Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1172.

• 26 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, arising from what--- view
• 26 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I brought a Question to this House and the answer given to me, must at least satisfy some basic standards. This is a serious matter! I represent a certain constituency--- view
• 26 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am entitled to bring this Question to this House! You cannot call it parochial! It is--- view
• 26 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Budget Speech. I want to pick on only two issues which I think I have a serious problem with. The Minister properly spoke about promoting agricultural productivity and rural development for poverty reduction. That is a beautiful statement. It actually says: "That these reforms would be targeted towards encouraging value addition in agro-processing and making agriculture the catalyst for our economic transformation and prosperity." That is also a good statement. But, the taxation measures that he has proposed negate this preposition. He says that we ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister confirm that the NSE is actually a closed club of friends who agree only on one thing? That they protect their small interests in a liberalised economy? Kenyans are left at the mercy of some friends who keep on fleecing them by changing the figures up and down as they wish, to enrich themselves! view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. These are very important rules because we are seeking to establish the East African Community and the Assembly of the East African Community. We have had agonizing moments since the East African Court of Justice sent our nominees back home so that we can do it properly. It is sad that we did not elect them properly; it is sad that we had to go and wash our dirty linen in front of our neighbours, and it is sad that we are doing this when the East African Community is distressed that they cannot proceed ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: That is why it is important to look at these definitions. In fact, it is not even important for Kenyans to define a party, because it is already defined in the Constitution and our Standing Orders. But we are defining them here because the Treaty puts a lot of emphasis on the party, and that is why we are here. Now, look at the definition of the "party" on page 1, Article II of the draft. The "party" means a parliamentary political party. That is how it is defined. If you add "leader", the definition should be very straightforward. It ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: You do not need to have gone to a school of law or the university! Any Form 4 or Standard 7 student can tell you: "If this is the meaning of the party, then if you add "leader", it does not change much". view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: It is like we are creating something afresh! Why are we going into this big thing of now defining it as "Leader of Government Business"; "Leader of the Official Opposition"; "Any other party leader entitled to make nominations" and so on? Why are we saying so many things? Why do we not say as a Standard Three student who knows some English will say that if this is the meaning of a party--- They will, first of all, tell you that they do not know the meaning of a party. However, if you tell them what it means and then ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these gentlemen and ladies know the meaning of the word "party". They also know the meaning of, "a leader of a party", but they would rather define it differently to suit their present predicament. The present predicament is that they do not like the leader of the NARC Party. They do not have the confidence of the leader of the NARC Party. That is the only problem. So, you must define it in such a way that the leader of the NARC Party cannot be the one to say, "this is the nominee". But definitely, even if ... view