29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
First, with regard to the question raised by hon. Konchella, indeed, he did give me an opinion Ja nuary 29, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES
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29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
So, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had reached the name of Nigel Pavet, James Robertson, John Konchella and the Town Clerk of Mara Town Council. Those are the board members of that Mara Conservancy.
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29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
That, be as it may, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point that is clear is that the County Council of Mara was not able to be constituted earlier because, if we recollect, we had only eight councillors who were elected in the actual General Elections. Then, there were chaos in that constituency. In those chaos, a lot of ballot papers and other things were messed up. There was no clear election for the others. Therefore, we could not have constituted a council of 22 councillors using only eight councillors, when the bulk of the councillors had not been elected because of ...
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29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second.
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29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second.
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16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill and commend all those who have participated in enabling it to come before this House in this format. I think this is a very innovative process because under normal circumstances, the current Constitution that we have would have called for the appointment of a tribunal to look at the conduct of the various commissioners. But it is quite clear that we are reaching a new realm of legislation because it is also apparent that in matters where a tribunal would be required, this would require the Executive to appoint it ...
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16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second.
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29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. Ojode has given a very legitimate and honest answer.
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29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
So, I beg the hon. Member to be patient until Tuesday, so that he can get the response.
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22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me once again apologise for not having been here when the Question was asked the first time. However, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, it is true that the Clerk and the Treasurer are the sole signatories of the council funds. This is because the Local Government Act, Cap.265, sections 129 and 130 mandate them to be signatories to the council funds. Secondly, they are the chief officers or executives and finance officers as mandated by the above mentioned sections. Part III of the Third Schedule provides that the Treasurer shall be the accountant, the ...
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