Eric Arap Keter

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Okay. Thank you. I stand corrected. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, my concern is that the report given by the Vice-Chairperson indicates that there was not enough evidence to prosecute this gentleman. The report goes on to say that he was taken in to keep peace in the area where this individual lives. What made the officer really ensure that he signed a document to keep peace, yet he was convinced that there was not enough evidence? I want some clarification on that, hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. My concern is the way you have handled this issue. This is because according to the hon. Member he was not supposed to give the Statement sought. According to the hon. Member, he was not supposed to give the Statement, but as a Member of the Committee, he is supposed to give it. This statement is owned by the Committee; therefore, he has every right to give it. Thank you. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. First and foremost, I want to take this chance to thank the hon. Member, Millie Odhiambo-Mabona for having come with this very innovative idea and a Bill which is going towards protecting our victims. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, basic needs like water and food are rights to any victim. It is not a privilege, but a right. You will find that inmates are given one type of food. They should have a right to quality food; not maize all the time as we see in other cells. They are fed on maize throughout as if they are not human beings. On the issue of medical services, they have a right to medical services. Clause 4 (2), really specifies that we should give these rights to the victims. The other issue which I appreciate in ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this chance. I stand to support the Motion. I support the enactment of all these regulations specified down there. However, when we have a situation where the CDFC members are doing contrary to the expectations of the constituents, I think there should be a way of how we should remove them. At the same time, while removing them it should not take a long time before replacing them. So, there should be a regulation to provide for a by-election so that we do not take a long time say three months replacing a ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other issue concerns the projects in the constituencies. In some cases we disburse money to water or road projects through the chairmen and committee members but it is misappropriated because there is no professionalism. There is no officer who knows about the water or road projects. So, it should be well specified that there should be a technical person to guide these committee members in their various schools, road and water projects. view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other issue I would like to take some exception with is the CDF fund manager. Normally, you will find these officers, as the other Members have said, taking long time to issue a cheque. So, a Member of Parliament goes to his constituency and he wants to present a cheque to a group and it takes about one or two months. This is specifically because the fund manager neglects these groups. So, I think it should be specified in the regulations how this should be hastened so that we do not have a lot of ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to also say again that the action taken by the CDFC, particularly the Chair should be looked into so that we do not give entire control of the fund to the Chair because he or she can misuse it. So, in a case like that one I think the regulation should be well specified so that we do not give the chairs room to spoil the fund. view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, I want to end by stressing the point that disbursement of these funds from the CDF board should not take a long time. As we talk now there are many constituencies which have not received the second tranche of these funds. So, I urge that it should be very speedy so that they save us on the ground, otherwise it is the MPs who suffer a great deal. Members of the public do not know whether it is the chair or fund manager who is responsible but only blame the MP. So, I stress the ... view