29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to correct the notion that the established service lanes do not work. You have seen in some countries…
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29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
I am supporting the amendment by the hon. Member that in future designs, if we are going to design roads… A very good example is the Thika Superhighway. It has the concept of service lanes. All over the world, you cannot avoid emergencies. Let me even have a case here in Kenya. I have seen a case where an ambulance has travelled very well; let us assume from Murang’a or Machakos only to arrive on Mombasa Road and find heavy traffic jam. It has taken two hours to come from the interior of Kitui and then it takes two hours ...
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29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose the second amendment, more so, on developing service lanes on rural roads. I think it is killing the spirit of this Motion. The spirit of this Motion is to assist emergencies in congested urban centres like Nairobi, Kisumu, Eldoret and Mombasa. How do you construct an emergency lane in a rural area, surely, where we have no traffic issues? This morning when I was coming to work, I saw an ambulance which was struggling so much to go through traffic. I have heard of cases where a number of patients ...
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29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I believe this is a House of rules and procedure. Is it in order for Hon. Baya to insinuate or misinform the House that he has a shortage of 7,000 teachers in his constituency? How many schools are in his constituency? Most counties in this country are the ones having a shortage of 6,000 or 7,000 teachers and not a constituency. Kindly, information given my Members should be accurate.
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29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to donate one minute to the Member for Kajiado, one minute to the Member for Trans Nzoia, one minute to the Member for Nakuru, Hon. Chelule and one minute to Hon. Gikaria, the Member for Nakuru Town.
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29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
Yes, starting with the Member for Kajiado.
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29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
With all due respect to the Chair, I will donate one minute to each of them.
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29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly:
Do not forget the Member for Kajiado.
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