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• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Government and collude with the police? Do not fear, let us make laws that bite. You will only die once and you will never die inside this Chamber. You will go somewhere, but you will have left a mark. Laws must be stringent. Last Sunday, I watched a girl on television who lost her arm in that accident that I have talked about. I saw hundreds of people sitting on wheel chairs having been maimed by unnecessary accidents that can be avoided. It is good to go to a public rally and say “policemen should stop disturbing drivers”. The kind ... view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am. It may look expedient to try to protect the current police structure, but unless the people of Kenya follow the law; unless we agree that we must reform the Police Force, it will keep deteriorating and will deteriorate to the extent that when you see those people being killed by criminals, you will be those people. You will be the one the criminals will be coming after. We have a responsibility and I want to support and plead with the Chair, please, open up this thing for another debate with your Committee and even ... view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was going to rise on a point of order to raise the same issue that was raised by my colleague Rachel. I do not think the Communication you have read to the House is clear. Are you declaring some amendments inadmissible or what? view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: If you are, you are not clear because you are saying: “Observe the requirements in Standing Order No.114.” However, I think a ruling of the House should be categorical. You should tell us these amendments are not admissible so that we are categorically sure. view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this “Wash” thing is very sweet in your mouth but I do not mind it anymore because it is beginning to be my name. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I rise to second the Motion. In the last few days, there has been a lot of noise in some quarters particularly from the media that Members of Parliament are hijacking the view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Fund. This is a Fund being established by the Government and none other than the President stood on the podium where you are sitting and said that he will have it run alongside the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) structure. When the President made that comment on the Floor of this House, the media never contradicted him. It has become fashionable that Members of Parliament must be bashed even when they mean well for the country. I thought I should point out that because it is a waste of time to go that direction. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, having said that, ... view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: This House must participate in dismantling the centralization of money in Nairobi. Somebody leaves Isiolo or Siaya just to come and carry magunia in Industrial Area because there is no investment on the ground. Many of us, as Members of Parliament, have tried even table banking but you cannot fund such things from your pocket all the time and yet the Government has money. view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I have on three successive years, last year included, tried to bring a Bill that regulates interest rates so that our people can afford or take affordable loans in order to start small-scale businesses but the cartels in the banking industry are too strong. Kenya is the only country--- view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you for protecting me, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was saying Kenya is the only nation under the sun where the economic growth is negative but banks make billions. What this Parliament is doing today is what Brazil has done that has made that country surpass Great Britain as a world economic power. What we are doing today is what India did to make it begin to compete with super powers like China. What we are doing today shall transform this country. It was canvassed in this House whether the amendments which you have just overruled--- If we were ... view