Farah Maalim

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1311 to 1320 of 1327.

• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know why Maj. Sugow would want me to be gagged in this House. I support this Motion. It is important that we have fewer documents, and it is also important that we take into consideration the number of man-hours we use every time we have to go for these documents. We spend hundreds of man-hours and we lose so much. If that could be converted into capital, this country would be a First World country. But because we spend a lot of time in trying to get those documents, we are losing ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: bring in the right kind of reforms to his credit. I will credit what Minister Michuki, who is right in front of me here, has done in every Ministry that he goes to. We want to see that kind of performance in your Ministry too. view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: I beg to support the Motion. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: the death of the Clerk of the National Assembly. May the Almighty God grant comfort to his wife, Mrs. Frida Ndindiri, children, friends and relatives during this period of pain and sorrow. May the Lord give strength to the family to bear the loss of their loved one. May the good Lord rest his soul in peace. Hon. Members, may we now stand and observe a minute's silence in remembrance of our late Clerk, Mr. Samuel Ndindiri. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HON. JEREMIAH J.M. NYAGAH, EGH Hon. Members, it is with deep sorrow that I convey to the House the demise of a long- serving Parliamentarian, the hon. Jeremiah Joseph Mwaniki Nyagah, EGH, at the prime age of 87 years. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Jeremiah Nyagah was born on 24th, November 1920 at Igari Village in Embu District. After completing his studies, he taught in several schools among them Kangaru School in Embu, where he was appointed the founder principal of the institution. During this time, he participated in the struggle for Independence of our country. Mr. Nyagah decided to join politics and got elected to the Legislative Council (Legco) in 1958 and thus began an uninterrupted illustrious political career spanning almost four decades. In 1966, he joined the Cabinet and subsequently served in various Ministerial portfolios such as Education, Agriculture, Environment, Water and ... view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: April 15, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 427 Thank you. Hon. Members, there is yet another Communication from the Chair. LIVE COVERAGE OF PROCEEDINGS BY THE PRESS Hon. Members, you may have noticed that the Press is within the precincts of the Assembly and are going to cover the proceedings live on television. Under Standing Order No.1, I allowed this due to the uniqueness of the sitting today, coming immediately after the formation of the first ever Grand Coalition Government in Independent Kenya. However, I have instructed the electronic media covering the proceedings to ensure that they only focus on the hon. ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate the concern of the Minister on the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), in the same breath, is he aware that schools in North Eastern Province like a school in Daadab, which is supposed to have 18 teachers, has only nine teachers? The only way we can have as many students in secondary schools as possible is for us to create special boarding schools for the nomadic communities, because that is their catchment area. As a result of the fact that we do to have these schools, enrolment in secondary schools is low, yet you ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are starting the Tenth Parliament with the same old games. I am talking about specifics. I told the Minister that we cannot get sufficient students into secondary schools, because of the nature of the lifestyle of the people. They are not farmers; there are no industries and there is no employment. These are nomadic people. You do not have to reinvent the wheel. You have to have sufficient boarding schools for it to become--- view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, he has evaded my question! view