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• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: I also want to say that we need to use our money prudently. Last year, during the Budget, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance ordered all public officers to return vehicles which had a cc of 2.4 litres and above. The people demonized the Mercedes Benz. Soon after that, I went with the President to Arusha. One of the Passats remained there. The one which was just recently allocated to me by Bunge stopped right in the middle of the road in front of the GPO. Mr. Lesrima was telling me that his has also just stopped a ... view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: One other issue which is in the public domain, but it is beginning to sound very bad, is this: The Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC) must understand that they were interim and that their attempt to retain those jobs may send the wrong signals to Kenyans. It will look as if we are already planning to manipulate that process and Kenyans have died and others are still living in IDP camps. view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, lastly, I want to also echo my opinion on the issue of shuttle diplomacy. I have said - and I want to say without shame or fear of contradiction - that I do not wish to see a Kenyan tried in a foreign court. I do not think it is right. But the same Statute gives us a way out. The same Members of Parliament who said “do not be vague, say Hague” are now talking about a local mechanism. They are not talking about a local tribunal or a special court; they are talking about ... view
• 24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: I want to say without fear of contradiction that the person who has been charged with investigating corruption, Dr. PLO Lumumba, must investigate because at no time did we pass any Budget for somebody to go gallivanting around the Globe doing a wrong job which we can sort ourselves out here. He must! That is a case of corruption! They are using public funds inappropriately. The Presidential Jet is a presidential jet bought by taxpayers’ money. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to be corrected and I want to tell my hon. colleague that we cannot be talking about Libya ... view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am worried about the direction the Minister is taking. The issue of issuance of identity cards across the country is a big problem. People cannot get jobs. We now have people who have finished Form Four but cannot get identity cards. This is in the Constitution which supersedes anything the Minister may think. I have heard the Minister talking in funerals expressing his frustrations. Is he in order to come here and assume that it is okay to break the Constitution which he himself was out there singing “ bado ... view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: seconded. view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: ( Question proposed) view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion and also welcome Mr. Gitari to the Club of the 222 Members. I want to begin by saying that this recess is much needed. A lot has been going on. Generally, hon. Members are fatigued. More importantly, we have spent the last two or three months, coming in and out of this Parliament, without achieving much. This was a special session called to pass the Vetting of Judges Bill and the Judicial Service Bill. We should have done that and gone back to work for our people. This recess may ... view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have always spoken that language and my colleagues will bear me witness. The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs need to know that we have issues in this country. People are dying of hunger. He spent Kshs30 million which could have helped my people. Let us do this in the spirit of the National Reconciliation and Peace Accord. There is only one Government in this country. Having an action that connotes that there is a President Kibaki Government and a Raila Government in this country is not helping this country. I wish to conclude and ... view
• 16 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek your direction because it is my understanding, going by the rules of the House, that there is no Report from the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs before this House. The point of order by hon. A. Abdalla, with all due respect, is anticipating debate and telling this House things that it is not seized of. I seek your direction. view