Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the right of every citizen to be given an opportunity and facilitated to vote. That is the right of not only police officers, but also that of other Kenyans who work, say, in foreign missions, who are not able to vote because one has to vote at a polling station he is registered. What is the Ministry doing to ensure that Kenyans who work abroad and others who are not able to physically move to the polling stations are enabled to vote, like other countries do? 1034 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 31, 2006 view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he is aware that Ntulili and Mweromuthanga primary schools in Tigania East Constituency neighbouring Isiolo District do not benefit from the school feeding programme and that their teachers do not receive hardship allowances from May 31, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1071 the Teachers' Service Commission (TSC); (b) why the Ministry discriminates against these schools given that the environment and geographical conditions prevailing in the area are similar to the conditions in Isiolo; and, (c) when the Ministry will stop these discriminatory practices and accord these schools the above and other benefits entitled to those ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister is misleading the House. This is because we know that discrimination is when you treat people who are in the same circumstances differently. The people in Buuri Location live in an arid areas which is in the same environment with Isiolo District. Why does the Ministry treat the children from Tigania who deserve food like any other children in Isiolo differently? That is discrimination! When will the Ministry change this agreement to include this arid zone in the school feeding programme? view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we bring Questions to this House because we feel that some policies that are undertaken by the Government are wrong, and we intend to influence them, so that it can correct itself. Now, when a Minister brings an answer which is not looking into the issues that we raise, we are left wondering. Mr. Speaker, Sir, deciding which regions are ASAL on the basis of districts only misses the point because there are pockets of poverty in even those districts that are not considered ASALs. What will the Ministry do to make sure that those arid areas ... view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member on the Floor is a very good friend of mine. However, is he in order to repeat the same things he said last time? When we were discussing the same issue, he said almost the same things verbatim. Is he in order? view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I would like to support the Supplementary Appropriation Bill. I would like to start by congratulating the new Minister for Finance. I also would like to laud the previous Minister for Finance, Mr. Mwiraria, for the wonderful job he did. I hope this House bears me witness that our Ministers have done a good job. When the NARC Government took over power, and I am sure my colleague, Mr. Billow, will bear me witness, they inherited empty coffers. The "granary" was empty. There were ... view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to continue with my contribution because I was building my case to prove to my good friend that we actually took over empty coffers. I wanted to explain this based on a subject that every hon. Member in this House knows. This is the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). When this Government took over, we could not afford to pay more than Kshs6 million per constituency. However, in 2004, we were able to 956 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 4, 2006 raise more revenue. This is why I congratulate Mr. Mwiraria for the work he did then ... view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to second this Motion. 972 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 4, 2006 Over and above the contents of this Motion, I also support strongly the sentiments expressed by His Excellency the Vice-President and Leader of Government Business, more especially on his appeal that we have got quite a number of Bills before us which we need to pass. I also support these sentiments, taking into account what was said by His Excellency the President during the State Opening of this House, that we are far behind because last year we passed fewer Bills than we ... view
• 2 May 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Finance:- (a) whether he is aware of a policy decision in May, 2004, that as part of its measures to revive the coffee sector, the Government would provide debt relief for coffee farmers as it had done for sugar farmers; (b) whether he is further aware that coffee farmers are concerned that this important policy decision has not been implemented; and, 808 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 2, 2006 (c) why there has been this undue delay in relieving the farmers of the heavy debt burden and in effect reviving the neglected coffee sector. view
• 2 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that it has taken the Government three years to do an audit to help the coffee sector. The NARC Government was in a hurry to help other sectors immediately it took over. Now that it seems to be moving so slowly, when is it going to write the cheque? Without a cheque being written to the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, the loans will never be written off. Could the Assistant Minister tell us when those cheques will be written and given to the Co-operative Bank of Kenya? view