22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as you have seen, a few minutes ago, I was the senior-most Member of the Government seated here. Now that Mrs. Mugo has arrived, I will hand over to her, but I was representing the Leader of Government Business.
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22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that physical infrastructure, including buildings at Chiakariga (Tharaka), and which belongs to the Kenya Water Institute (KEWI) are presently not being utilized. A land ownership problem has delayed crucial investment in the Institute. However, formalisation of ownership of the Institute is being processed by the Ministry of Lands to facilitate re- development and use. (b) My Ministry has already initiated measures towards making the institution operational through a ten-year Strategic Plan - 2008 to 2018. The Strategic Plan will implement short, medium and long-term programmes in capacity ...
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22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the dispute has already been resolved. We are now waiting for the title deed from the Ministry of Lands. We have also held several meetings with the community, Provincial Administration and the Kenya Water Institute to start preparing them not only for admission of students to the college, but also to educate them on the other benefits that will accrue from the facility being within that area.
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22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
BREAKDOWN OF POLICE RECRUITMENT NUMBERS SINCE 2005 October 22, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2885
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22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I want to congratulate the hon. Member for bringing this Motion. I rise to support it. This Motion should have come yesterday; it is long overdue. As I speak, the country has 210 constituencies and already we have 148 districts which are recognized by the Provincial Administration. One would wonder whether it is not discriminating against other Kenyans now that we have only 62 constituencies that are not districts. This is not an issue that should just be discussed here and no action is taken. This is because whenever we pass ...
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15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I do hereby table the list of all the CEOs and the Chairmen/Persons of all the Water Services Boards in Kenya.
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15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
(b) From the above list, it is very clear that regional balance was considered during the appointments.
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15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, did you hear what the hon. Member, Mr. Sirma, said? He is asking whether some communities cannot qualify and yet he is not telling us why they cannot qualify to be appointed!
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15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is asking me whether I am aware that there are some communities in this country who do not qualify to be CEOs of water companies and I am wondering whether there are any because all of them qualify.
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15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the list which I have tabled, the Rift Valley Province is represented by Eng. Mutai, who comes from the Rift Valley and Mr. Geoffrey Asanyo, who is a resident of Nakuru. That is the true position.
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