19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologize for using his card, but I did not log in his card. The reason I seek your permission to use his logging in card is that when I adjourned the House this morning on your behalf, I left my card on the Speaker’s slot. Your staff must have taken it to your office without my---
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I now have my pin and I can use it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Procedure and House Rules Committee on Draft Standing Orders of the National Assembly, the Senate and the Joint Rules laid on the Table today, Wednesday 19th December, 2012.
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, given that this House adopted a biosafety policy and followed it by an enactment of a law – The Biosafety Act – could the Minister tell us why it has been found necessary to set up a task force before setting any sanctions against the persons who may be responsible for the reasons that made you to set up the task force? In other words, have you prosecuted any persons under the provisions specifically of Section 52 of the Biosafety Act to justify the setting up of the task force?
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be happy to do so. I said that this House adopted a biosafety policy way back in 2006 and followed it by the enactment of legislation that has provisions on how to address the issues for which you have set up the task force. What steps have you taken and have you charged any person under the Biosafety Act, specifically Section 52, before setting up a task force?
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Yesterday the Minister for Finance assured the House that we should be getting a Ministerial Statement on the disbursement of Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) funds this morning.
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am seeking something different.
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, the Minister for Finance undertook to issue the Statement on the disbursement of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) funds this morning. I do not see him making any sign.
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
It is fine, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister clearly said he has been working overnight together with the staff at the Ministry and he has prepared the papers. He is prepared to give this information to the House tomorrow. Could he circulate these figures sometime today, so that by the time he gives the Statement tomorrow, we could interrogate them?
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19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you can see, I am looking directly at the Attorney-General who is also looking at me. I am wondering whether he is ready to issue the Statement regarding the four Bills that were enacted by this House, but have, up to date, not been returned either as gazetted laws or with reasons they have not been made laws despite the clear provisions of Article 115 of the Constitution of Kenya.
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