Hon Fredrick Otieno Outa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with the spirit of the new Constitution, you have heard the Minister talking about the task force. He is mentioning the name of an individual who cannot defend himself. I want to inform the House that because this is something that mentions an individual who cannot defend himself, would the hon. Member be interested to have this Question referred to the departmental committee on health? view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, today we have a number of people who suffer from either Diabetes Type I or Diabetes Type II in Kenya. This has really been a major concern to many Kenyans who have acquired this disease through their lifestyle and they cannot afford to pay for it. Is the Assistant Minister aware that most of the kits used to treat these patients attract Value Added Tax (VAT)? What will the Ministry do so that the kits can be categorized as non-pharmaceutical products? view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to try to avoid the question? The hon. Members have asked her to give us the timeline. She cannot just avoid that question when the people of Mombasa need water. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I listen to the Minister, could he confirm to this House that his view on this Motion is the Government position? view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. You have heard the Minister say that they are doing procurement. I wish he could have gone to the KNH and seen the desperate Kenyans who are waiting for over 30 days to be attended to. The Minister knows for sure that they have money to get the radiotherapy machine as soon as they could but they have decided to pro-long the procurement procedures so that many Kenyans die. Could the Minister tell this House when he will do the procurement so that Kenyans can access this needful treatment? view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to avoid answering the question? We are not talking about the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) as it is today. We are asking him when he will start providing radiotherapy services at Kenyatta. Why should he avoid answering the question? view
• 21 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You can hear hon. Members consulting very loudly. We cannot hear the Assistant Minister giving his answer. You can also see people moving around, I do not know what exactly is interesting hon. Members today. view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Why has the Government not enforced the implementation of the Interconnection rates recommended by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) that was to take effect from July 1, 2010? (b) What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that the recommendation by the CCK is enforced? view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the greatest blessings that this country has ever received was in this small garget called the mobile telephone. If you go to our villages today, you will find that most of our people in there have the garget. However, it has become a curse to many poor people in this country. You heard the Minister saying that as from 1st July, 2010, Determination No.2 of 2010 was meant to be effective. However, if you go through the answer that the Minister has given, you will see that he has gone through this issue in stages. I would ... view
• 19 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Minister tell the House--- At this juncture the rates are being lowered yet when we want to connect from Safaricom to Zain, you will find that the poor man cannot afford it because the interconnection rates are very high, and the other operator does not benefit from the interconnection rates. If the interconnection rates are not lowered to the level the Minister has indicated of 0.99 cents not many Kenyans will afford them. view