Phillip Ruto Rotino

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to request the Assistant Minister to tour West Pokot District and other districts in the North Rift, so that he knows what is happening on the ground. He comes from the Coast Province and he does not know where the North Rift is. Could the Government consider posting more police reservists to the area to protect the people? Other communities are not being disarmed like the Assistant Minister has purported. view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this 1178 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 7, 2006 opportunity to support this very important Motion. As the Mover and seconder have said, this Motion is long overdue because the 46 districts which were created during Independence were created when the population of this country was less than 20 million. It is now 43 years after Independence and the population has grown rapidly. We, therefore, do not expect the districts to remain the way they were. When the former President created 28 more districts, he was really right. This is because he ... view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is not a point of order. I am not June 7, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1179 being tribal. I am just being logical by saying that the Subas were completely sub-merged by the Luos! They were not recognised. But now that they have a district of their own, they can, at least, speak. view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was just trying to bring up the point that there are certain small communities that have been marginalised by bigger communities. But now, by the creation of new districts--- Even the Shangilas living near Lake Turkana should get their own district! That is because they are now sub-merged by the Samburus and Turkanas. The Shangilas and Ndorobos should get their own districts, so that they can get services and feel like Kenyans. It is really important--- view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think he knows Geography. He should go and look at his map. We have Shangilas in Kenya. So, I was simply trying to say that we need services closer to our people. When we have a district--- First of all, if you want to fight the security problem in this country--- We should even divide Nairobi into districts! If there is one police station in our area, we can create more police stations, so that services could be closer to the people. For example, when they created East Baringo District--- When there ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the Assistant Minister is belittling this Question. This is because the incident took place in February, 2006 and this is the end of May. How come that it took the police officers a long time to arrest the suspect? From the way the Question is framed, it appears as if this is a known suspect. Could the Assistant Minister tell us whether the man has been arrested and charged in a court of law? Could the police officers who colluded with the suspect be also arrested? view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Have you heard what the Assistant 1064 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 31, 2006 Minister has said? He has said that the suspect was arrested on 31st May, 2006 which is today. The day is not yet over! view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: This is a serious Question! view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has missed the point. When the Office of the President designates a district an ASAL area, there are certain pockets of the district which are left out of that categorisation. It would not be wise for her to abdicate her responsibility to the District Development Committee (DDC). So, I am pleading with her to consider, through the District Education Board (DEB), those zones that fall within ASAL areas, even though the district has not been gazetted as ASAL area by the Office of the President, just like the zone that Mr. Munya talked about. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the debate on this very important Motion. I am perturbed by the Minister's request to Dr. Ojiambo to withdraw this Motion. I do not know whether this Government makes its plans upside down. It seems to me that the Ministry is making very haphazard plans. This Motion is long overdue. The Government should be serious about the fight against corruption. It is spending money day in, day out, in seminars and workshops, talking about the fight against corruption. The Bill that Dr. Ojiambo is proposing ... view