Lewis Nguyai

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 71 to 80 of 793.

• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, according to research, if we increased the capacity to 200 bodies on the same premises, it will be able to cater for the present needs. The venue is not the issue, but its capacity and the functionality. It can be expanded in accordance with the needs of our population. view
• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the responsibility of the individual councils to ensure the safe disposal of bodies through the mortuary facilities throughout the country. We all know that this responsibility has not been taken care of very well. However, as we transcend to county governments, it will be given maximum attention throughout the country. Our long-term policy is to ensure that every single county government will be able to cater for the needs in terms of body disposal. view
• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House appointed a select Committee that addressed the issue of currency fluctuation in this country. I am sure the hon. Member can remember that very vividly. But, on a more serious note, now that we are in the Financial Year 2012/2013, the Council will be meeting within the next one week or two to ensure that these long-term measures are implemented. view
• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, the hon. Member is correct in stating that there is a huge number of police cases in the City Mortuary. By the time this Question came to us, there were 102 bodies brought by the police, 34 were private and there were still 20 cases of Sinai issue. There were a total of 156 bodies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we are able to ensure that the mortuary has a capacity of 200, you can see we can hold 156 bodies. The hon. Member is also correct in stating that there was a ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that someone has put up a temporary structure - that is a car wash facility - on the referred parcel of land. I have also established that the structure did not have the approval of the City Council of Nairobi. (b) It is true that the Minister for Lands, accompanied by officers of the City Council, visited the site on 1st July, 2011--- view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I must apologize. I had gone to pick a clarification and I offended, obviously, the House and gracious lady who had asked the Question. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the said parcel of land is on a road reserve buffer zone for Mombasa Road and the position has not changed. (c) The illegal structure has since been demolished and I have photos as evidence for the demolition. The City Council of Nairobi will not permit any car wash activity in the area. Besides this, since the stretch of land is a road reserve, it would be against ... view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me assure the hon. Member that we will not allow illegal activities on the said parcel of land. As such, we will enforce the demolition and take the legal action necessary to ensure that, that does not happen once again. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the law enforcement process is an elaborate one and so, budgetary provisions are there whether it is within the law enforcement department of the local authorities or within the security agencies. So, part of the law enforcement is obviously met by the taxpayer and recovery proceedings are considered thereafter. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are enforcing this in every single local authority, and so Ruiru and Juja are included. I will ensure that that happens in Ruiru and Juja. First, I would want the Member to furnish me with the details, so that I can then give the undertaking that I will visit the area. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of these parcels of land are not always allocated. Some are just encroached on and I believe this was a case of encroachment. So, we will enforce the law to ensure that there is no encroachment. I consulted with the Questioner and gave him the undertaking that we will ensure that the request that he is making to the Ministry of Roads has a sustainable method of ensuring that this does not happen in future. view