George Thuo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 131 to 140 of 247.

• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg the indulgence of this House. I wonder whether I would be in order if I question this. I listened to the Ministerial Statement sought. It is requesting the Kenya Foreign Affairs Minister to explain why the President of the USA will not come to Kenya. Is that possible? Would it be within the knowledge of our Minister for Foreign Affairs as to why President Obama would chose not to come to Kenya, and as to whether or not it is due to corruption? Are we not being frivolous? I am ... view
• 21 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.48, I wish to move the Procedural Motion in an amended form by deleting the words, "and the Competition Bill (Bill No.3)”. I beg to move: - THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.111 (2), this House orders that the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill (Bill No.2) be read a second time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason for the amendment is that Members would be aware that historically, at about this point in time, we would be on recess. This recess would allow the Ministry for Finance and its technocrats some ... view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: On point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Would I be in order to not only associate myself with the remarks of Mr. Lekuton but to go further and ask that whatever date it comes back, we continue to observe the decorum of this House? It is not right that we use unparliamentary language; irrespective of our emotions. Being emotional does not address the issues. As the Question is being deferred, not only does the Assistant Minister need to bring the answers that are being sought, but the relevant hon. Members should have a chance to see them in advance, ... view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If I heard you correctly, you said that you will not accept a situation where Kenyans are branded as a whole. That view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I defend the right of my colleague to ask any question, towards the end, he seems to be interrogating the Minister responsible in Somalia. He has raised the issue for Somalia--- view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is--- view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, this House orders that the business appearing in today’s Order Paper be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No.38(1), being a Wednesday morning, a day allotted for Private Members’ Bills and Motions. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do that recognizing that, as a tradition, we have had uninterrupted debate on the Presidential Speech. I believe this will be the Third Session and, therefore, we will resume normal Private Members’ business next week on Wednesday. It is also true that Members have made very useful contributions. They have made very interesting remarks. They have made comments and contributions that are generally pointing to the fact that Members are serious about the welfare and the state of this economy. With those few remarks, I beg to move. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think it would be in order to stress that the President did send a message through the Vice- President and Minister for Home Affairs as well as through Prof. Saitoti, who were right at the funeral. So, it is not correct to say that he did not send a message of condolence. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to start by giving my condolences to those who were affected by these heinous crimes, not only in Karatina and Kirinyaga but countrywide. I wish to give a bit of background to remind this House what happened last year when we, leaders, accepted that it was possible for us to use chaos as a means towards an end, and that there have been very many victims in the past, in very many isolated incidents. These were victims of Mungiki or Taliban or whoever else you want to talk about. What is my ... view