John Mutinda Mutiso

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 21 to 30 of 107.

• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me rephrase my question. Could the Attorney-General tell us the measures he will take to ensure that where those cases have been concluded, are not in dispute and specific amounts have been declared by the courts, the servicemen who were seeking the orders will be paid? view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Attorney-General tell this House what mechanism the Government has initiated in view of the sensitivity of these cases and the manpower they are training to settle some of these cases, which are straightforward, outside courts? I believe that is also an option for the Government to undertake. view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to second this Motion. From the outset, I would like to congratulate Prof. Ojiambo for her sterling performance in bringing important Motions and Bills to this House. view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that at this tail-end of the Parliament, a senior hon. Member who is an Assistant Minister cannot understand the Standing Orders regarding which position of the House an hon. Member should contribute from. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to congratulate Prof. Ojiambo for a sterling performance in bringing important Motions and Bills to this House. I remember very well that she brought the Cotton Bill which was passed by this House. She has now brought a very important Motion which addresses an area which has been left out in the planning ... view
• 29 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) have been managed through very amorphous and ad hoc instruments by the Government. The Ministry of State for Special Programmes is designated from time-to-time to run affairs of ASALs. The Government actually addresses issues when it is convenient for that Ministry to tackle issues pertaining to a particular disaster or issue which has a national outcry or importance. We also have the Ministry of Regional Development Authorities which again fails in the management of affairs of ASALs. The Ministry of Regional Development Authorities, again, is the principal Ministry which manages ... view
• 23 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) how many District Education Officers were posted to Makueni District between January 2002 and July, 2007; (b) what has been the mean scores for both KCPE and KCSE in the District from 2002 to 2006; and, (c) what measures he is taking to stabilise education management in the district. view
• 21 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all let me compliment the Minister and his staff for the sterling performance that they have done in the last few years. I do hope that the good work will be continued at different levels. I have many points but let me just make one important point. It is good that the Minister for Finance is here. This country is experiencing a very interesting scenario, particularly in the drinking--- view
• 21 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Please remind him again! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, a litre of premium petrol in this country is costing about Kshs78. Besides you, there are two bottles of mineral water. One litre is going for almost Kshs120. I think this is a scandal. Late in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Kenya used to have tap water as clean drinking water. Something is amiss. That is why I am asking the Minister and his staff to re-look at that policy regarding taxing bottled mineral water. Most of the companies bottling water are doing it directly from the tap. I do not ... view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 7 be amended by inserting a new sub-clause 7(2)(f) to read as August 9, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3111 follows:- "A solatium compensatory contribution of Kshs500 million or 20 per cent of annual profit after tax whichever is higher payable by any licensed cigarette manufacturers or importers in the country." Mr. Chairman, Sir, this will be very important because the risks associated with tobacco and cigarette smoke are not determined. Therefore, when this framework is passed this grey-area will be much more transparent. We might end up having so many litigations as ... view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I think the hon. Member is not clear about the proposed sub-clause. We have already done away with the quantum; the Kshs500 million and 20 per cent. Now, we are leaving that to be determined by the Tobacco Control Board. So, there is no quantum of the amount determined. view