Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this Vote and to congratulate, like those who have spoken before me, that particular Ministry because it is actually one of the newest Ministries. I must say that the people who have been there - the bureaucrats - including the Permanent Secretary, have done a big job in getting the Ministry on its feet. It is easy for us, sometimes, to criticize them, but not realizing how difficult it was for them to start. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I should also congratulate the Minister and ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute in support of the Budget that was read by the Minister for Finance. I would like to start by commending the Minister, as other hon. Members have done before me, for coming up with a Budget, which compared to many others before it, could be said to be more pro-poor than those others. In fact, I do believe that it is more pro-the disadvantaged regions than other Budgets before it. I am saying that aware of the criticisms you heard against the Budget, in view of what ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this very important Motion and to congratulate the Mover for bringing it. I would also like to support the amendment by Mr. Mbadi because the problem in this country has not just been post-election violence, but also the drought that has affected many parts of this country. In this regard, therefore, I think we also need to go beyond just talking about drought, ethnic violence and so on. This is because the problems facing our farmers have been there. Although they may not have been severe as ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am debating the Motion and it includes the amendment. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I already contributed to the amendment by saying that I support it because the issue of poverty, land problems and the food crisis that we have got, go beyond the ethnic clashes and the drought that we have experienced. I spoke about why we need to open up North Eastern Province and other parts of this country. However, I wanted to continue debating the rest of the Motion. I appreciate your intervention. view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support these two Reports. I was privileged to be able to support the Report for the previous two financial years. As some hon. Members have indicated, there are major similarities in the two Reports. One of the issues we have to consider, as we think of these Reports is, firstly, the composition of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). I know the Committee is doing a great deal of work that we are happy to see. However, if we have a Committee that is putting so many questions to ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It seems as if there is a great deal of interest in this debate. Am I in order to propose that we limit contributions to five minutes for each hon. Member? view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this Report. I would like to begin by congratulating hon. Ethuro and his team for a pretty good Report. It is very detailed. However, even that Committee can be questioned on a number of issues. The first one is on the speed at which we receive these reports. This Report is for the year 2001/2002, and we are being asked to comment about it now. Secondly, there are issues of recommendations that are softer than they should be. I think we can afford to be ... view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: How can we implement that change if the politicians and the civil servants we were fighting are in place as obstacles to change, because they know some of this change will also expose them? The question exists whether or not we should continue to have civil servants who are permanent and pensionable, even when they have nothing to show for it in terms of returns and productivity, and even when they have a record of corruption, or have been mentioned in certain issues, or when they have managed institutions where we see no change. There are important questions as to ... view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I did not speak about a bloated Cabinet. I think this matter is troubling the Prime Minister because he knows he contributed a great deal to the composition of a bloated Cabinet! It is guilt that is troubling him! But I am glad he mentioned that issue. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just spoke about the issue of corruption. I said that the three leaders promised that they would fight corruption and that they would have a lean and clean Cabinet. I am sure the Prime Minister knows that not all his appointees are completely clean. ... view