Paul Muite

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister assure us that the bar will continue to be licensed to operate without the noise? view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: It is operated by a gentleman from Western Province, who is married to a lady from Japan. It is a very posh place. It is only the noise that needs to be reduced. view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also would like to support this Motion. If some of us were given the opportunity to rate the performance of the Ministries--- You know, somehow, the Government has got its own internal mechanisms of measuring the Ministries which are performing well. They do not ask some of us, who are the consumers. That is because we are interacting with these Ministries on behalf of our employers. Our employers, as you know, are our constituents. If I was to rate the Ministries, certainly, the Ministry of Energy is being run very well, almost as well as the ... view
• 14 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you know, Kenya has the second highest potential for geothermal power production. I think the only other country in the world that has a greater capacity than Kenya is New Zealand. I urge the Government to intensify---We are aware that they have been thinking of setting up wells to tap geothermal energy. That needs to be expedited. We need to put a premium on that, exploit it fully and move away slowly from using hydro. We are aware of the effects of green houses. It is true that coal is a pollutant if it ... view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, only last Saturday, I personally witnessed at Buruburu Police Station, eight kids aged between four and seven years being locked up with grown ups in the same cell. When I tried to intervene, the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD), Buruburu Police Station was extremely rude. When is the Ministry going to set up a board where members of the public can lodge complaints against the police for misconduct? These boards should be manned by civilians. When is the Ministry going to set up that sort of board? August 9, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3099 view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I would like to appeal to the hon. Member for Siakago, through you, to encourage the poor people in the countryside that he is so compassionate about and wants to protect, who buy the sticks, to spend their money either on themselves or on their families. The fact that they are poor is the more reason why the amendment should not carry the day. view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, was the Clause not amended by the Assistant Minister? view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: I thought the Assistant Minister moved an amendment. view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, we need to accept the policy of this Bill, which is to discourage smoking as much as possible. The policy is to make smoking as difficult as possible and, gently, push smokers to quit the habit. Once we accept that, that is the policy, then we shall stop arguing about the issue of where people should smoke. In fact, the only place where smoking should be permitted is in designated toilets, and not anywhere else! view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, very briefly, I would like to appeal to the Government that we have got very many statutes in our law books. However, when it comes to enforcement, our score-card is not very impressive. Let us begin to enforce the laws that we pass here. Let us begin with this Act which we have just enacted. Let the penalties and the enforcement mechanisms be applied in full so that our people can get the benefit of this legislation. view