Eng. Francis Nyamu Kagwima

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I also want, from April 12, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 603 the outset, to agree with the Minister in his reply to the request by Mr. M'Mukindia. I am happy that the Government has put in place a mechanism by which to determine the boundaries among the Meru communities. view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matter is very important. I also agree with Mr. M'Mukindia that the Ministerial Statement was not too long. I am happy that the Minister endeavoured to explain the matter at length. He is actually creating peace even by the announcements he has made here. In the evening, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and other radio stations will be airing this message to the people. So, it is important that the Minister has taken that long to explain what has happened, and what measures the Government has put in place to resolve the issue. view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will seek three clarifications. First, could the Minister assure this House that the existing boundaries of the sub-locations and locations will not be interfered with because doing so would disturb the pattern of living of the people in those areas? So, as the Government reviews the boundaries, it should leave the people to continue living the way they have been living. Secondly, we want the council of elders to stick to the mandate given to them by the area Members of Parliament. Unfortunately, the chairman - the senator, who is also a former Assistant Minister ... view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope that the Minister has captured my second clarification. We want the current chairman to step down, so that we can trust that council of elders. We want to have in place a neutral chairman, so that the council of elders can carry on with the mandate given to it. view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have one more clarification to seek. view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, the statement that the council of elders went to Karocho and interviewed eight people is not correct. I want to inform the Minister on this one and make a request. What happened was that eight people were called to Meru Town by the chairman called Mr. Muthamia, and he disregarded the people of Tharaka, who were sent to represent us. He said: "These are the people who know the boundary ". view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not debating it. I am only trying--- view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the council of elders be told to honour the people who have been elected to represent the various communities, instead of bringing on board others who do not have the knowledge or the mandate to represent these communities? view
• 21 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I would like, from the outset, to support the Presidential Speech which was well presented. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, talking about free primary education, I want very briefly to say that, we need quality education. I want to echo the sentiments expressed by my colleagues that we require more teachers so that the number of teachers distributed over the classes are adequate to ensure that they supervise the classroom work adequately. The present ratio of pupils per teacher in primary schools is 70. You cannot expect a teacher to ... view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker Sir, I also agree with hon. Members that the Minister has done a good job. However, I would like to appeal to him to ensure that this new law is properly utilised to ensure that the insurer remains liquid, so that it is applicable. We may say, "pay within 90 days", but if the companies are not liquid, we will just be trying to get milk from a rock. We should also ensure that people in this industry conform to the law we are passing today. view