Kariuki Mirugi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the answer given by the Minister. However, my concern is that this project has progressed slowly since October 2006, because of this delay caused by the Kenya Railways Corporation, because of that safety reserve. In the context of collective responsibility, why did the Kenya Government--- view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Minister for the answer that he has given. However, my concern is that this project has already taken more than six months before the Kenya Railways could give an approval on the safety reserve. My other concern is that once a contractor is delayed, the cost of the project starts going up, because he has employed professionals whom he is paying salaries, despite not doing any work. We do not want to see a similar situation as the one of the Mbagathi Road, where the Government is paying millions because of delayed construction ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this road is causing a lot of inconvenience to Nakuru Town constituents. Also, because it is a major highway, it is causing a lot of delays, hence, of course, affecting the economy. Could the Minister undertake, using his good office, to take up this matter urgently, so as to prevent the costs going up due to delays and also to assist the contractor to avoid the long bureaucratic process involved in Government, and approve the designs as soon as possible? It is of great concern! view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Health the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that water and electricity for the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital staff quarters was disconnected on 25th April, 2007? (b) Could the Minister ensure that these facilities are re-connected to ease the suffering of employees of the hospital? (c) What measures is the Minister taking to stop the recurrence of the problem? view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to appreciate the answer by the Assistant Minister. I would like him to clarify one point: These are staff who work for the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital. Before the Ministry embarks on having these individual meters put in the staff quarters, it should ensure that the water and electricity bills are taken care of. It has been a May 16, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1385 continuing trend for the last few months where the electricity and water supply is usually disconnected because of non-payment of bills by the hospital management. Is the Ministry doing anything ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister undertake to increase the allowances paid to the staff members because they have not had any salary increments for years? If the staff are going to start paying water and electricity bills, could this be reflected in the allowances that they get paid monthly because this is an additional cost to staff members who are already constrained by the low salaries that they get from this Government? view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Local Government:- (a) why the Municipal Council of Nakuru charges vendors the monthly single business permit fees by the 10th of each month while other small-scale traders across the town have until 30th of each month to pay; and, (b) whether he could allow the market vendors until the end of each month to pay the single business permit fees each in line with the duration given to others dealing in the same business. view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the written answer. I know that he is my friend but I am not satisfied with the answer. The Ministry has decided to play a game of semantics with this Question by refusing to appreciate the facts I have stated in this Question. It is a very sad day for the market vendors in Nakuru Town if the Ministry is going to continue to play a game of semantics with this Question. I have asked very clearly here why these market vendors are charged the fees by the ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has stated that market vendors are expected to pay Kshs20 daily. The Municipal Council of Nakuru decided that, instead of the vendors paying a daily fee, they pay a flat fee of Kshs300 every month. The council decided that if the vendors failed to pay that fee by 10th of each month, they would pay double the amount as a penalty. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, why did the municipal council decide to charge the market vendors, especially those who are within the central business district, Kshs300 to be paid by the 10th of ... view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want the Assistant Minister to clarify one point. We know that the incidents of violence that have rocked the country, starting with that in Mount Elgon District, are politically-motivated. However, up to now, we have not heard of any politician who has been arrested because of that violence. Could he tell this House whether they are going to pursue a shoot-to-kill type of mechanism, where they shoot the criminals - the little fish - and let the big fish get away, which means that this violence will not come to an end, unless the ... view