All parliamentary appearances
Entries 201 to 210 of 225.
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2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution.
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1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair. I wish to thank you and this august House for giving me this opportunity to present both the Recurrent and Development Votes of my Ministry. As hon. Members are aware, my Ministry is essentially a service Ministry, whose main role is to advise, co-ordinate, support and guide the 175 local authorities throughout the Republic. The main objective of this support is to enable local authorities to enhance the delivery of services. This will be achieved through improving financial management, accountability and mechanism for citizens' participation ...
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1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly:
termini. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Building Section, the funds requested under that Head will be used 2480 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 1, 2006 to build markets and mini-markets in various parts of the country. Regarding the solid waste management, part of the funds requested under those Heads will be utilised to implement solid waste management projects in Mombasa and Nakuru, with the assistance of the French and Swedish Governments. Regarding fire disaster prevention, an amount of Kshs230 million has been allocated. Fire outbreaks and other disasters pose a very serious threat in this country. All the 175 local authorities are ...
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1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly:
On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to inform my brother, hon. Muturi, who was a Magistrate in Bungoma, that we did not forget Mbeere District. Another document which shows the Roads Maintenance Levy will be passed around and Mbeere is on that list.
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26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government did not delay in responding to the tragedy. The Government responded swiftly to that tragedy by mobilizing all available equipment and resources to help rescue those trapped. (b) No disciplinary action has been taken against Nairobi City Council engineers. However, we suspended three officers of Nairobi City Council - two planners and a building surveyor. Their matter is now in court. (c) The Nairobi City Council has put in place a number of measures to guard against recurrence of such tragedies. Some of the measures are as follows:- (i) The ...
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26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, no action was taken against the engineers because it was found out that the plan for the building was granted on conditioned approval. One of the conditions that the developer was required to comply with was to submit structural engineering details for approval by the City Council of Nairobi. That condition was not satisfied. So, there was already a condition and the engineers had done their bit. The plan was for alterations and not for additional floors.
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26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate and sympathise with the Questioner. But I must say that, that matter has now been resolved. The delays were due to the rivalry between the political side of the Nairobi City Council and the officers. That has been resolved and the delays are no longer there.
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26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure hon. Ogur that the Government has now taken steps to make sure that our ability to respond to emergencies is improved.
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26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Bw. Spika, hilo ni Swali lingine. Kama Mhe. Mwandawiro anataka kuuliza tuko na mipango gani ya kumaliza mitaa ya mabanda, hilo ni Swali tofauti. Swali hili lilikuwa kuhusu nyumba ambayo iliporomoka.
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26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope that we have removed all the bodies of the people who perished in that building.
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