John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1801 to 1810 of 2169.

• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I was going to ask is this: The hon. Professor’s age and mine is about the same and we went to school around the same time. He must have read a book in lower primary school called Tiko gi Rosa . That was in vernacular. When we went to upper primary it became very difficult for many of us to translate all that into English to the extent that if one was asked to explain what had happened to something he would say:” My head forgot.” Is it fair for children in lower primary to ... view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order. I think we are discussing a very serious issue. In formulating policy on language of instruction in our primary schools, it is important that the Ministry compares the best practices in the world. For example in Sweden, there is an official language of instruction, but in any school where there are at least five foreign students, the Government is obligated to get a teacher for those five. Why can we not look at other practices in the whole world and come up with--- view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Ministry not to look at the best practices in the world? view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance:- (a) whether he is aware that the violent upheavals in early 2008 have resulted in serious shortage of food and other essential commodities in the country with a consequent steep rise in prices; (b) what short-term measures the Ministry has put in place to mitigate the harsh consequences of the same on the ordinary Kenyans; and, (c) whether the Government has considered initiating restricted legislation to control the prices of essential commodities, including fuel. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the circumstances could we have a definite day? view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the KKV programme implemented by the Ministry of Roads caused very positive excitement amongst the youth in this country. But the Question we are now asking, which I am asking the assistant Minister before the House, is, why was it stopped and when is it likely to resume? view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in creating all regional development authorities in the Republic, the Government was motivated by a desire to spur development in these regions. As long as the regions are underfunded, this objective will never be met. What is the Ministry doing about the stalled headquarters of the Lake Basin Development Authority which this House recommended that the concept should be build, operate and transfer? What is being done? view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Question is about the prudent use of energy by the Ministry. But I have heard the feeble attempt by the Assistant Minister to say that the Ministry is impotent in advising tea factories on prudent use of energy. That is not the right way to go. What concrete steps is the Ministry taking to ensure that there is prudent use of energy? The Ministry should encourage tea factories to install hydro-electric generating plants and also harness sun power? view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Listening to the request for the Statement, clearly, this request is a set up and is meant to stop the Committee on Delegated Legislation from presenting its report. The subject of my friend’s Ministerial Statement is the subject that the Committees are dealing with. The issue at the moment is not the competence or otherwise of Justice Ringera. The issue is whether the proper procedure was followed. This Statement is, in my humble view, meant to circumvent the report of the Committee and should be disallowed. view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise on a point of order, in respect of this Gazette Notice. It contains all the sugar factories in Nyanza. Is it in order for the hon. Minister to sit down having concluded what he was supposed to say without touching on how this is going to affect the sugar industry in Nyanza Province that has completely been taken? view