Gideon Sitelu Konchella

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister should not put words in my mouth. I did not say that matatus are a nuisance. I said that they are becoming a nuisance in the sense that they block other road users. Other Kenyans have equal rights to use the roads just as the matatu operators. Everybody must obey the traffic rules. view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the Assistant Minister is joking! This is a very serious matter. Police officers are put under very high risk by this Government. It is high time we took security issues seriously. The officers are put in small Toyota and the money is carried by big tracks. The officers are like sitting ducks in the small Toyotas. Could the Assistant Minister, as a matter of security, order the officers to stop using those small Toyota cars? Any powerful or knowledgable criminal will put them down in a second. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Ministry ... view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Government use this money to order for Rapid Deployment Vehicles in which the officers can come out when shot at and defend themselves? As it is now, the officers are all sitting ducks and will all be killed anytime. view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government on the operations of Trans Mara County Council. Since the conclusion of the last General Elections, the County Council of Trans Mara has not been constituted as per the provisions of the Local Government Act, Cap.265, leading to non- delivery of services. I would like to know whether the Minister is aware that a company owned by South African nationals has not been remitting funds due to the Trans Mara County Council. That is ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister would be guided by the fact that the water table is going down. There is no grass for livestock--- November 12, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3421 view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister should know that the water table, particularly in semi-arid areas, is going down. Also, there is no grass for livestock because of planting of trees. Those who plant trees are the rich people and not the owners of the land, or ordinary Kenyans. Could the Assistant Minister come up with a policy which will ensure that trees are only planted in areas which are sustainable? They should be planted where the water table is high. The Ministry should discourage the planting of these trees in places where they will affect the environment, particularly ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to protect farmers who are rich knowing that the majority of Kenyans do not have the ability to plant those trees? I am asking him to bring up a law to prevent people from growing these trees because this cannot be regarded as their farm when it comes to environmental issues. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Could I--- November 12, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3433 view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since there are Kenyans who are waiting for that mechanism to claim their assets, as a matter of procedure, could the committee issue direction, so that Kenyans can apply for their funds to be released? There are widows, orphans and other people who are suffering and yet, their assets have been tied up in financial institutions. Maybe, the head of the family is not there. So, let us have that mechanism in place so that one can know where to forward the application for immediate solution. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while the Assistant Minister has admitted that they made a wrong decision, we would like to remind him that the people of Kenya are becoming poorer because of mismanagement of their resources. Coffee farmers have been uprooting the coffee plant. The least the Assistant Minister could do is to break the law. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Act was passed so that Parliament can scrutinise the qualifications of anybody who will be appointed so that we do not have cronies of politically- correct people messing up the economy of this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while ... view