Eric Arap Keter

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. We are here because of our citizens. The communities who live along the rivers in this country have suffered a lot, but this particular case is man-made. They are natural disasters. The people along the Tana River are displaced, schools and the infrastructure are affected and livelihoods are destroyed simply because of poor management of water. This is something that we can control. A Committee, as suggested by one of the Members, should be set up to study the situation and come up with recommendations of how these ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. This is a Motion which should have come many years ago. I say this because disaster, as we know, is an event that occurs without somebody’s knowledge sometimes. But some disasters like floods should not take a long time to solve. I border the Kano Plains and, as a young kid, I saw my parents and other children suffering because of floods. Some were being ferried to the highlands and, up to now, many years later – that was about 40 or 50 years ago - the same things ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: So, the Authority should come up with mechanisms to manage floods. Storey buildings have been collapsing in this country. The same has been happening in other cities. We do not have the personnel with the ability to cope with those things. We have witnessed winds destroying schools and other institutions in various parts of this country. The local mwananch i only asks the Government to assist. The authority that is supposed to be responsible is not there. We should come up with an authority with well trained personnel to manage those disasters. view
• 3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, Isiolo and Budalangi are now in a very good situation. But once we establish that Disaster Management Authority, we have to take the personnel to countries like United States of America (USA) which are prone to very big disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and others. They will acquire skills on how to manage disasters. view
• 3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I stand to support. Thank you very much. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion particularly on the issue of implementation. I want to thank this august House for the effort of coming up with Bills which make this country develop. But, I am particularly concerned about the way we implement things in this House. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: We pass Bills here but when it comes to implementation, there is a problem. I must applaud our Government and the private hospitals for the training opportunities for our children. But when it comes to employment of the same trained people, it becomes a problem. So, we are not really saying that we are lacking staff. The issue is where the funds are to employ them. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, at the constituency level, there are so many health facilities and if we ask every hon. Member to enumerate them, they will name so many. But the problem is not that they are lacking personnel. No, what we are lacking are the funds. At times, I feel that whoever is apportioning this Budget appears not to have the country at heart because we have so many students who have qualified from all those training institutions and they are idle. I think what we need to do right now is to ensure that we pass this Motion ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I recall last week we lost a pregnant woman at Kabianga Health Centre simply because there was no qualified personnel to assist her. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Secondly, there was no vehicle to take her to Kericho District Hospital, a distance of about 21 kilometres away. That is a better environment considering that we still have ASAL areas. The area is not far from the road and the road may be a bit better. What about ASAL areas which have poor infrastructure? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I applaud the Ministry of Health for coming up with training opportunities for our children. However, our qualified medical personnel are moving to countries like Canada. There is no problem taking the excess, but the The electronic version of the Official ... view