Phillip Ruto Rotino

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 101 to 110 of 119.

• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologise and withdraw that word. 1056 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 31, 2006 If the Ministry of Finance is serious about fighting corruption, it should embrace the introduction of this Bill and support Dr. Ojiambo, so that we can regulate the practice of the supplies management practitioners. This Bill would put in place ethics and procedures for the supplies officers, which are currently not there. If Dr. Ojiambo withdraws this Motion, then I do not know how the officers will be working. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is no code of conduct for supplies management ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not need the information. You should give him his chance to contribute and then he can give that information. We should accept this proposal and allow Dr. Ojiambo to introduce this Bill. As hon. Members have said, this is long over-due. We all know that supplies departments are the most corrupt departments in this country. If we have to fight corruption, we have to streamline the supplies departments. We should have some guidelines for the practitioners. If you go to Kirinyaga Road, you will find very many supplies officers who are supplying the ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, at the Bomas of Kenya, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ms. Karua, said that we should remind ourselves about corruption. I am simply reminding the Assistant Minister that, in his own district, the supplies officers are committing those crimes. That is what we want to streamline through the introduction of the Bill. I am simply reminding him of what he already knows! Even in his own Ministry, he is not implementing what he knows. It is an obvious fact! I want to remind him of that because he is in that Ministry! ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am trying to address the point that the Assistant Minister raised. It is an obvious fact! The Assistant Minister should not be agitated when he is being told the facts--- view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the Assistant Minister knows the obvious! Everybody else knows! view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I was trying to imply is that the supplies officers, who fall within the docket of the Assistant Minister, engage in corruption. He knows that! It is an obvious fact! That is why they sacked the supplies officers. They know they engaged in corruption. Everybody knows that. Even in my own district, the supplies officers collude with suppliers. If we want to curb corruption, we should have laws prohibiting it. That is what this Motion seeks to do. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, why should the Assistant Minister say that we should request the ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hate to interrupt the debate. However, I feel that we have totally exhausted debate on this Motion and you should call upon the Mover to reply. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Administration and National Security. As we speak in this House, the people of West Pokot are in trouble. The Government has sent a battalion of the army with all the artillery 946 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 4, 2006 that you can imagine of and they have scared our people. Schools are opening next week and parents are fearful for their children. The people cannot even plant their crops with the onset of rains because of fear. The army is doing a security operation which ... view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If the House will adjourn today, could I ask the Assistant Minister to give me a written statement so that I can communicate it to the Pokot people? view