Omingo Magara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I said is that a Minister of this Government insinuated that this side of the House did not do what it was supposed to do when it was in Government. I am imagining that to be primitive--- view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw the word "primitive". They are not doing the right thing, so to speak. This Government was elected on a platform of reforms, zero tolerance to corruption, secure environment and provision of employment. But the same, same "forest" remained intact, as it was. What, indeed, changed was the inhabitants of the forest. I sympathise with them, particularly the last hon. Member who spoke. They came in with a manifesto that was different from that of the NARC Government. Sometimes, compatibility of the same policies is a problem. So, what we are saying is that, ... view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry! But I cannot comprehend any other language to describe that archaic thinking. I am talking about misapplied resources. A road is built on paper. It is designed on paper, approved on paper, built on paper and paid for on paper! That is what I am saying. Those are actually donor funds or loans that we acquire. Then, our children will continue to pay the same loans. Yet, you want to negotiate at par with people who have used their Treasury money efficiently. If that is not primitivity, I do not know what ... view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: I am sorry. Let me give you another description. If you find, for instance, an african adult man, particularly of Kisii origin, taking money from one pocket and stuffing it in the other pocket and then runs away pretending to have stolen it, what do you call him? If he is not primitive, then he must be very uncivilised. That is what we are doing! We borrow in the interest of the nation and eat that money. Our children will pay those loans to extent that 70 per cent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be debts payments. view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw. But I am not addressing anybody. I am only trying to draw a parallel and giving an example of what primitivity is. But it is not within the House but in another context. I am only trying to explain how bad it is. But from now on, I will not use the word "primitivity". But that is how, unfortunately, we have become. Truly, at the level of the international fora, we have no stake. We cannot negotiate properly because our ground is financially shaky. As I move to conclude, let me comment on ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, the House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Government of Kenya accounts for the year 1999/2000, laid on the Table of the April 5, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 419 House on Thursday, 26th October, 2006. view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to contribute to the Presidential Speech. From the outset I want to appreciate the contents of the Speech. I want to plead with the House and the Committee that is reviewing the Standing Orders that this House actually formulated to make laws. If something is good, you say it is fine. When you overpraise something, it does not make sense any more. It is not morally upright, given the time we spend in this House, to make laws and to contribute to debate. It is sufficient to have ... view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, perhaps, I was a bit emotional. Let me say this: A Minister of Government stood here and said that since he joined the Government four years ago, his two divisions have been supplied with power. So, we are saying that even the Executive is actually misusing the powers of its office to lure hon. Members to that side so as to get March 28, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 181 development. That is why we are saying that Kenyans, including the South Mugirango people, are paying taxes and deserve services. They deserve to be supplied with electricity. ... view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I am saying is this: I come from South Mugirango. Nyatike is my home. I know that the poles are lying there four years down the line. There is no power supply and yet, a man you poached from here has already been given power supply. That is not right. It is unfair and unacceptable under the rules of natural justice. Another issue is that I got a road in Gucha - that is Item No.616 - Kamagambo-Nyasembe- Itago Road to be developed. The design for that road was done. But this Government, because ... view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: I am not through, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker! view