27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
(ii) Does the Ministry take into consideration factors such as age, locality, family status and welfare, and cultural values, among other factors in the delocalisation programme?
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I want to echo what Hon. Chris Wamalwa has just mentioned. We discussed this Motion. Therefore, at this stage we want to ask the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to assist us to fast track it and give the elders money. These are very important people. We understand what they do. They are the people who understand what is done in the villages.
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
In my constituency, I use them to vet those students who deserve to be given bursaries. They are very important people. They are the first people who help us when there are security issues in various areas. I, therefore, want to ask the Mover of this Motion to go further and make it a Bill. We discussed this Motion in 2016. It was passed in this House. I was surprised because the Committee on Implementation has not looked at this Motion. We want the Committee on Implementation to look at this particular Motion, so that they can fast track it ...
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
We have cases where there is a divorce. These are the first people who understand the culture of people in various areas and deal with that. When there is a quarrel and Government information to be passed to the areas, they are the people who carry it. They are very important. They are more important than the assistant county commissioner and deputy county commissioner because they are the ones who make the first call.
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27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Without wasting too much of the time, I want to give a chance to the other Members. We want the Mover to see whether we can have a supplementary budget for these people, so that we can start paying them this year. I support the Motion.
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26 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
(Kwanza, FORD-K): Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I get embarrassed when I look at this; very embarrassed indeed. Even the Oxford Dictionary would have given you the
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