25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, what we deleted was the marginal notes and we substituted it and returned “Consultation”. But on Clause 17(b) we still believe what hon. Karua has said, that there is land which is held by the nation in trust and also by the counties. So, that is the amendment that we came up with. So, we deleted the marginal amendment, but we retained the conclusion. But the body of the amendment remains as we did in the Committee.
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18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the hon. Prime Minister for his coverage of the reduction and the improvement of access to healthcare. I consider that coverage of medical services is very low, and we still have a problem with some of the infrastructure, like Ol Kalou Hospital, which was build in 1975, and which has been neglected up to now. People continue seeking medical services either from the private sector or from other places in other counties like Laikipia. What is the Prime Minister doing to make sure that these facilities are ...
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17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, just before we went on recess, you gave 21 days within which I should have got a Statement on the issue dealing with disability. I was expecting the Statement today on resumption of the House.
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17 Apr 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the Minister of State for Public Service, hon. Otieno.
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15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand here to present a petition on behalf of persons living with disability, who are in the Public Service. The people who have signed the memorandum have asked me to draw the attention of the House to the following.
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15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
“THAT, aware that the matter on the extension of the retirement age of persons with disability from 60 years to 65 years was brought to Parliament on the 19th of October, 2011; whereas the Minister of State for Public Service promised to present a revised decision on Thursday, 27th of October, 2011, and as the matter was nearly concluded by the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development to the contrary, this has not been done to date; whereas persons with disabilities strongly agree with the hon. Members of Parliament that failure to extend the retirement age to 65 years ...
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15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Therefore, the humble petition and prayer is that the Government of the Republic of Kenya urgently ensures that justice is done to the less fortunate members of the society by reinstating the persons with disabilities who were retired at the age of 60 in 2011 and extend the retirement age to 65. The petitioners have hereby signed it and I lay on the Table their petition.
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15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this comes as a result of the circular that was issued by the Minister of State for Public Service and I will read only one paragraph which says:
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15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to join everybody else by wishing hon. Members happy and merry Easter. While I support this Motion, as we have been told by the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife, my dear friend Dr. Wekesa, the rains are on the way. One of our objectives is to plant.
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