John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1201 to 1210 of 2169.

• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: As I understand, the hon. Assistant Minister is claiming sub judice to stop him from giving answers to this Question, which I think is relevant to the farmers of Mumias. If it is the intention of the Assistant Minister to claim sub judice, is it in order for him to attempt to do so, without complying with the strict requirement of Standing Order No.80 by producing copies of pleading, and also proving to the House that the matter is actually active? view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, because this Question touches on Kenyans who may not be able to see or hear, I want to read out the Question. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Development:- (a) what the level of compliance is with relevant provisions of the Persons with Disabilities Act, Cap. 14, relating to exemption from Income Tax Section 12(3), reservations of 5 percent of all casual, emergency and contractual positions in public and private sector to the disabled (Section 13) and provision of sign language service in all newscasts and education programmes and all programmes covering national events (Section 39); and, (b) what action the Government is taking to ensure total compliance with the law so that the disabled are not marginalized any further. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am satisfied with part 1 of the answer dealing with the issue of exemption from Income Tax, because the initiative is to be taken by the disabled persons themselves; but I am dismayed at the reservation of employment because the wording of Section 13 of the Act is that: “The Ministry shall”, and that imposes a responsibility on the Ministry, which must be discharged. If some Ministries have as low as 0.02 percent of disabled employees, what action then is the Assistant Minister taking to ensure that, first of all, the Ministries themselves attain this 5 ... view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this relates to provision of sign language on newscasts broadcast by many stations in Kenya. Clearly, when you watch news in Kenya, not all broadcasting stations provide persons who can interpret the broadcast to viewers. In view of the actual wording of Section 39; that all television stations shall provide sign language inset or subtitles in all newscasts and programmes covering events of national significance, what action is the Ministry taking to ensure that television stations comply with that requirement fully? view
• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in terms of Standing Order No.207(3) I rise to present a Petition by KIKACO Welfare Association to the Government of the Republic of Kenya on irregular allocation of compulsorily acquired land to private developers by the Kisumu Municipal Council. view
• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Petition is signed by 100 Kenyans. The Petition from these citizens humbly draws the attention of the House to the following facts:- view
• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: 1. KIKACO Welfare Association is a registered society under the Societies Act and that society’s membership is drawn from three major locations in Kisumu Town East and Kisumu Town West Constituencies namely Kisumu East, Kajulu West, and Kolwa Central. view
• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: 2. This society was founded with the sole objective of ensuring the welfare of its members and it is non-political and non-partisan. view