Henry Tiole Ndiema

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 726.

• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this very important Motion and thank Sen. Karaba for bringing it. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the planning of our roads is something that, we all have to agree, has not been done well for a long time. First of all, the road reserves are very small, leaving no room for expansion. The construction of roads also leaves a lot to be desired. Roads are done in a way that caters only for minimal traffic while we know that with the growth of the economy and the need, therefore, of transport, there is need for wider roads for use. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, in view of the narrowness of our roads, it has created a situation where we treat the symptoms by enacting laws in the Traffic Act, to penalize drivers for simple things like overtaking wrongly and overlapping. They carry very heavy penalties, yet these are innocent drivers who want to reach their destinations and perform the work of growing this economy. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the hon. Senator has targeted Nairobi, but I think that this is an issue that affects all municipalities and townships in this country. If you are to drive today from here to Eldoret, as you reach Nakuru, you will encounter bottlenecks of heavy traffic. As I go to Kitale County where I come from, I must reserve one or even more hours to cross the municipality of Eldoret. On a number of occasions, I have missed my flights from Eldoret to Nairobi, because of the traffic within Eldoret Town, yet all we needed was to expand the ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, if you reach Kitale Town, it is the same problem. The streets are congested and there is no parking. If you park wrongly, you will be penalized. As I speak now, there are innocent young men trying to earn a living through a business called boda boda. They have to use the road and park somewhere and wait for passengers. But there is no space, hence, they have engaged in a cat and mouse chase with the council askaris . There are people employed, in the name of askaris, trying to clear the roads, as if these ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, from Kitale to Eldoret, the road is very narrow. It was constructed in the colonial days. The tarmac has gradually reduced in size. Even when contractors are given contracts to repair the road, they never stick to the original width. Therefore, the roads have become narrow, leading to accidents. If you go to Kitale District Hospital, there is a ward popularly known as “the motor cycles’ ward,” where so many of our youth, whom we rely on, are hospitalized due to accidents, arising from narrow roads. Sometimes we blame the drivers or riders, but, really, it is ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we have also lost so many people because of poor planning and narrow roads. It is time that we put a stop to this. It is unfortunate that even as we are speaking today, new contracts are being given for construction. There is still no foresight. The narrow roads are still the same size. Even Class A, Class B and Class C roads are the same. We should plan roads to provide for overtaking. Other than the emergency lanes, there should be a special lane dedicated for motor cycles. Also, road reserves should be planned wide enough ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to plan our towns and centres. Let us not wait for them to become municipalities or cities, like Nairobi, so that we can start thinking of widening the roads. We should plan wide roads. If you look at Nairobi, I think that we must give credit to the colonial government, because they planned roads in a way that there was space, yet Nairobi was a small centre. In fact, they did not have vehicles and were using ox-carts, but the roads were wide enough. Today there are no good roads in our estates. If you ... view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand to second the amendment. The Constitution of Kenya defines who a citizen of Kenya is by birth, registration or naturalisation. Once you qualify for citizenship, this becomes a right which cannot be taken away even from a robber and murderer, among others. Who is a citizen of Kenya by birth? A citizen of Kenya is someone who is a citizen by virtue of the citizenship of the parents or grandparents depending on the current and the previous constitutions. The previous Constitution stated that one was a citizen of Kenya if in 1963 one of his ... view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you for the information. We know that registration goes on. But that registration does not define the citizenship. Foreigners are also registered and issued with Kenyan birth certificates. There is nothing wrong with the law. The registration we are looking for is where you determine citizenship right from the beginning. Birth certificates can be printed anywhere. There are fake ones and so forth. There is also the issue of the Department of Immigration and Registration of Persons which has been blamed for issuing passports to non-deserving citizens. I think we must place blame where it lies. Issuance of a ... view