All parliamentary appearances
Entries 1361 to 1370 of 1647.
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: - THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources on Food Security and Maize Shortage in the country laid on the Table of the House on Thursday 30th April, 2009.
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in moving this Motion, I am fully conscious that tonight, over ten million Kenyans, including those living in this City, will sleep hungry. About 3.2 million people will not have dinner tonight. This includes another two million people in the rural areas, who are not covered under the Emergency Operation Programme (EMOP). Another three million people in urban and pre-urban areas including Kibera and other slums around this city, as well as 1.5 million school-going children whose parents are jobless, will also sleep hungry as a result of the maize scam. A total of 150,000 Internally ...
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13 May 2009 in National Assembly:
I will begin with the story of maize, so that hon. Members can walk with me at the same pace. As early as 2007 and as late as May, 2008, Kenya was food sufficient. We received, in the Committee, information to the effect that in 2007, despite our problems, farmers did us proud and we had 3.7 billion bags of maize. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, confirmed this position. But in February, when Members of this Committee were reviewing the effects of the post-election violence, we had 23 million
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12 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, from a report laid on the Table of this House, this Ministry confirmed that indeed Kshs3.4 billion had been stolen from farmers. Could the Assistant Minister tell us what steps he has taken to recover the Kshs3.4 billion?
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12 May 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am surprised that the Assistant Minister is misleading this House. That report was exhaustively discussed and adopted by this House. He should be up to date with what happens in the House.
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5 May 2009 in National Assembly:
) to ask the Minister for Labour:- (a) Why did M/S Console Base (agents of Kenya Ports Authority) sack the only lady employee, Ms. Lucy Wambui Maguru from the motor vehicle section and paid her only Kshs15,000 in lieu of notice after working for two years with the firm? (b) Could he order her reinstatement or payment of her terminal dues?
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5 May 2009 in National Assembly:
to ask the Minister for Labour the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Why M/s Console Base (agents of Kenya Ports Authority) sacked the only lady employee, Ms. Lucy Wambui Maguru from the motor vehicle section and paid her only Kshs15,000 in lieu of notice after working for two years with the firm? (b) Could he order her reinstatement or payment of her terminal dues?
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30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:-
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30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly:
THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources on Food Security and Maize shortage in the country laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 30th April, 2009.
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30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly:
to ask the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security the following Question by Private Notice. (a) If there has been any public inquiry into the conduct of the British Colonial Administration in Kenya during the 1950s emergency particularly on torture and human rights abuses to citizens of Kenya. (b) Whether the British Government has paid any compensation to victims or issued public apology for the atrocities.
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