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Entries 181 to 188 of 188.

  • 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: As far as the President’s Address is concerned, let me start by saying that it was outstanding, in my own view. It was an Address that set the agenda for this nation. It was an Address that set the goal. It was also an Address that charted the way for all of us to get there. I know some of the issues still need to be deliberated on, planned and worked upon; it gave a very good indication that the people of this country will move to another level in terms of development. view
  • 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will just touch on one or two issues. Number one is the youth and women funds, which His Excellency the President listed and urged that they be modeled along the path of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). Where I come from in Kajiado, a lot of women have been asking how they can access the women fund; also, a lot of young people have been asking how to access the youth fund. I think that there has been bureaucracy that has been impeding them from doing so. We should think carefully on where some of this ... view
  • 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will just touch on one or two issues. Number one is the youth and women funds, which His Excellency the President listed and urged that they be modeled along the path of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). Where I come from in Kajiado, a lot of women have been asking how they can access the women fund; also, a lot of young people have been asking how to access the youth fund. I think that there has been bureaucracy that has been impeding them from doing so. We should think carefully on where some of this ... view
  • 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Abolishing maternity fees is a very welcome idea but I think it is good to remember, as some of my colleagues here have said, that some of us are pastoralists and come from very remote places that do not even have maternity facilities to start with. So, we are wondering. Maybe, the first thing would be to build maternity wings. view
  • 17 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Abolishing maternity fees is a very welcome idea but I think it is good to remember, as some of my colleagues here have said, that some of us are pastoralists and come from very remote places that do not even have maternity facilities to start with. So, we are wondering. Maybe, the first thing would be to build maternity wings. view
  • 2 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this opportunity to also support this Bill. As my colleagues have rightly put it, the Provincial Administration works in a very supportive way, especially at the grassroots view
  • 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister should look for alternative ways of explaining this because the answer that he gave to part “a” of the Question--- view
  • 4 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, how is he communicating to the voters in Kibiku, for instance, that the machine has been moved to another polling center for them to come back and register? A number of them went there and there was no information that the BVR machine had been moved to another location. Therefore, they felt like they were disenfranchised and were not given their democratic right to register and vote. view

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