Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1971 to 1980 of 3513.

• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Sir, thank you for recognizing that I am a face of Kenya. Let me join in making my contribution to the Presidential Address. I thought it was a good beginning; there are a few good things which the President said, and which I think if we implement, we will be a better country. He said that he would form a leaner Government and transform the Government because of the level of wastage in it. I want to agree that we in CORD - I am talking now as the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party - will work with Jubilee ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Sir, thank you for recognizing that I am a face of Kenya. Let me join in making my contribution to the Presidential Address. I thought it was a good beginning; there are a few good things which the President said, and which I think if we implement, we will be a better country. He said that he would form a leaner Government and transform the Government because of the level of wastage in it. I want to agree that we in CORD - I am talking now as the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party - will work with Jubilee ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: We will support only where doing so will be for the betterment of Kenya; where you will try to take the country to the wrong direction, we will disagree. view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: We will support only where doing so will be for the betterment of Kenya; where you will try to take the country to the wrong direction, we will disagree. view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: I want to say that there are a few things which the President said in which we need help. First is devolution. It is a key pillar of the new Constitution. I want to ask the President to immediately follow the court order that outlawed the County Commissioners, because they are, and will be, an impediment to the implementation of the Constitution. I want to plead with this House to see it that way. This is a creation of a few mandarins in the Office of the President who do not want change in this country. This House has a ... view
• 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: I want to say that there are a few things which the President said in which we need help. First is devolution. It is a key pillar of the new Constitution. I want to ask the President to immediately follow the court order that outlawed the County Commissioners, because they are, and will be, an impediment to the implementation of the Constitution. I want to plead with this House to see it that way. This is a creation of a few mandarins in the Office of the President who do not want change in this country. This House has a ... view
• 28 Mar 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Clerk, while I agree with my colleagues, hon. Olago, Eng. Gumbo and hon. Namwamba, it seems that all of us have the same concern. I found nothing in Standing Order No.3 that would stop you from following it and modifying it a little bit for the sake of good order. Assuming it takes two minutes to swear in each Member of this Assembly, it will take us 12 hours to do it. So, if you could follow the alphabetical order and take us in batches of five, you will assume the same thing even if you followed the Standing ... view
• 28 Mar 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Clerk, while I agree with my colleagues, hon. Olago, Eng. Gumbo and hon. Namwamba, it seems that all of us have the same concern. I found nothing in Standing Order No.3 that would stop you from following it and modifying it a little bit for the sake of good order. Assuming it takes two minutes to swear in each Member of this Assembly, it will take us 12 hours to do it. So, if you could follow the alphabetical order and take us in batches of five, you will assume the same thing even if you followed the Standing ... view
• 10 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the interest of time, I support. view