Joseph Kipchumba Lagat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Minister to make a very important contribution without his officers being present in the House? Those officers are substantially required to take very important notes? view
• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to give my contribution to this very important Vote. First of all, I would like to congratulate this Ministry for having done a very good job in the last two years or so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think hon. Members will agree that out of all the Ministries, the Ministry of Energy has, probably, done the best work. If all Ministries did the same or even 50 per cent of what the Ministry of Energy has done, this country's economy would, probably, grow by more than ten per cent and not the six per cent ... view
• 8 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there should be substantial competition, so that other companies can access this product at the KPC, because right now there is monopoly in the importation of the LPG because only a few companies have the handling facilities for this product. If the KPC can handle it on behalf of everybody else, I can assure you that the same results will be achieved in terms of reduction in price, just as it was witnessed in western Kenya. When all the multinational companies operated in western Kenya, the prices of products were very high, but when the ... view
• 1 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also give my contribution to this very important Vote of the Ministry of Health. Many hon. Members in this House will agree with me that, for the last few years, we have been voting funds for the purchase of ambulances. At times, you wonder what criteria is used to distribute those ambulances to the various jurisdictions in this country. We cannot ask Parliament to be voting year in, year out, for the purchase of that very important tool of transport--- We come to the same House and complain every year. The Minister has ... view
• 24 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support this very important Vote for the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, unlike many hon. Members who have complained about their District Roads Committees (DRCs), mine works very well. Honestly, I do not have any problem with my engineer. He is a very good engineer and I hope that he stays there for a very long time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether we need the position of the Provincial Roads Engineer (PRE) any more. I wish the Government could realise that we no ... view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to support this very important Motion. About 10 per cent of Kenyans are actually disabled. I know that the Minister has given statistics, but we must appreciate that there are so many other cases which have not been reported. I wish that the respective Ministry could update its data, so that we know for certain how many Kenyans are disabled. In my own constituency, I have two primary schools dealing with such cases. One of them is dealing with hearing impairment, while the other one is dealing with physical disability. ... view
• 11 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to ask the Minister to set aside a certain amount of money for each constituency to assist those institutions. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this very important Motion, which is long overdue. In the same spirit that the Government is going to bring a Bill regarding the same issue, I think it is, therefore, in order for the Government to support this Motion so that the Bill can be enacted before this Session is over. I want to agree that this Motion cannot be withdrawn because the Government is known to delay issues for a long time. I, therefore, want to congratulate Mr. Weya by saying that this Motion has come up at a very ... view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to give my comments on this Bill. For several years, Kenyans have faced many frustrations because media houses have failed to carry out their duties. When people fail to do their job, then that calls upon other people to assist them. I, personally, did not wish that the media be assisted. However, I think the media is made up of people who do not want to do their job. The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs has put it very clearly, that if you are misreported, and you ask for an apology and they, ... view
• 28 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I also want to give my comments on the taxation proposals. June 28, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2139 Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to give my comment first on this IDF. This IDF reduction is really negligible; 2.75 to 2.25 is a very small figure. I wish the Minister, with the spirit he talked about, that he wants Kenyans to afford imported goods, he should just waive it completely. He should remove it all together. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to applaud the Minister for removing duty on medical equipment. ... view