17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand for a united country; I stand for a country that communicates with clear understanding. The issue of tribalism we are talking about in this country---
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17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
I am building my clarification.
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17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Let me reach there faster. By being taught in mother tongue---
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17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
The clarification I am seeking from the Chairman, which will be forwarded to the authorities that will deal with this issue is; what is being done by the Ministry to make sure that at least two languages spoken in this country; that is, Kiswahili and English, are taught in schools rather than teaching Kikamba here, Kikuyu there, Turkana there and so on? As we attend these gatherings, we have witnessed this.
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17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I just---
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17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to raise my concerns on this Amendment Bill in terms of its form and the way it has been structured. I do not think it will help the groups that it intends to help. Among these group are the youth, the women and the people with disabilities, but there is no structured form which gives directions on how those groups will benefit. This is the one thing that needs serious consideration is this. We have tycoons in this country who will go out to take advantage of the allocation that has been ...
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15 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to---
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15 Jul 2014 in Senate:
My apologies, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to seek a clarification from the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. There are two discriminative interest rates in this country. One applies to people who do not trade using the local currency. These people trade with hard currency like dollars among other currencies. The interest rate for the dollar in this country is between 10 per cent and 12 per cent. There is the more discriminative interest rate that is based on the local currency. This one ranges between 18 per cent and 24 per cent. Those who ...
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10 Jul 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not think the Chairperson has the inside information requested by hon. Senators. The only thing that she has, if she wants to be truthful to the House, is the report that was written on the issue that was sought by Sen. Murungi. Beyond that---
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