22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Roads the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that Gatubia Bridge in Kieni East collapsed about a month ago, cutting off communication between Warazo Jet and Kimahuri completely? (b) What urgent action is the Ministry taking to reconstruct the bridge?
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22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy that people of Warazo Jet and Kimahuri will enjoy Christmas. I mean, they will move around through this bridge as I have been assured by the Assistant Minister. But could he tell us what the community should do in the event that another bridge collapses?
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14 Dec 2010 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister of State for Defence: (a) whether he is aware that Mr. Samuel Munga Kariuki, who rescued two persons from drowning in Chinga Dam in Othaya Constituency, was not recruited during the recently concluded armed forces recruitment exercise despite an earlier commitment by the Central Provincial Commissioner to consider him; and, (b) whether he could consider recruiting him in the next recruitment exercise, in view of his demonstrated courage and determination.
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14 Dec 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me thank the Assistant Minister for that answer. This young man was not “alleged” to have saved two people. He actually did exactly that. When he saw some people drowning, he removed his clothes and jumped into the water, swam across 50 meters and came up with the first person. As if that was not enough, he went back into the dam and came out with another person. He would have gone back for the third time were it not that he got tired. This act should be commended and the young man should be ...
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14 Dec 2010 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. He did not answer my question. I asked him, will this young man be recruited if he qualifies? That is my question.
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14 Dec 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have another question. Thank you.
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25 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want the Minister to tell us which of the airstrips in Nyeri he is rehabilitating. There is Nyarimbo, Mweiga and Gakawa in Nanyuki. Which one of these is he rehabilitating or will he rehabilitate all of them?
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3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister for Education why the Government is not hiring Early Childhood Development Teachers (ECD) who are examined by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC).
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3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands to list the number of projects implemented by the Ministry in Kieni Constituency since 2008 indicating the cost of each.
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3 Nov 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me thank the Minister for coming up with this list, which contains various projects which are water-related. Lamuria got Kshs5 million; Gatarakwa, Kshs6 million; Treffos, Kshs4 million; Kaga, Kshs2 million; Mureru, Kshs3.7 million and Burguret, Kshs9 million. Could the Minister let this House know how these projects are actually identified? Could he also tell this House whether he has got a monitoring and evaluation team that makes sure that the work is being done according to the arrangement?
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