Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3001 to 3010 of 3513.

• 1 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: I beg to move. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You realize the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance is having a problem explaining to Kenyans that we are not bold enough to take the steps that would reorganize this country for this new century. Is the Minister in order to keep going round this Question while knowing very well that this thing is not workable? He himself drives a car which is above 1,800cc but is just a Volkswagen. Could he just tell this country that this thing is not workable and we move on? view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to say that I subscribe to that doctrine only if it makes sense. I want to be on the side of the truth! view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me a chance to contribute and support the Vote of this Ministry. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I want to agree with a few contributions that have made by my colleagues. But, first, I want to say that it is my view that the Ministry is creating new districts so that services can be brought to the people. Why have they refused to issue guidelines for the headquarters? Why is this responsibility being referred to the people themselves, many of whom never even asked for the districts? Why is it becoming a problem for politicians? We thank the Ministry for bringing services closer to the people but they must take the responsibility of issuing guidelines so that ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance. I rise to oppose this Motion. I would like to begin by requesting the Mover of the Motion, my colleague hon. Wamalwa, to re-think. This is not a small matter. This is a matter that needs discussions. I do not think it is a matter that we can address using personal experiences of individuals. It is a good thing to indulge in people’s lives after work. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to support the amendment reluctantly, so that I can meet my colleagues halfway. However, I still believe that the country should go a different direction. I realise that my colleagues are young. They do not see retirement as something that is nearby. The reality is that it shall come, and the Government should invest is in the future of senior citizens. I have travelled around the country. Recently, I was in Cuba. My colleague, Mr. Kigen, will be surprised to hear that the average age in that country is 80 years. Everybody has something ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 for sitting here and I also want to thank Assistant Ministers for always being here. We will support you! view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I know they are paid but many others are also paid but they are never here. So, we want to thank you very much. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I only wanted to request his office that the matter which Kenyans are complaining about is the issue of recruitment to the National Youth Service (NYS). People are saying that it is biased and they should, kindly, correct it for us. view