Prof. George Saitoti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have not said that. I have broad issues to address here--- view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Well, thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me begin by acknowledging the fact that this particular Motion is extremely important in the sense that, indeed, security is very vital for us, as human beings, and more so, as Kenyans. I would like to assure the hon. Member that I have taken very seriously, whatever has been said here. It is important to tell hon. Members that I concede that since the time we brought down the post-election violence, we have begun to see a resurgence of cattle rustling. At that time of post- election violence, we did not have ... view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Do not worry about water. I will get better. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do not have Bazookas here, but these people bring them. It means that they mean business. But I want to assure this House that we will take action. When we faced the challenges of Mt. Elgon, we also moved very fast. I am very happy that hon. Kapondi did inform this House that there is enough security there. Had we not taken a very firm position, I can assure you that the situation would have been very bad there. I am very happy that hon. Kapondi says it. So, there are a number of things ... view
• 7 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my very great pleasure to second this Vote on the Ministry of Education. At the very outset, I would like to commend the Minister, Prof. Ongeri, his entire team in the Ministry of Education and the teachers for the very great contribution that they continue to make during a period of unprecedented expansion of education in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, education and development are very much intertwined. Indeed, it has been demonstrated all over the world that education is extremely important in terms of ensuring that a country develops. At the same time, education ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to make my contributions to this Motion. As hon. Members, we were elected by our constituents to represent them here and actually carry out a dual purpose. First of all, one purpose is to effectively represent the people that elected us in order to air their own concerns and difficulties that they have. We are here collectively to ensure that this House is able to explore ways in which the problems of the people can be addressed. This is why we spend quite a lot of time ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, indeed, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I shall not respond to that. There are a number of fundamental economic issues that we need to go and share with our own people who elected us here, to find a solution to this matter. There has been a Bill on the Constitution review. It is important for us, once again, to go to 2478 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 7, 2008 our people and discuss with them about it. We need to share with them our views and also understand their views. With those few remarks, I beg to support this ... view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is true that the two strategic AP Posts at Buluk and Ravid in Chalbi District have been closed down. (b) The reason for the closure of the two posts was understaffing. The strength of the personnel in the two posts fell below the required number and, therefore, keeping them in the posts was not sustainable. (c) Arrangements are being made to re-open the posts in September, 2008. Meanwhile, AP Posts at Dakana, Gale and North Horr District Officer's office are providing security in the region. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, the point of the matter is that there was very serious under-staffing. Some posts had as few as one or two officers, who could not do the work. For that reason, it had been arranged that, indeed, there would be a combined force of AP officers, Kenya Police officers and Kenya Wildlife Service rangers, who would partrol the general area. What I have said is clear. We will be rolling out a number of AP officers from the training college in the third week of this month. We will ensure that adequate security ... view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I promise to do that as soon as the security personnel, who are undergoing training, complete their course and graduate. They have almost 2348 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE August 6, 2008 completed the training. They will come out of the training colleges in the third week of this month. Adequate personnel will be sent to those posts then. view