Paul Muite

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 171 to 180 of 261.

• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister gave the criteria that the Government uses when it is creating new districts. But I did not hear him say whether the Government takes into account the financial implications. That is because, once a new district is created, the entire portfolio of the Ministries is reflected in terms of manpower, at the district level. There will be a district agricultural officer, district livestock officer and so on. How much does that cost? Is that a criteria that the Government takes into account? 686 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 18, 2007 view
• 17 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to inform the hon. J. Nyagah that those were not just promissory notes. They were irrevocable promissory notes. So, you cannot even revoke them. Once you negotiate them, even if there was fraud between the original payee and you negotiate them or discount them with a bank, there is an absolute liability in law for the Kenya Government to pay the irrevocable promissory notes. view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. What was happening in Meru Central and Tharaka is symptomatic of the potential for conflict with regard to district boundaries in the rest of the country. Could the Minister clarify why the Government cannot come up with a holistic approach? We have heard of Ministers talking about creating additional provinces. Why can the Government not come up with a proposal for creation of districts and their boundaries, as well as provinces, if it wants to create more, so that we can all look at it? This is the age of transparency. Why can it ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank hon. Members who have spoken in support of this Report. The Committee has listened and taken note of the concerns of hon. Members. Most of those concerns are very legitimate. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one thing that has been mentioned repeatedly is the case of Dr. Rotich. When you look at the structure of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) and the statute itself, the bodies allowed to nominate nominees to the KACAB are set out in the Act itself. That was in order to ensure that the Executive was not ... view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee held a meeting with the Advisory Board, including their Chairperson. They wanted to advertise and recruit another person to take the position of the deputy director in charge of finance. The Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, on behalf of this House, made it clear to the Board that, if they bring another name here, we shall not consider it. As far as this House is concerned, Dr. Rotich remains the person that this House approved! view
• 5 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: So, those little cobwebs have got to be removed. The Committee shares that concern. The position in the Constitution is that when the power to vet and approve is vested in this House by law or the Constitution, the role of the President becomes ceremonial and formal. He cannot refuse, any more than he can appoint, a person who has not been vetted and verified by this House. We do not want to continue seeing these debacles. When the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) appoints judges, the role of the President is formal and ceremonial. It is to witness the swearing ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not intend to engage the Chair. What the Chair says, obviously carries the day. Mr. Speaker, Sir, however, does the Assistant Minister accept that even as we talk about increasing constituencies and altering their boundaries, there is a crying need to harmonise the boundaries of the districts, including the ones that have been created now and in the past, with the boundaries of the constituencies? Now, there is even talk about splitting some provinces. Does he accept that we need to take a holistic approach to this matter, so that the boundaries are clear, and ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You know what the Chair says goes into the HANSARD. I think that, perhaps, inadvertently, Mr. Speaker said, "when a Bill seeking to do exactly that is being read---". This Bill is attempting to do that. It is not "doing exactly that". That can be corrected. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker Sir, Sir, the Chair said "when a Bill that seeks to do exactly that, is being read". We should listen carefully. This Bill is not seeking to "do exactly that"; it is, perhaps, April 4, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 389 attempting to do that. view