James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1751 to 1760 of 7781.

• 22 Mar 2016 in Senate: Just go on with your debate. view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of ECDE is so important and I am happy it has been brought to the Senate. ECDE is the foundation of education. This is the time when children are so impressionable that if they are not interested in education because the facilities are not good or that they are not getting good teaching, they lose interest in education for the rest of their lives. We appreciate those counties which have taken ECDE very seriously. My view is that since ECDE is important, that is where the child should commence being taught the values of nationalism, ... view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: There must be a mistake. view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: In my very considered opinion, the kindergarten or ECDEs classes are so important. Therefore, the basics of the Constitution and the importance of having a nation should be taught so that they grow appreciating what it is to be a citizen of a country as great as this one. view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this issue is of such paramount importance because it is completely bipartisan. It touches on everybody in all the 47 counties. I am happy to hear the Senate Majority Leader singling out Murang’a County which has several pages in Annex No.3 (a) showing how many people were affected and how much they were paid. However, I do not know what somebody who had a farm with his own dairy cows can do with Kshs10,000 as startup capital. To say the least, it is ridiculous. This matter is very important to us. Maybe subject to your guidance, it ... view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I humbly request that you grant us a little bit more time, say, two weeks. I am lucky in the sense that there are Annexes 3 and 3 (a), which has to do with only Murang’a. I do not know about the other places. I would like to do a little bit of verification from Murang’a office, so that I find out whether it tallies with truth on the ground. Since one week may be too short a time, I kindly request you to grant us even three weeks, if it is possible. One Member even ... view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: Order, Members! I will allow the points of order that you seek. Sen. Wetangula I have confirmed from the Speaker that he allowed you to raise that point of order under Standing Order 45(2)(a) and I have listened to you. However, I want to make one caution even as you raise the point of order. Sen. Wetangula at the beginning said that we have all seen from the newsflashes and newspapers. The Senate and Parliament does not ordinarily rely on newspaper reports. I caution Members to observe the limits. You have nothing to lay on the Table of the Senate ... view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: Order, Sen. Elachi! Order Members! All of us must show respect for each other. Sen. Elachi, two wrongs do not make a right. view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: I am not passing judgement. I am not saying that anybody is right or wrong. However, we must always remember that. view
• 10 Mar 2016 in Senate: In the statement made by Sen. Wetangula, he was not seeking any remedy. He was making a statement of fact. Whether or not he can stand with it under Standing Order No.94 is a different thing. Therefore, we are not going to protract this matter too much. view