Maina Kamanda

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 491 to 496 of 496.

• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me a chance to say something about this very important Speech from His Excellency the President. I want to talk about the youth who form 72 per cent of our population. Hon. Members are misusing the youth for their own selfish gains including myself. That is a fact. One or two hon. Members in this House who are not below the age of 30 are inciting the youth so that at the end of the day chaos erupt in this country. When you look around, some of these hon. Members will ... view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not mention any hon. Member's name. However, the former Minister knows them. He is in the right position to know the people he is grooming. He is leading a very corrupt group! view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not mentioned anybody. view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for cautioning me and allowing me to proceed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to comment about the achievements of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). It is true that some hon. Members may argue that this Government has not done anything but are we really sincere to ourselves given the fact that this 80 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 23 March, 2006 Government has done a lot through the CDF? I am of the opinion that the CDF should be increased. We need to amend the laws on how the CDF should be managed ... view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member has already "colonized" three women! view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: My Ministry will soon present a Sessional Paper before this House to tackle the issue of gender equality. We want all sectors of Government to address gender issues. We, as a Ministry, are consulting widely with other Government departments. This is because we have realised that issues of gender, particularly those affecting women, have experienced barriers because of bad customs and culture. When I attended the CSW meeting in New York early this month, Kenya was commended for the efforts it is putting in addressing gender issues. We were lauded because of the introduction of the free primary school education ... view