28 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to start by complimenting the Committee on Delegated Legislation for its very comprehensive and objective Report. I stand to support the Motion for obvious reasons.
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28 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Article 94(4) is very clear that Parliament shall protect this Constitution and promote the democratic governance of this Republic. I wonder whether the Serem Commission factored in the mandates of Members of Parliament while determining the salary that is supposed to be paid to them. I am referring to the roles and responsibilities of Members of Parliament viz-a-viz commensurate remuneration. On this basis, I call upon the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) to ensure that we have a more vibrant Public Relations Department for this organisation. It is high time we demystified the image of this organisation because it seems that ...
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28 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thank you for protecting me.
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16 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek clarification. We have heard about what the Government has done about insecurity in western Kenya, and in particular Bungoma. I have heard about additional vehicles having been dispatched to Bungoma. I heard in this House that even additional security officers have been posted to Bungoma. Some officers have even been transferred. I am seeking to know what the Government has done about the insecurity in Teso South. My constituency is the most affected; in particular I want to know what the Government is doing about compensating victims because some of those people who ...
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8 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute. This is not my first time but for record purposes, I am a Member of Parliament for Teso South.
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8 May 2013 in National Assembly:
I would like to comment in support of the Bill. One, for obvious reasons, the object and purpose of this Bill is to divide the revenue between the National and County governments. I want to believe that the drafters of this Bill took into consideration a number of factors one amongst them being the functions of the National Government vis-a-vis the county governments. That takes me to my second observation. Hon. Members will agree with me that it is the first time that we are devolving resources. This is new and it is more of an experimental venture and my ...
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2 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. This is not my maiden speech, but I rise to support the Motion on insecurity.
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2 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Members, I would like to draw your attention to Chapter Four of the Constitution on the Bill of Rights, Articles 26(1) and 29 (c), (d).
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2 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Article 26(1) reads as follows:- âEvery person has a right to life.â
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2 May 2013 in National Assembly:
Article 29(c) reads as follows:-
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