GG Kariuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 541 to 550 of 601.

• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that--- view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think I was in a fixation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, in accordance with Standing Order No.101A this House orders that the Squatters Settlement Bill be referred to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. When the House adjourned last week, I had spoken for a few minutes, and I think I need a little more time to come to the conclusion of my presentation. Before we adjourned, I talked about the Government's lack of quick response in dealing with the company that is working on this project. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said how surprised we were when we found that this matter was fully known by the Ministry of State for Defence and that they had already appointed a marine engineer who was there when the ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am glad that you have noticed that we have a lot of problems back there. I think this is a matter the Clerk should have known with his team because this problem has been there for a long time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I was trying to say is that, Euro Marine, the company which is doing the construction of the vessel we are talking about, went through the international tender. They won the tender and started constructing the ship. As I said last week, and I explained very ably last week ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank hon. Members for supporting this Report because the Report is quite clear. The comments by hon. Members are very encouraging. Time has come when we should come out of that cocoon of fearing to be labelled corrupt. As Dr. Murungaru has said, time has come when we should go and investigate all the 18 projects which have been giving us a very bad image internationally. It is said in overseas that Kenya is seen as the most corrupt country because it is so democratic. People say what they want to say. ... view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- April 26, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1013 THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the fact finding visit to the Kingdom of Spain to inspect the Oceanographic Survey Vessel laid on the Table of the House on November 1, 2006. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this matter is very important for this nation, and particularly, this House. As contained in the Report, the Committee was established and mandated by Standing Order No.151 to oversee the Ministry of State for Defence, the Ministry ... view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: The Committee that visited Spain comprised of four Members of Parliament, that is, Maj. Madoka, Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry, and I. The committee was to inspect the controversy-ridden Oceanographic Survey Vessel that is under construction by Euro Marine Industries in Spain. The vessel is being constructed for Kenya. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the committee was also mandated to hold discussions with the relevant officials to understand their prospective---, and establish the situation as it is. Before we undertook those visits, we had discussions with Government officials and Ministers; mainly the Minister of State for Defence, the Permanent Secretary and other senior ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Minister for attempting to bring to this House what she thinks is important for political parties in this country. However, let us look back at the history of this country and also the history of political evolution internationally. I think we should not lose sight by trying to dramatise what happened some years ago where people were being arrested for merely proposing to form a political party. That was enough to put somebody in detention! The issue here is whether we are still in that situation or not. In ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I say so because this Bill does not address anything new. If I were to advise this House, this Bill ought to have come after serious consultations among members of political parties like we are doing with the constitutional review process. This is just a paper, but it is going to get into the hearts of Kenyans. If we do not look at this matter keenly, we are going to create dictatorships within political parties. What will happen if, say, Maj. Madoka today decided to walk away from KANU? Who are we to interfere with ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I formed KANU as a political party, I am not sure whether Maj. Madoka had finished his primary education. He should, therefore, listen to the words of wisdom. We are not here to play around with other people. view