Gitobu Imanyara

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5181 to 5190 of 6851.

• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member reading a speech or replying to a Question? I think you have given many rulings here that when they are answering Questions they should not be reading speeches! view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to rise on a point of order on a matter that you have disposed of? view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the number of incidents in which Kenyans abroad are mistreated is increasing day by day whether in Sudan, Southern Sudan or Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia where young Kenyan girls are molested and thrown of storey buildings. This is a reflection of lack of policy on the part of the Ministry. What coherent policy does the Ministry have to respond to such cases as other countries do, for example, Israel and Libya do whenever their nationals are attacked or mistreated in other countries? What specific policy guidelines do you have at the Ministry to respond to such ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I did not ask about Kenyans who travel out of the country but when Kenyans are mistreated in foreign lands. What policy does the Ministry have for retaliating or responding? view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, given the very strict timelines set out in the Constitutional of Kenya Review Act, is the Assistant Minister satisfied that the referendum can be held on time, given that as we speak today, the voter registration exercise that ought to have started by now, has not started due to lack of funds? We continue to promise that we will release the money, but we are not releasing it on the due dates! Is he satisfied that we can comply with the timelines as set out in the Act and hold the referendum in July as envisaged? view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The matter of the referendum is not a matter that falls within one Government Ministry. It is a matter that was legislated by this House and time lines set out in the Act of Parliament that we passed. So, no Minister should say that they cannot tell whether or not we shall have a referendum. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to tell the House that he is not in a position to tell us whether a referendum will take place or not when he knows it is due ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of Order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Your attention has been drawn specifically to Standing Order No. 46. The only circumstances in which a Minister may fail to answer a Question is if he has leave of the Speaker; if he has no such leave, then you must look at Standing Order 96 and you find that it is gross disorder for a Minister to refuse to answer a legitimate question. So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, would you have this Minister declared out of Order? view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, listening to the Prime Minister talking about corruption, I was reminded of the statement he made when he addressed the nation on radio and television, taking measures to arrest corruption. I am referring to the decision the PM took some few weeks ago to suspend two of his colleagues from the Cabinet for three months pending investigations. In doing this, I believe that he was relying on the functions of the Prime Minister that are set out in the Presidential Circular that was made available to all of us. That Circular makes him accountable to Parliament on ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will not go as far as using the words to describe the Assistant Minister such as those used by my friend. I will probably reserve those words for “the flag carrying Minister” rather than the Assistant Minister. But it is common knowledge that these small arms that are being used to kill Kenyans thrive and feed on ammunition, particularly bullets manufactured in Kenya, at a Government controlled military barracks. What specific measures has the Ministry taken to ensure that those who are responsible for stealing and selling bullets that are being used by these so- ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On appoint of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My question is with regard to what the Assistant Minister is doing at the factory in terms of audit of the arms and bullets that get out of there because those are the bullets that Munir uses. There is no point arresting Mr. Munir when we have the officers who are manufacturing bullets and distributing them in office. view