Erastus Mureithi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the gentleman who was arrested and arraigned in court was only going to encash the cheques. However, the culprit in this instance is the owner of the insurance agency. What is the Assistant Minister doing to make sure that the principal culprit is actually arrested? That way, he will ensure that innocent people are not taken to court and yet, it is the Principal who has been encouraging them to do so? view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Attorney-General the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Attorney-General aware that Mr. Joel Mbugua has been in remand in Industrial Area Prison for the last one year and two months? (b) Is the Attorney-General also aware that the case has been adjourned 16 times and mentioned 12 times? (c) What is the Attorney-General doing to deal with the plight of Mr. Mbugua as well as all persons held in custody in similar circumstances in line with the constitutionally guaranteed rights and fundamental freedoms? view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Attorney-General the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Attorney-General aware that Mr. Joel Mbugua has been in remand in Industrial Area Prison for the last one year and two months? (b) Is the Attorney-General also aware that the case has been adjourned 16 times and mentioned 12 times? (c) What is the Attorney-General doing to deal with the plight of Mr. Mbugua as well as all persons held in custody in similar circumstances in line with the constitutionally guaranteed rights and fundamental freedoms? view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am very grateful for the answer given by the Attorney-General. However, I would like to inform him that the said Mr. Joel Mbugua was given a bail of about Kshs1 million. The variation of the bail reduced that amount to Kshs800,000. Later, the police were able to arrest the second accused. The second accused was given a bond and yet, the prison officers have been unable to present him during hearings. My concern to the Attorney-General is: According to the new Constitution which the Attorney-General has referred to, even under the Judiciary part--- ... view
• 6 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you can see, it has elicited a lot of interest because I am sure there are quite a lot of other people who are languishing in prison without due justice. Considering that our Attorney-General is one of the very reputed lawyers in constitutional matters, and is also a university professor. I would like to congratulate him. I would like to draw his attention to Chapter 4 of the Constitution about the Bill of Rights; Article 21(1) grants individual rights and says that: “It is the fundamental duty of the State and every State organ to ... view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have listened to the answer by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. I would like to raise something on the same issue. The Center of Excellence in Ol Kalou - the school that we were to upgrade - got Kshs30 million. Unfortunately, the contractor colluded and exaggerated the costs to an extent that he has completed only five classes. He has not finished the dining hall and yet, he is about to exhaust the Kshs30 million. We understand that there are some people who are working with him. Could the Assistant Minister ... view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have a problem with the Ministry of Education. There is also a complaint in my constituency with one school called Gatimu Girls Secondary School. We have, through the District Education Board (DEB) sent a complaint where the contractor has exaggerated the figures and we are requesting for guidance. It has taken more than two months. What is the Assistant Minister doing to resolve these conflicts between the DEBs and the contractors so that children can continue--- view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the same because there is a problem when it comes to contracts and payments. However, I remain guided. view
• 30 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion on the Ministry of Medical Services. I would like to thank the Minister for Medical Services for being very eloquent about the medical facilities that we have in this nation. At the same time, I would like to raise several issues that require some attention. One of the problems we are facing, particularly from my side, is lack of Intensive Care Units (ICUs). For instance, in the whole of Nyandarua, we have Government hospitals like Ol Kalou and Nyahururu. However, those hospitals do not have ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: to ask the Attorney-General:- (a) Is the Attorney-General aware that Mr. Joel Mbugua has been in remand in Industrial Area Prison for the last one year and two months? (b) Is the Attorney-General also aware that the case has been adjourned 16 times and mentioned 12 times? (c) What is the Attorney-General doing to deal with the plight of Mr. Mbugua as well as all persons held in custody in similar circumstances in line with the constitutionally guaranteed rights and fundamental freedoms? view