Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2661 to 2672 of 2672.

• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can confirm that the NARC Government always keeps its promises unlike the previous Government, so that money is available. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: As Capt. Nakitare has rightly pointed out, the Government has given a concession to Sheltham to run the railways. One of the conditions we have given this firm is that they must ensure that the passenger service and goods train run smoothly on time and cheaply. We will leave that to the concessionaire when they take over in July. We shall request them to, first of all, restart all the passenger and goods trains that Kenya Railways has been unable to do so because of lack of funds. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as rightly pointed out by Mr. Ndolo, it is true school children really suffer in Nairobi when they are going to school. We are aware that school children are waking up as early as 4.00 a.m. to be able to reach schools. These problems have been brought about by parents. We find a parent staying in Githurai, but wants his or her children to go to a school in Lavington or Karen. The policy of Nairobi City Council is that students should attend the nearest primary school from where they stay. If this policy were to be ... view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, anybody who is travelling on top of a coach is not a passenger according to the law. They are trespassers and that is why they are arrested. Therefore, the issue of insurance does not even arise. They should actually be taken to jail. They should not ride on top of coaches. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think my learned colleague is confusing JKIA activities with activities in the airspace around JKIA. JKIA is never closed because of the military displays. What is closed, but for a very short time, is the airspace around JKIA. The activities at the airport continue. No aircraft, unless it has an emergency, has ever been diverted to other airports. The airlines are notified one month in advance and they reschedule their flights. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenyans are happy to see their military jets doing aerial displays. If you were to ask them, they would be ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that the Government has absolutely no intention of cancelling the military displays. Those military displays happen everywhere, even in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA). Whenever military jets are on display, the airspace is closed. Even the airspace around White House is, sometimes, closed permanently. I really do not see any harm. Kenyans are happy! Everybody is happy! view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have got the facts and I will give the former Aerodromes Directors information that Saint Andrews Airbase in America is also closed not only on national days but when the President of United States of America (USA) is landing there. What we are saying is that there is not a single airline that has complained. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are talking of a duration of less than fifteen minutes. Surely, Kenyans are entitled to see their jets on display. They are saluting their Commander-in-Chief. To date, no airline has complained because they are notified in good time. So, Kenyans look forward to these national days so as to see the jets. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I have said, Kenyans look forward to see their jets on display. Kenyans are very happy. Airlines have never complained. The Government has no intention of cancelling military displays and they will continue because Kenyans are happy. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Kimeto for bringing this Motion. This Motion has come at the right time and it is important for Kenyans and this House to know that what Mr. Kimeto is actually calling for has already been started by the NARC Government. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 2003, the then Minister for Transport appointed an inter-Ministerial committee to prepare an integrated national transport policy, which would then look into all areas covered by transport. We have now received that draft report. We are ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mazeras and Bachuma are almost at the same place. If they are not, I stand to be corrected. What I am saying is that we need to say "thank you" to the Government for having done that. This road has been bad for the last 40 years. It is only this Government that has repaired 80 per cent of the road. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, also, the road from Naivasha to Lanet has been bad for the last 40 years. But, as I speak, it is under repair. In the new policy, we have ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we now have a draft policy. In addition, we are now preparing a Cabinet memorandum. After it is approved by the Cabinet, we will prepare a Sessional Paper. But, I was just mentioning some of the recommendations that are contained in this draft policy. As I said, for the last 40 years, we have never had any national transport policy. It was only in 2003 when the Minister appointed a committee that has come up with an integrated national transport policy. I have been mentioning some of the recommendations of that committee. Mr. Temporary Deputy ... view