Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1501 to 1510 of 1598.

• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I moved a Motion in this House regarding price control. I just want to reflect to this House where this Bill has emanated from. Out of that Motion, which went through this House, the Government acknowledged the need for price control in this country. The Government did what was to them an honourable thing. On 10th December last year, this House was relieved when the Government came here and acknowledged that, indeed, the common man in this country was on the verge of starvation. To resolve the problem, it supplied two sets of maize flour. They ... view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want the Members of this House to note that we, as Members of Parliament, were faced with many questions from our constituents regarding the availability of the Kshs52 packets of maize flour . It is unacceptable, inconceivable and intolerable for Kenyans to go hungry when the Government has made a promise that enough food would be supplied. Immediately thereafter, there was some reaction from the market and price had come down to about Kshs70. They started the upward trend with no reason or explanation. Today, we are back where we were. There is need for ... view
• 1 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it cannot be admissible that people are sacked and just told to wait for their dues. Could the Minister give a date when he is going to pay these people their dues? He could do this through re-allocation in his budget. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think we must address the issue as it is. People’s lives are threatened. Their health is at risk. It is not enough for this Government to say that they are contemplating taking so and so to court or they have told them what to do. The issue is; what have they done to stop the risk to the people? view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker; I stand to support this Motion. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: AMANI Forum being a peace initiative is vital element that we need today. This Parliament has a big task to do for this country and other countries in the region. In this country, there is nothing that is more threatening to our destiny than sustenance of peace in the real terms. So, through AMANI Forum we have a chance where leaders of this country and Parliamentarians could lead the way. The most surprising thing in Kenya today is that wananchi understand peace more than leaders. They are ready to seek peace. However, we, as leaders, have done little. If anything, ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: We need not to overemphasize the importance of peace. Without it, we cannot talk about Vision 2030 or any other development in this country. We saw the economy of this country thrown into tatters in 2007. In a spell of about a month or two months, what we had built for five years was shattered. I think we should take this forum seriously. It is a forum that we should support. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: In this region, where we have AMANI Forum, the main problem is war and conflict between people. We know what happened in Rwanda and Burundi. We know what has happened in Southern Sudan and Uganda. Lastly, in Kenya which was an island of peace, we saw what happened in 2007. I do not think there is anything more important for us, as leaders, and Parliament, than a forum like this where we can have a chance to preach peace. I attended the burial of Kiambaa Church victims. It was a very sad affair. Any leader in this region who has ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support AMANI Forum. I want to call upon this Parliament that we should actively get involved in this forum and start creating peace in this country. Africa has suffered; Kenya has suffered. Let us not try to pretend. There is also all the cattle rustling going on. In my own constituency, the other day, 29 people were killed in one morning. So, it is a high time that we, as leaders, stopped relegating the issue of peace; of having stability in the country, into a second tier and put view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: August 26, 2009 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES view