Peris Chepchumba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 221 to 226 of 226.

• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to mislead this House? He has stated that since 1969, this was the estimated population of livestock! Now he is confirming to us that it is the current population! I think we need clarification on which statistics are true. Is it the one for 1969 or the current one? What we want are current statistics of livestock in the country. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I heard very well the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government say that his hands are tied. Could he tell us who has tied his hands? view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to contribute. I strongly oppose the Motion. In fact, the hon. Members on the other side of the House, who are really pushing for the passage of this Motion, so that we can go home, are not sincere. We, on this side of the House, are sincere with ourselves. We do not need to go home just because we want to go and articulate issues. As the Member of Parliament for Eldoret South Constituency, I have serious issues which need to be articulated in this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, ... view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Special Programmes:- (a) whether the she is aware that about 397 families of Ogiek community in Eldoret 2094 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 24, 2008 South were evicted from Kipkurere Forest in 1997, and have since become Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), living with relatives; and, (b) what urgent steps she has taken to resettle these families. view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am surprised that the Assistant Minister is not aware that the Ogiek were evicted in 1997. I come from the constituency and these are my voters. These are people who are suffering; they have no homes, no shelter and no food. In fact, they are being denied other basic rights like enjoying sex like anybody else would like to do in normal living conditions. Could the Assistant Minister confirm to this House that he is not aware of this? I know that they are there. view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. First, I would like to thank the people of Eldoret South for electing me to the Tenth Parliament. I also want to thank God for giving me the strength to go through the electioneering period. I also want to thank God for according Kenya peace through the March 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 391 agreement that was signed between President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate, Mr. Raila Odinga. Indeed, God remembered Kenya. That is why we are at peace at this time. I also want to congratulate the ... view