Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1551 to 1560 of 1598.

• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the first instance, I want to say that I expect the Government to be watching over this country. I expect the Government to be listening to Kenyans. I drafted this Motion four months ago. At that time, the price of maize flour was about Kshs70. I want to say the outcry was there. This Government sat back and watched as the price 3996 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 10, 2008 rose to over Kshs100. I want to thank hon. Members for supporting this Motion. I want to say that a Government that does not ... view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Newspaper carried a headline saying, "Kenya Has a Bumper Harvest". I call upon this Government not to go to slumber and ignore the real livelihood of this country. That is the real security of this country. They should step in by coming up with the necessary legislation. The United States of America (USA) will never do that for us. What democracy are we being told about? What are those policies about a free market economy that we are being told about? The other day, the USA gave US$700 billion to its banks. It did not sit back and say that ... view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion--- view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, in view of the escalation of prices of essential food commodities such as maize floor, sugar, rice, cooking fat, milk, et cetera ; considering the high poverty level of most Kenyans, further considering that to most Kenyans, three meals a day is a luxury; cognizant that the recent scrapping of VAT on basic commodities by the Minister for Finance is a temporary measure; this House urges the Government to urgently step in and regulate the prices of these commodities in order to save the common mwananchi from ... view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Under what circumstances did the police shoot to death Mr. David Macharia Muthogo in Karatina on 13th October, 2008? (b) Could the Minister state the disciplinary action he has taken against the perpetrator of this crime as well as the steps he has taken to compensate the family of the deceased? view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I appreciate the action taken so far, the issue of police officers shooting innocent people cannot be tolerated. The issue of opening a case file is encouraging. However, the police officer has already been set free. This seems to be another case that will not end well. What guarantee does the family have that this particular policeman will be disciplined accordingly and that this kind of incident will not happen again? view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of this policeman is not solitary. Incidences of policemen shooting people and colluding with criminals in this area have been going on. What measures is the Assistant Minister taking to ensure that the area gets policemen who understand their duties and are ready to protect wananchi ? The issue is not as light as it sounds. The policemen in that area are known for this bad habit. This is not the first incident that has been reported, according to the Assistant Minister's file. What action will he take to ensure that this does not happen ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that this House should, this evening, rethink on a few issues of this nation. This country could be faced with a more security threat than the military we know. When a people go hungry and do not know whether they are going to be there tomorrow, then they are capable of doing anything. It is common to everyone of us that the common man today cannot survive in this country. Let me say that this is an issue because we must be following wrong national policies. This is also an issue because somewhere ... view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Special Programmes:- (a) how much money has been raised by the Fund established by the Government to assist the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as a result of the 2007 post-election violence; (b) whether she is aware that the Kshs500 million allocated to the Fund in this year's Budget is inadequate; and, (c) whether she could explain the progress so far made in resettling of the IDPs and indicate how many are yet to be resettled. view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the subject in front of the House is very serious. It is now a year since people were displaced, and from what the Minister has said, people have been settled either back to their villages or elsewhere. Could she tell us what she means by "elsewhere". We know that most of those people are yet to settle. The question is, do you have the resources or the will to settle these people? view