All parliamentary appearances
Entries 1561 to 1570 of 1647.
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29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
In our Parliamentary calender, today is the most important day when we have to look at the affairs of all these Ministries. Could you give us directions on this matter? Is it in order for the Government Whips to be continuously away from the House? In fact, they have become tourists! Is it proper, also, for this Parliament to continue spending money on those kinds of tours that impede the functioning of this House?
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29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to thank the 3146 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 29, 2008 Minister for Agriculture for the direction he is moving the Ministry. In life, the important thing is not where you are but what direction you are moving to. Having said that, I want to pick from where Mr. Bett left in terms of precautions. Cartagena Protocol Article 21 is very specific that we must do proper risk assessment before introducing any new products into the market. We are signatory to Cartagena Protocol and looking at Article 23 in itself, it ...
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28 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, during the construction of the Meru-Embu Road, all the town centres were spared by the Ministry when we were doing the new road. Could the Assistant Minister confirm to this House that they will not demolish those structures because these are lifetime investments for some people? It is very wrong for us to demolish those town centres just because of poor planning by the local authorities.
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources on the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya laid on the Table on Thursday, 23rd October, 2008. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON COUNTRYWIDE STUDENTS UNREST IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Agriculture the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister explain why he purported to appoint members to the Coffee Board of Kenya through Gazette Notice No.9190 of 3rd October, 2008, in contravention of Section 4(a) of the Coffee Act, 2001? (b) Could he degazette the appointments and confirm when the bona fide Board of Directors members will be appointed in accordance with the said legal provisions?
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Ministry that decides to ignore the law kabisa!
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to withdraw the word "kabisa" and replace it with the word "completely". This is a case where the Ministry has ignored the provisions of the Act to the extent of ignoring the Departmental Committee of this House!
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am prepared to wait until next week.
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
seconded.
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I, first of all, thank the Mover of this Motion because it is a very important one. I would also like to confess that, perhaps, among the sitting hon. Members, I am the only real victim of crime with two bullets on the left side of my chest.
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