Prof. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Labour and Human Resource Development:- July 25, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2297 (a) whether he is aware that employees of Kenya Bus Services (KBS) were not paid their salaries for April, May and June, 2005; (b) whether he is further aware that in addition, the employees were sent on unpaid leave and are now facing untold suffering; and, (c) what measures he is taking to ensure that the employees are paid their salaries and allowances. view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious matter. I would like the Minister to tell us which Kenyan labour law he is following when he allows over 700 Kenyan employees to stay out of their jobs view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: without pay for more than a year. I would like him to quote that law and also to tell us why it has taken that long to solve this matter. view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is he in order to insinuate that I do not know the law and that this issue is sub-judice when what I am asking has nothing to do with what the Industrial Court is going to deliberate on? view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to support this Motion. I would like to congratulate the Minister, but in the same breath not to spoil him by overpraising him. We are aware that this is a key Ministry although the money they have might not be enough. However, money is never enough and it is a question of prioritising and seeing how you can achieve the best in the shortest time possible. The Minister has shown us that his Ministry has continued to perform well internationally, July 25, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2315 for example, ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I have a flu, but I must contribute to this Motion. I remember bringing a Question here about the deplorable state of housing in Nairobi, and the Minister answered me by talking about street lights. Those of us who have families in the urban centres know about the deplorable conditions that many Kenyans live in. You see them come to work wearing mitumba suits, looking nice, putting up brave faces. If you went to where they live, you would be shocked. We should ... view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion. THAT, in view of the fact that Kenya has continued to persistently experience famine and drought; considering that hunger has been experienced every year without any permanent solution by the Government; cognizant of the fact that the famine has been declared a national disaster and that there is no law or special body to take care of famine issues in Kenya; this House do grant leave for the introduction of a Bill entitled "The National Famine and Drought Management Bill 2006" to establish a legal framework to address ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I was in the USA for the last two weeks and I read about this Motion on the internet. I was hoping that I would be around to contribute to it. I was actually shocked to read about the emotional utterances that were being made July 12, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2003 in the name of science. It will be a sorry day if the House passes this Motion in its present state. We will, in fact, show the world what an ignorant Parliament we ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even the European Union (EU) has now approved GM foods. All they are insisting on is proper labelling of these foods. So, it saddens me when I see our people die of hunger, and yet we still hang on some archaic science. Remember that I am also a teacher. I am telling my students that they should keep up with biotechnology because they are the ones to advise our Government on the usage of biotechnology. We should not rely on a few individuals in Europe who want organically grown crops which are grown by our own ... view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, without a proper transport system this country cannot develop and the many times we get answers from this Ministry it appears like it is all haphazard. Could the Assistant Minister tell us whether we have a national plan to actually improve our road network in this country? view