George Thuo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 31 to 40 of 247.

• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: But, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that we were able to mark this day and to re- dedicate ourselves, or themselves, at least, to the extent that they were together, to national healing and to the cohesion of this country. At the end of the day, we are all embarrassed by what happened in 2007 and early 2008. It is not something we wish to go back to; it is not something we are proud of and, therefore, we must make every effort to ensure that this does not befall this country again. The rest of us, it behooves us to ... view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to commend the President for touching on the issue of graft. Sadly, we have not been able to have one vision of where we want to go on graft. We say we want to fight it, but when it comes to the actual fight, we seem to be divided into political camps, yet graft knows no political camp! Graft is eating away into this society every single day and affects all levels of this country. It does not choose between the rich, the poor, ODM, PNU, male or female. We must come together; ... view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Let me also ask my colleagues that, as we consider tackling graft, one of the areas where we must get support must be in the Judiciary. One of the most amazing things about the Judiciary is that they have to go through cases where judges have to hand-write notes. It is an old and archaic system! People have moved on. Here in Parliament, we have the HANSARD. It makes life so much easier for all of us! You can imagine how much easier it can be for the courts if they had, for instance, the HANSARD. They would be able ... view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge this House, let us also put our money where our mouths are! Let us not talk about a system in the fight against graft or, indeed, improving judicial services without allocating the necessary resources. We, ourselves, have determined that we are going to expand at a cost of close to Kshs1 billion in Parliament. Clearly, for much less, we can give the Judiciary the ability to move along much faster, reduce inefficiencies, reduce long waiting times for lawyers which end up making the legal process so expensive that the bulk of Kenyans who ... view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to touch briefly on the issue of police reforms and to say that it is welcome. Police reforms, I hope, will take amongst other forms, the form of making them friendly, more interactive with society and a society that feels that the police are part of them and that volunteering information to them can only enhance our security. I also hope that it involves sensitizing the public to the fact that it is not possible to secure every Kenyan or to provide every Kenyan with a personal police officer; security must start with ... view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a lot I would like to say, but I can see that hon. Members are very anxious to contribute, or if not all, at least two behind me are very anxious to contribute to this Motion. view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: With those very few remarks, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move. I call upon my equal colleague, hon. Midiwo, to second me. view
• 24 Feb 2010 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 allocated for Private Members’ Motions. view
• 24 Feb 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.158, the following be appointed Members of the House Business Committee- 1. Hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, MP; 2. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, MP; 3. Hon. (Prof.) George Saitoti, MP; 4. Hon. Mutula Kilonzo, MP; 5. Hon. Beth Mugo, MP; 6. Hon. Martha Karua, MP; 7. Hon. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale, MP; 8. Hon. Adan Kenynan, MP; 9. Hon. Musikari Kombo, MP; 10. Hon. George Thuo, MP; 11. Hon. (Prof.) Peter Anyang’-Nyong’o, MP; 12. Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, MP; 13. Hon. (Dr.) Sally Kosgei, MP; 14. Hon. Henry ... view
• 24 Feb 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am pleased to retrospectively confirm that I am moving the Motion on behalf of Mr. Midiwo. view