Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 881 to 890 of 895.

• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: to ask the Minister of State for Special Programmes:- (a) Is the Minister aware that residents of Buuri, Karama, Muthara and Antuanduru locations in Tigania North Division are on the verge of starvation and schools are about to close down due to the drought ravaging the area? (b) Is he further aware that the half-kilo of maize given to each family in the area once a month is not enough to meet the food needs of these people? (c) Why has the Ministry persistently refused to provide enough food to the residents of this area like other drought stricken areas ... view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) whether he is aware that Tigania Central Division is served by a manual telephone exchange; (b) whether he is further aware that Karama Market has no public telephone booth; and, (c) what urgent measures he is taking to install a Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) facility and a public telephone booth in Mikinduri Telephone Exchange Office and Karama Market, respectively. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the people of Karama are not asking the Assistant Minister to compete with small-scale enterprises. They need a public booth because of insecurity. When a crime occurs, they are unable to report because of lack of telephone services. Could the Assistant Minister explain why the market was "jumped" when they were installing the facilities in Kianjai and Kangeta? It is situated in the middle of Kianjai and Kangeta! view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, quite often, when Ministers and Assistant Ministers answer Questions here, they give time limits which they never meet. There are many Questions where Ministers commit themselves on the Floor of this House, but they do nothing! Could the Assistant Minister assure this House that the work will be done within 12 months? If not, I will stand up before this House and ask him about it! view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will try my best. First, I would like to laud the President for a very focused Speech. It is a fact that the economy has been 358 PARLIMENTARY DEBATES April 5, 2006 growing. However, we have to make sure that the poor people in this country benefit from the economic growth. That is the next step that this Government must take. If they fail to do that, we will have problems like India had during her economic boom. The poor, who were the majority, were not benefiting and so the Government of ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, according to the rules of this House, Mr. Raila is supposed to declare his interest in the matter before he can ask a question. April 4, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 281 view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Water and Irrigation the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that 32 residents of Ametho Sub-location of Tigania North Division, a drought ravaged area, have been charged for using water from Tigania Water Supply without paying? (b) Is he further aware that the Nyeri based Water Board is demanding Kshs4,000 from each of these residents in exchange for a commitment from the board to drop the charges? (c) Why is the Ministry persisting in perpetrating such a discriminatory and insensitive act on villagers who are ... view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister is totally misleading the House. Those residents have not used this water for irrigation. I have visited that area and it is a drought-stricken area. It has not rained there for the last two years! We held a baraza there with the DC and we agreed that since these people are not able to pay their annual subscription for the water supply, they should be allowed to use the water for the time being until they are able to raise the money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is the Ministry not practising discrimination when it ... view