George Thuo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since this Session of the 10th Parliament commenced business on Tuesday 21st of March, a lot has been achieved. A number of Bills were introduced and are currently at various stages. This includes the Supplementary Appropriations Bill, the Arbitration Amendment Bill, Constitution Bill, the Statute (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill which we have just passed, the Mutual Legal view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 159 the following Membership of Select Committees be approved:- view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Standing Order 48, I would like to read Membership as amended. We have been working on the list view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have been working on the list of the Members of Select Committees but even as we came to the House we realized that, for instance, under Standing Orders, we needed to make amendments to accommodate the Speaker, the Clerk of the National Assembly as well as the Sergeant-at-Arms under the Catering Committee. Under the Standing Orders, the Library Committee is to be chaired by the Deputy Speaker, in this case Mr. Farah Maalim. view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the substance of this Motion will not be altered. As I will point out later, my colleague Mr. Jakoyo Midiwo and I have tried to create the best balance possible, keeping in mind the relative majorities of the various political parties in the House or numbers. We believe we have been true to that principle and the changes proposed will not affect it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Membership is as follows:- view
• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to seek a couple of clarifications. The Minister mentioned that she followed the law in naming the new CEO of SSMB, was this done through a competitive and open process? Which particular law was followed? Secondly, when it is said in the House, and this generally applies to all Ministries- -- If the Minister argues that she was not briefed yet we have five Government representatives in that Board including two from her office, how is a third party dealing with a parastatal able to know whether or not they have internal mechanisms of ... view
• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, before I finish I would like to let the hon. Member know that we have a timetable and today, I am not the Acting Leader of Government Business. I shall be in charge on Tuesday, next week. view
• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have the Thika Municipal Stadium which does not have the word “Nyayo” or “Kenyatta”. Could the Minister consider this stadium for that deal? They can even call it “Sprite” or “Fanta”. We do not care. We just need the money. view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to add to the request by Mr. Midiwo. As the Minister responds to the question as to how much it will cost to repudiate the contract with Coca Cola Company, let her tell us how much the Government has spent, not only on Nyayo Stadium but also on the Kenya Stadia Board in the last three years. I would also like to know what plans the Ministry is putting in place to ensure that they position Kenya as a sporting and training destination in the run up to the 2010 World Cup? view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: On the issue of Kenya Stadia Board, I would also like to know whether the State Corporations Act was adhered to in the recruitment of the new CEO of that Board. view