Raphael Lakalei Letimalo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this amendment Bill. I want to say from the outset that I support it. It is important to appreciate the fact that the Government has to raise revenue through taxation in order for it to be able to meet the cost of developing projects. I just want to remind my colleague that the standard gauge railway is a major national project but the Government of Kenya is not able to raise revenue to meet the costs of that particular project. That is why we ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: how they will engage in activities that will not benefit them if the cost of electricity is prohibitive. But if electricity can be exempted from VAT, then certainly they will be able to--- view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I support the amendment. Talking of the provision towards revamping our youth polytechnics, one of the major challenges that we are facing as elected leaders is the transition rate of students from primary to secondary education and from secondary education to university and other middle-level colleges. Many students are left out just because of the system that they are using. The most unfortunate thing in Kenya is that our education system is exam- oriented to the extent that anybody who will not be able to perform well at a ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: communities, the Government considers giving financial assistance to such mission hospitals, which are doing a very good job. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the Kshs5 million that has been allocated to constituencies towards the Economic Stimulus Package, one thing that we applauded the current President for when he was the Minister for Finance, was this provision. It was the only one that was acceptable across the board because all the constituencies benefit from the ESPs. Our concern is that even though the projects were started, they were not completed. I remember that even in the last Parliament, there was a ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support. view
• 13 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this Petition is really timely. Even though this particular Petition has been committed to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives, just as it has been pointed out, the ESP projects cut across and have relevance to different Departmental Committees. The ESP projects have two components. One, many of those projects have stalled. Two, there are projects where contractors have been paid, but they have not completed even the work that has been paid for. So, it is important that as the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives looks into this Petition, the Committee on Budget ... view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. My question is similar to what hon. Eseli has raised. In his statement, the Leader of the Majority Party said that 12 schools never reopened although the area Member of Parliament is disputing because he is talking of 18. The fact remains that over ten schools never reopened. Chances are that these schools could have been destroyed to the extent that it may take time for them to be reconstructed. My concern now is: What happens? The Government has not told us what plans it has to ensure that these students whose schools never reopened ... view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I for sure do not want to challenge your ruling, because I know that is the procedure. However, given that the majority of us are really willing to debate this Motion, is it possible to reduce the time to one minute per speaker, so that many of us are able to contribute? view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I for sure do not want to challenge your ruling, because I know that is the procedure. However, given that the majority of us are really willing to debate this Motion, is it possible to reduce the time to one minute per speaker, so that many of us are able to contribute? view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to agree with my colleagues who have said that we need to appreciate that over 80 per cent of Kenya’s land mass is actually arid and semi-arid. The main economic activity in these ASAL areas is livestock rearing. That is what actually constitutes family income and food security. It is important to note that the livestock subsector earns the country substantial foreign exchange through export of live animals, hides and skins, dairy products and raw materials for the agro industry. This subsector has continually faced major challenges. In my view, this ... view