Jimmy Angwenyi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1101 to 1110 of 1230.

• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I do not understand why this Minister wants to open pandora's box all over the country. We have a battle with the university lecturers. He now wants to open a pandora's box with all other constitutional offices including Parliament. Let us delete that Clause. view
• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, for once, I think the Minister is right. This money is going to be collected by the KRA and so it will be in the hands of the Government. If we do not create an avenue for it to reach the farmers, this money can be used for other purposes. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister confirm or deny that the list of people who are interviewed and shortlisted by the DEBs is "doctored" at the TSC before the letters of appointment are sent out to the teachers who have been recruited? view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, mine is to add my voice in support of this Bill. I would like also to suggest that the Minister should reduce the initial capital to some level which is affordable to the people who want to invest. We should borrow from what has happened in Bangladesh where Prof. Yunus started a microfinance enterprise with only US$500. Why can we not start with, for example, Kshs500,000 or even less for the rural areas? In the case of towns where there are financial institutions and already established microfinance institutions, we could increase ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you probably appreciate that the Minister is not clear on what he wants to do. Could he table before this House for discussion and approval, the procedures and systems going to be used in the disbursement of these funds before they are implemented? view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to say that professors are promoted without publishing? I know very well that one must have at least three publications before they can be promoted from a lecturer to a senior lecturer. view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to contribute to this very important Motion. From the onset, I would like to support the establishment of the Western University of Science and Technology in Kakamega. The Government is showing, yet again, that it wants to bring education to our people. It demonstrated this when it introduced the Free Primary Education Programme in the country. The Government is showing that it wants to create more opportunities for our youths to pursue higher education. I am aware that admission into our universities is limited due to lack of ... view
• 19 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to request that you call upon the Mover to reply because the contributors are now repeating themselves. We can confirm that by voting for the Motion. view
• 17 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, inordinate amounts of resources are plundered by local authorities under the Ministry of Local Government. The Chair saw what happened in Mombasa, Eldoret and now in Suneka, which is a small town. What measures is the Ministry taking to streamline procurement procedures in the local authorities so that it can protect public resources? view
• 17 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to tell us that the Ministry involves the stakeholders in re-zoning or planning an area, when they have created a slum where I live without consulting us? view