Eng. Francis Nyamu Kagwima

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that there is Mt. Kenya East Project which covers Embu District where we have Runyenjes Constituency. Could the Minister consider using the funds to assist the projects in Runyenjes Constituency? July 4, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2221 view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I keenly listened to the presentation of the Budget by the Minister. I am convinced that the matter was well put. The Budget, if implemented, will go a long way to assist improve lives of Kenyans. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I, however, did not get the policy on housing clearly. Our towns are congested. We need to come out much more clearly than was the case during the Budget day. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is an item called Settlement Fund. It is very important because very many parts of our country, including Coast and Rift ... view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish you could save me from the loud consultations by the hon. Members. view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is an important Motion and it is good to listen to this. Those who have not contributed should prepare themselves to contribute to this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was talking about education. The infrastructure will go a long way, but the teachers should not bring in unnecessary levies. When that happens, education will be affordable in the country. You will note that we have very many children going to the neighbouring countries, more so, Uganda. Some of them are going to sub standard schools and others are going to universities that are not ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to start by agreeing with my colleagues that we need to pay our engineers well. We need to look at the positions that they are holding versus those of other people trained in other disciplines. If you look at the engineers in the districts, their bosses are the DCs who were with them in the same colleges; the DCs did cheaper courses than the engineers they are supervising. So, the engineers feel demoralised and they look for ways of helping themselves, because they are not recognised. I am not supporting the fact that ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: I apologise, Mr Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. But this issue is very important and we need to address it if we want to retain the engineers in the public service. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Roads and Public Works is now terribly short of engineers. For example, the Minister will agree with me that the Bridges Unit is 1800 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 13, 2007 dead. It is obsolete, because the last time I visited that unit, I found two engineers who were due to retire. I do not know what has happened now because their time of ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope the Minister is hearing this. In Rift Valley Province, Intex Company is stuck. In Meru and Ishiara, this company is stuck there. It is a Mhindi construction company. He talks with the Permanent Secretary and the other people. He gets their brothers employed, so that nobody harasses him. If you go to Ishiara now, many people from North Eastern Province are employed by that company. These are the relatives of the Permanent Secretary for Roads and Public Works. Therefore, do you think the PS will have the energy to talk to the contractor ... view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Are you trying to draw the attention of the Chair to the fact that there is no quorum? view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, you are right, we do not have a quorum. Ring the Division Bell! view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Order, hon. Members! We now have a quorum. Sit down and let us proceed with our business. Proceed, Mr. Kipchumba! view