Luka Kipkorir Kigen

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 331 to 340 of 381.

• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have two schools in one locality. One is a secondary school and the other one is a primary school. The teachers in the primary school enjoy hardship allowance, but those in the secondary school do not. What informs this situation? view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Emuhaya District is one of the newly created districts. Whereas the Judiciary appreciates that Emuhaya District is vast and has a population of about 300,000 people, they will be considered together with other needy areas when funds are made available. Financial constraints on the development of courts do not allow the Judiciary to commence the planning of a court facility in Emuhaya District at the moment. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Question was very specific and I gave a very specific answer. The answer is that we will build a court facility in Emuhaya District Headquarters when funds become available. It is the desire of the Government, and my Ministry, to ensure that Kenyans access justice. The only way to do so, is by establishing courts in our districts. We are doing our best to ensure that in the coming financial year, we will avail funds in some of the new districts. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I promise my colleague that I will get in touch with him as soon as I know the reasons for the withdrawal of those services. As to when they will be reinstated, as soon as we get the funds. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg that he asks the question again for me to answer it. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are a number of factors. First, the distance of the existing courts from the new areas where we require to establish the court facilities. Secondly is the population of the region. The principle here is that we would like all Kenyans to access justice within a very short distance. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the appointment of judges of the High Court is done by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). It is true that in Western Province we have construction of court facilities going on now. For example, the construction of a law court in Mumias is ongoing. We are also building Busia High Court. We will also construct a High Court facility in Bungoma. It is only the JSC that can increase the number of judges in Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega and indeed, the entire country. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is, indeed, the desire of my Ministry and the Government to take services closer to wananchi by establishing the new districts. One of those services is provision of legal services. So, the desire of the Ministry is to ensure that every district headquarters has court facilities. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am unable to give the exact action that we will take. However, I will refer to the Judiciary to assess the concerns in the area and then get to my colleague later. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my duty to give the correct answer to this House. The issue of lack of court services in our country is a general problem. It may not be appropriate for me, at this point, to give an undertaking. I can only assure him that in the next financial year, we may consider Emuhaya District for allocation of funds to establish the court facilities. view