Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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Entries 3211 to 3220 of 3513.

• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to take this opportunity to register my appreciation for your leadership and being open minded to reforms. I think it is the greatest gift that Kenyans have had this year, if you look at the history of what we have gone through in the last eight or so months. We are happy to have you. I also want to thank the Committee, without bragging, that sat silently and came up with the necessary amendments to our Standing Orders. Lastly, I also want to appeal to the Executive to emulate what is happening in Parliament ... view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank this House for having passed the Fiscal Management Bill. We know that for many years - over a decade - this country has tried to, at least, audit the Budget-making process, in a timely manner before it is presented to Parliament. This is the greatest Christmas gift to this House. When we come back, it will be law, and the people's representatives will know when to stop corruption before it happens. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. There is no country on earth where the media is not regulated. If you want structured development, you cannot have a very vital industry like the media being so rogue. I want to thank this House for enhancing the rules. I can assure you that if you sat in your living room and flipped through the television channels, you will not sit for 30 minutes before seeing a nude picture in front of your own children. So, this is one area where the Government has to take charge since the Government has a ... view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill. It has been pending before this House for about four years. I want to congratulate Mr. Mbau for being so passionate about this Bill. The intentions of the Bill are good. I also want to congratulate the person who originally thought that this was a good idea, Mr. Oloo-Aringo, who tried fruitlessly to convince the Government this was a good move for the country. This Bill has been called many names such as "unconstitutional", "unwarranted" and so on, just because it irritated the Executive, and more so, the Ministry ... view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if I find out that there is a deal going on, all I need to do, as a Member of Parliament, is to walk into the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General and say, "Check this deal. Something is happening against the will of the people". The Office of the Controller and Auditor-General must not be looked at as something that comes about to clean up Parliament or a body which Parliamentary Committees just sanction to do an audit after theft has occurred. It can also be used to prevent thievery! In fact, in many ... view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, since Bureti is just across the border from Kasipul Kabondo where more pineapples are grown, of even better quality, could the Assistant Minister consider, as he gets a partner to invest in Bureti, to make sure that the size of the factory is big enough to accommodate pineapples from Kasipul Kabondo and those parts of Southern Nyanza which grow better quality of pineapples and the logistics to go with it? view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have been here all day. He has just come in. Maybe, he needs to be informed. I want to support the proposed names by the Committee. I understand the issues raised by Mr. Mungatana, but I want to say on record that I know P.L.O. Lumumba as a man of integrity. I think many Kenyans wish to see Mr. Lumumba in many of these Commissions. I think he is a man beyond reproach. I want to tell you that I do not like him very much, but I know that he performs. ... view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister needs to come and address this House on the issue that is being raised. These are cartels and we know in the last few months, the Treasury has single-handedly sold Government assets to people. Corner House has just gone to people Kenyans know. Kenyans are aware about their rights now! Could he tell us who bought Corner House at peanuts? view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support this Bill. I want to also thank the Minister responsible and her staff for taking the courage to bring back this Bill to Parliament. In the Ninth Parliament, this Bill was just about to make it. I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources, which was then led by Mr. Bett, for having looked at the offending clauses. We imagined that we had reached a consensus and now the product is something that this country should live with so that we can ... view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: They do not have that moral authority. In fact, in many issues they raise, they do not have that morality. I think they are preaching water and drinking wine. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this country's GDP has only 4 per cent of its total coming from agriculture. Yet, we keep on saying that we are an agricultural country. The biggest thing we know is that Kenya is an agricultural country. But agriculture comprises only 4 per cent of our GDP. Why? We have never embraced science. Those countries where people are fed have embraced science. I listened carefully when the ... view