Kenneth Otiato Marende

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a notice of Motion to give--- view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: That is fine, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We will deal with it! view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, part of that road transverses my Emuhaya Constituency. Although the Assistant Minister has said that he is not aware that the road is impassable, it is a matter of fact that, that road is impassable when it rains. Could the Assistant Minister undertake to visit my constituency and that of Mr. Midiwo? If he finds that the road is impassable, then he should take immediate measures to have that road rehabilitated, so that it could become passable. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister explain to the House why the Ministry is unable to regularise the issuance of title deeds so that it becomes a matter of course instead of it being tied to the political developments in the country? It appears that we have a situation where by-elections seem to influence issuance of title deeds. view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. Beginning from the point where we are in respect to the matters raised by Dr. Kituyi, I beg to disagree. That interpretation, in my view, is wrong. Article 9 says that if there be any amendment then it will come into effect upon the Attorney-General gazetting that amendment. 1366 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 16, 2007 As the prevailing position is now, there is no amendment that is known to this House. That is merely speculative. Indeed, Mr. Muturi in supporting the position taken by ... view
• 16 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in my interpretation, the function of ratification is exclusively that of Parliament. Under Article 152 it is provided expressly that the Treaty shall be ratified by the partner state. A State as constituted in law comprises of the Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary. The organ that is representative of the views of Kenyans in this context would be Parliament. It is Parliament which incorporates and captures the views of Kenyans and therefore, the State of Kenya speaks through Parliament. Indeed we have a precedent. In Tanzania, ratification had to be debated and deliberated by the ... view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Planning and National Development:- (a) whether he could explain why, for the past five years, Kenya has been ranked among the leading countries globally where income distribution is so disproportionate that the disparity between the low and high income earners is too enormous and, therefore, income distribution, alarmingly, unequal; and, (b) what urgent steps the Government is taking to address that situation. view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for that long exposition on the Government's intentions to bring about equality and equity as much as possible. However, the answer by the Minister is largely lip-service to a very grave situation. As we speak, 10 per cent of the Kenyan population live in opulence; 33 per cent barely eke out a living while 57 per cent live below the poverty line and in squalid conditions. Could the Minister come up with tangible answers to questions such as: When will this Government give land to the landless? When will this ... view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the answers given by the Minister, obviously, are 744 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 18, 2007 unsatisfactory. He wants to lay blame on the previous regime, yet this Government has now been in power for four years and a half. Surely, this Government must wake up and substantively address the plight of Kenyans. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Minister say whether or not, in fact, they will provide answers to the prevailing situation? They are in the Government and it is their duty; they are under compulsion to stop Kenyans from suffering? The inequalities that are there ... view