Gitobu Imanyara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. With due respect, the Assistant Minister took almost ten minutes to answer this Question when he was listing the air ambulances. Now he stands up and owns up that they do not have even a single one. Is it in order, really, for an Assistant Minister to stand up, look the hon. Members straight in the face and say what he is telling them is pure humbug? view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As he does so, he told this House that the chopper was donated by the German Government. But due to logistical problems, it could not be utilized for the purpose for which it was donated. Could the Assistant Minister also tell us the logistic problems that he encountered and why he did not refer them to the donor agencies so that they can be addressed? That way, the chopper could serve Kenyatta National Hospital? view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for acknowledging that, indeed, the concerns of this House regarding the so-called marauding criminals was brought to the attention of the Ministry concerned to take appropriate action. Is he satisfied that a warning letter is sufficient given that these people are known? It would have been better to require the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions, so that you are able to tell this House that, indeed, actual and concrete steps have been taken rather than blunt warnings by the District Commissioners (DCs) who may themselves be involved in this collusion. I say ... view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It may very well be true that there are some Members who do what the Minister has said, but is he in order to say that the majority of the Members of this House do that when we know that it is a tiny minority that conducts those funeral rituals? view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On a related issue, while I do support the objection that hon. Mungatana has raised, I wish to bring more reasons why this First Reading will breach the Constitution as framed today. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to begin, let us look at the language of Article 3 of the Constitution of Kenya and what it tells us to do as public servants view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: “3. (1) Every person has an obligation to respect, uphold and defend this view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Constitution.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, an attempt to amend the Constitution otherwise than in the manner in which it is provided for in the Constitution itself undermines and breaches this fundamental principle of our Constitution. I say this with tremendous respect to my Senior Counsel, the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, who has done a tremendous job shepherding this new Constitutional dispensation to the point at which we are. My main fear is that this Bill does breach Standing Order No. 47; it does breach the separation of powers doctrine; it does infringe on the right of ... view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that, as part of the corporate social responsibility of those two publishing houses, one of them donates large quantities of books that are distributed to schools. Could he tell us the criteria used to ensure that there is fairness in the distribution of those books and that all the schools are beneficiaries? It should not be a policy that favours schools that are connected to politically- correct individuals. view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister does not appear to have understood my question, which is: What is the criteria that you use to distribute those books to ensure that there is fairness to all schools in the country and that you do not distribute them to politically connected individuals or friends of the Minister? view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for that direction. Would you also consider giving the Ministers some indication on what form an answer should take because quite a number of them take it as their opportunity to give long statements and speeches from the Dispatch Box, contrary to the rules? So, could you be kind enough to extend some advice to the Front Bench, particularly the Ministry of--- No! I will not mention the name. view