George Thuo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have heard your sentiments and I beg to move. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to take this opportunity to thank all the Members who have contributed. They have made some very serious points and observations. I want to assure them that none of those observations shall be ignored. Your sentiments have been taken very seriously. The collective wisdom of this House is very clear for all and sundry to see. Therefore, I wish to state that, that is why we continue to have constant dialogue between the Executive and Parliament, so that both parties can benefit from this collective wisdom. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I wind up, I look forward to a very fruitful Session with very robust discussions, starting, of course, with the Constitution and moving on to all the matters that were enumerated in the President’s Speech, including some very business-friendly Bills that will be coming to this House. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to move. view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, the thanks of this House be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in His Excellency’s Presidential Address from the Chair, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 23rd February, 2010. view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President in his Address touched on very many issues that are pertinent to Kenya today. None could be more important than the process of constitution making which this House is about to embark on by playing its useful role as representatives of the people. We need to ensure that a journey that has taken more than 20 years comes to an end in a manner that is expected by the people of Kenya. view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, at this very early stage, I wish to personally commend the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution (PSC) who have not only shown a willingness to work late into the night, but have also demonstrated their patriotism by going across the party divide and coming together to ensure that Kenyans get a Constitution of their choice. I feel duty bound to also thank the Committee of Experts (CoE), even though I feel personally they could have done much better to reflect the will of the people in the draft Constitution. That is why I specifically feel ... view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in his Address, the President also touched on job creation. The Kazi kwa Vijana Programme was a very well intentioned programme that, in my estimate, failed to deliver on expectations for various reasons. We cannot throw the baby out with the bath water. Once again, there is an opportunity to salvage the situation. I urge both the Prime Minister’s office as well as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance to consider coming back and putting in practice the lessons that were learnt from the last attempt to help our youth. Currently our youth are ... view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Kenyans can see and feel that they are benefitting. But it is not enough to say that so much is being done. We need to do even more. To the person who does not have access to markets and to the person who does not have a motorable road to their place, the fact that “x”, “y” and “z” roads are being done is not good enough. He does not have the patience to wait. This infrastructure is life and death for many Kenyans. I would urge that more funds be allocated to ensure that this commendable job continues. Clearly, ... view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President also mentioned national cohesion. I must commend his Excellency the President as well as the Prime Minister for marking the second anniversary of the National Accord jointly in a church, at the All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi. It was a fitting way of--- Oh no! It was at the Holy Family Basilica; I am sorry. Maybe, it is because I meet them there more often than at the Holy Family Basilica. But whatever the case, they were in a church and I am not wrong on that score. I was not there, I must admit. view