation is left to the Board. The board is qualified. The board is composed of members who are appointed, based on qualifications. If the law gives mandate to the board to conduct business in the manner it deems fit, once it has done that, we cannot come here and question that process and yet we gave that mandate. We must follow the law, as bitter ... view