George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5681 to 5690 of 6196.

• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: That is terrible! We should stand in respect of the deceased. view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: I am dissenting, hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I am gratified by what has been said by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The mandate of the Senate is set out in Article 96 of the Constitution, particularly Sub-Article (1) and (2) which state:- “The Senate represents the counties, and serves to protect the interests of the counties and their governments.” view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we should question whether the minerals we mine oscillate somewhere in the air or they sit in the counties. That is a fundamental issue. Two, the Senate participates in the law-making function of Parliament by considering, debating and approving Bills concerning counties. I want also to refer the house to--- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: I am not a fan of the Senate and there are so many things they do which are not right. However, let us agree in principle that when we have a Bill touching on a matter relating to a county, in the manner we have the Mining Bill; in which we define how mineral resources or finances coming from there should be shared between the national Government and the county governments---This is a Bill touching directly or indirectly, if anybody chooses to look at it that way, on the county resources and finances. Indeed, minerals, as I have said, sit ... view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to reply. I wish hon. Keter, who was on our side up to yesterday--- I do not know what has become of him recently. You will see where I am coming from. view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the fact of the matter is that--- view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: He looks very bad on the side he has gone to recently. He was very good on the side he was. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the fact of the matter is that there is a misconception in Government and within this House, that national Government has some resources or money to give to the county governments. That is not so. This House is required by law to share resources between the county governments and the national Government. Indeed, I get amazed when people think that even the President has to visit somewhere in order for that place to develop. He has nothing to give anybody! It is upon this House to direct development. That is why I am saying that where we ... view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Those are the situations we are avoiding. I would request the Chair, if really that Bill is somewhere in Parliament, it should be sent to the Senate so that their voices can also be heard. Lastly, I was saying that we need to begin taking ourselves very seriously. I watch a programme on television and as I was saying--- view