Lewis Nguyai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with all due respect when an hon. Member says that all projects have failed, I think it would be important for him to substantiate and apologize, because there have been quite a number of successful projects. view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: I will also give some that have been successful. I will give one example like Muthurwa. We have Kimumu in Rift Valley; there are many others. So, obviously, all projects have not failed. However, on a serious note, the Ministry has had its major challenges, and has embarked on managerial re-engineering to ensure that it is more efficient in supervising, controlling and managing projects. view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is necessary for us to repackage and retender the bus park taking into consideration the economic trends, such as inflation and price adjustments. The time taken will obviously spill over to the 2010/2011 Financial Year. However, I reassure the hon. Member that this will be one of the contracts with sufficient funds allocated within the 2010/2011 Financial Year. view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I wish to support the Member for Naivasha and thank him for taking the time to prepare this Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenya is on its knees. During the time of Independence, our enemies were ignorance, poverty and disease. As we look at the new constitution, we realize that with time, we have new enemies. One of the enemies is drugs and alcoholism. Generations have been wiped out. If you look at the youth across the country, you will ... view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: It is important that we have a minimum of at least, in my opinion, not less than Kshs2.5 million so that people do not risk or take the chance of enriching themselves by selling cheap adulterated alcohol at the expense of the lives of Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the age of the people who consume alcohol in this country, you will find we have youths as young as nine years old, who buy alcohol on the pretext that they are taking it to an older person. The requirement of proof of age has to ... view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this answer was provided to Parliament early this morning, and it was signed by the Minister; I apologize if she has not received it. But I do have a copy of the answer; I do not know if she would indulge me, so that I read through it and then she can continue to interrogate me? Is that okay? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is true that the Government allocated Kshs.50 million for the development of Kimumu Hawkers Market in the Financial Year 2008/2009, but the amount was withdrawn ... view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the adverts that appeared in the newspapers depended on the information provided by particular constituencies. The constituency which the hon. Member comes from, including mine--- view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the information that I have is that the funds that were allocated for Kimumu Market are on a two-and-a-half acre plot adjacent to the market. It is not on a particular plot where the original project was to be carried out. view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the majority of the tenders for the Economic Stimulus Package markets are in the final stage of evaluation. The majority of the tenders view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the funds that were reduced were those for major markets which had not been started. However, all funds under the ESP are intact and all projects due will be carried out. view