Henry Tiole Ndiema

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this threshold is being placed on the issue of the Constitution, but abuse of office alone can lead to the impeachment of a governor. Over- concentrating on the gross violation of the Constitution is not the direction that we should be going. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Petition. The nursing profession and, indeed, all workers in the health sector in the counties are facing challenges. This House has a duty and responsibility to address those challenges. This House will recall that I brought a Motion to give the health function a national approach. While health is a devolved function, the human resource element particularly in respect to professionals like doctors, clinical officers and nurses needs to retain some national outlook for the purpose of ensuring uniform training standards, transferability and effective implementation ... view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I thank Vihiga County Assembly for using this House. Secondly, taxes have to be paid. However, what seems to be coming out is that officers in county assemblies do not seem to know what their responsibilities The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I want to thank Sen. Obure for the response and the Ministry for being frank and giving a detailed report on what they have done since inception. They have given the details as requested. However, we can deduce from the report that KURA has not been fair in allocation of resources and roads. KURA is not alive to devolution. I want to seek the following clarifications. Why has KURA allocated a lot of resources and constructed roads mainly in Nairobi, as if Nairobi is the only urban centre? They have also constructed roads in a few ... view
• 29 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The effects of El Nino, if at all will be there, will be felt in the area of agriculture and the area of food production. How much has been allocated to agriculture especially in purchase of maize which is now going to waste in Trans Nzoia and other counties? Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have heard of situations like Turkana where the county government has spent a lot of money advertising in the press, full page and giving hotlines to Turkanas on what lines to ring in the event of El Nino . Is that what ... view
• 29 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Chairman, Sir. I will be very brief. The issues that have been raised here are very weighty and have a lot of implications, not only on Parliament, but also as a way of setting precedents for the county assemblies and the governors. Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to agree that we do not rush this matter. We need to consult widely and deeply and come up with the best interpretation that is in the interests of the people of Kenya because the sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya, instead of rushing and, later on, we ... view
• 28 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious issue. I seek to get clarification as to whether the Government is serious in the policy statements of providing health services to its people. This is because we are spending a lot of money sending patients to India to treat them. Just last weekend, we had to do a fundraising. We raised money to spend on cancer treatment in foreign countries when we have young people who can be trained as oncologists. We can even procure equipment because it makes no sense to go into mega projects when projects that serve and ... view
• 28 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank my senior, Sen. Haji, who is the Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations, for responding. I only want to seek certain clarifications. The young man, a First Year medicine student from Khalwengwe Village in Trans Nzoia, was in the university for only 40 days. There are certain issues I would like to be clarified. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also thank those citizens from Nandi County for finding it fit to petition the Senate. I encourage all citizens in all counties to follow this example. There are counties where mismanagement is occurring, resources are being misused and the public do not know where to seek assistance. Sometimes they blame the Senators individually and collectively for not doing much yet they have not brought the facts to the Senate. I encourage them to follow suit and have confidence in the Senate that can deliver. view
• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this important Bill, which seeks to set the counties on a proper footing, particularly legislative wise. The role of the county attorney is very important; there has been a vacuum in that we have county governments right now which have got no legal minds to advise them. County assemblies and the county executive require advice. No wonder for the few years that we have been having devolution, we have seen many situations where things have not been done in an accountable manner; that we can in all cases, defend ... view