Gideon Sitelu Konchella

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would also wish that your ruling be what my honourable colleague has said. Under the immigration law, usually the expatriates must have a work permit under which they should train Kenyans to take over. So, could the Assistant Minister also explain to the House why some had extensions for four years? In other words, for somebody to study for four years--- We believe that you can go to Utalii College for four years; surely, to work for four years under somebody, I think there was something wrong there! view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion but with some reservations. I will explain why. First, I want to congratulate the Minister for doing a good job. Rural electrification is a success in the country. It has gone almost everywhere in this country. I think Kenyans can only thank him for the job he is doing. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the concerns are particularly about the price of electricity. I believe out of this, with less independent power producers leaving the scene and more power coming out of the geothermal plants and green energy, we may be ... view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister to listen to me because this is crucial. I have a concern; the concern here is that as they drill these geothermal wells, a lot of dust gets out of the earth and goes through the air. When you look at the people living around Olkaria, a majority of children born are deformed. This is as a result of inhaling polluted air. I want to see some of these monies that we borrow go to the people in the form of provision of clean water and schools so that they can ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to support this Bill very strongly. Today, my constituency is one of the areas affected by the destruction of the environment. We have the only natural forest, but it is being destroyed daily and yet the court cannot punish anybody. All the charcoal that is taken to Nairobi and Kisumu is burned in my Constituency. The police have tried and I thank hon. Michuki for that concern. However, I think the punishment is not appropriate. I think Kshs1 million is okay. The jail sentence should have a minimum of three years and not two ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to commend Mr. Kimunya for being patriotic. This is what we expect Members of Parliament to be talking about from the heart. For me, corruption has always been something that hurts my soul. This is because the problem with Kenya today or the cause of corruption is poverty and theft. This is because the resources that are meant to go to the people for development--- I believe half of the resources of this country goes to waste because of corruption. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the greatest issues that I want ... view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe my time is not yet over. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was talking about the issue of vetting. Of course, the Board should be vetted but I also want the Kenya Anti- Corruption Advisory Board to be vetted. Why? If you look at the people who are members of that Board, you will find that some of them are from institutions and you do not known what they are doing. They could be perpetuating corruption in their institutions and then you give them the role of advising the Board and the Commission generally on the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions. ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister tell us how much money has been allocated to rehabilitate and clean up the wetlands? If not, what is she doing to ensure that there will be a future budget to ensure that, that programme is sustainable? view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek a clarification from the Prime Minister. There are thousands, if not millions, of uncollected ID cards in all registration offices in the districts, right up to the headquarters in Nairobi. Can he, as a matter of policy, ensure that all uncollected ID cards are taken to the district headquarters and destroyed, so that we can have peaceful elections in this country in the future? view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Another issue I wanted to seek clarification on is that of alien registration, which has been articulated by hon. Charles Kilonzo. What I wanted to say is that we should register aliens as much as we register our people. If we do not register them, since they must find a way of surviving, they will get national ID cards corruptly in order for them to get employed. So, we should register them as we register Kenyans. There are up to one million aliens who can access the national ID card. view