Henry Obwocha

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 171.

• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my local training of names tells me that "Kamunge" who used to be my lecturer in the university in the early 1970s came from Meru. If we use names to determine who does not understand--- view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is common knowledge that many Kenyans know many languages. I know many Merus who know Ekegusii. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we recruited ten people and I do not know what language they understand. To me, the names of the ten people appear to be for Merus. If there is information to the contrary, we can take up the matter. We are transparent and we can act. This is our position. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not understand what Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry alluded to. I do not know if he wants to start a war. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have already told Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry, and the House that the KIHBS which this House discussed, was much bigger. We spent Kshs615 million to try and get the poverty index. The list was long, and the Participatory Poverty Assessment is a son of the bigger survey. We thought that there were many sons in that area and wondered why we could 2382 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 26, 2006 not use them to conduct the survey. I assure Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry that currently, I am putting together a vision for this country up to the year 2030. So, I am ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will appreciate that we are addressing issues of corruption. If there were problems on the ground concerning the people who were carrying out interviews and if they were taking people's money, then I do not know about it. However, we can investigate that. With regard to the survey results, it is not only hon. Kagwima who is complaining about it, but also many other hon. Members. This is the first time it was done. I can assure this House that as we look for donor funds to repeat this exercise, not very soon, we are now ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if he is asking me to agree to be investigated, I will say "no". view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is why I said that we will investigate those people who were involved in corruption, if there were any. I assured the hon. Member that we will investigate the matter. Maybe, he did not hear me. I can assure you if that was the case on the ground, we will investigate it. view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the Vote of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. I would like to congratulate the Minister and his staff, first, on taking up the issue of Uchumi and, manner in which they have handled the issue. This is an issue that concerns very poor Kenyans including the employees. I would like to encourage the Minister to get the Uchumi Board of Directors and all the concerned parties to take that route, so that this issue is fully resolved. Secondly, we need to talk about the issue of regional integration. The bigger we are, ... view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 5 be amended- (a) in subclause (1)(d)- (i) by deleting the word "four" and substituting therefor the word "five"; (ii) by deleting the word "and" appearing in subparagraph (iii); (iii) by inserting a semi-colon and the word "and" at the end of subparagraph (iv); and (iv) by adding the following subparagraph- 2260 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 20, 2006 (v) the National Co-ordinating Agency for Population and Development. (b) in subclause (3)- (i) by deleting the word "or" appearing in paragraph (c); (ii) by inserting a semi-colon and the word "or" ... view