Prof. Prof. Ruth Oniang'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Agriculture over the fate of the Sugar (Amendment) Bill, which I moved in this House as a private Member. I naively handed it over to the Minister for Agriculture at a workshop in Naivasha. He promised that the Government would support and hasten it to be brought before this House. The Ninth Parliament is about to end and the Minister has let me down. He has also let down the sugar-cane farmers who are suffering. I would like him to tell us the following: (i) ... view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs:- (a) whether she is aware that there are land cases piling up in the Kakamega Law Courts affecting the district and the entire Western Province that have lasted for over three years; (b) if she could state whether or not this is a countrywide problem; and, (c) what the Government is doing to amend land laws and introduce modern technology in order to speed up the process. view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for that very detailed answer. However, for many Kenyans, land is the only item they can call a resource. Many of these cases are tied up in the courts over very minute issues. Could she tell us when the proposed recommendations are put in place and how long it will take to clear the backlog of cases? view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, many of the cases I am aware of are so simple that they could actually be view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: solved at the family level and even through the chiefs. Could the Minister tell us why it is not possible to be done even for many of these very simple cases? view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek a Ministerial Statement on a matter which I know is close to your heart about certificates belonging to school leavers being held by schools. As you know, there are more than 600,000 Kenyans whose certificates are still in school. The reason why I am seeking a Ministerial Statement is that on 2nd August, 2007, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education was quoted to have said that he sent letters to principals and head teachers of secondary schools instructing them to release those certificates belonging to poor students. Since that time, I have ... view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will consult the Minister and we shall agree on the date. view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to contribute to this Motion. I take this opportunity to congratulate the Ministry of Water and Irrigation mainly because of one reason. I recall some time back when there was a typhoid epidemic. Nobody was even sure of the quality of tap water. It was alleged that, in fact, instead of putting chlorine, we were using chalk to treat the water. I want to applaud them because I think the water quality in this country has improved. We know water is life. The very water we drink can actually turn ... view
• 22 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: I see that the Minister is here and I would like to commend him for taking over what the previous Minister had started in terms of reforming the water sector. I am aware that those reforms are paying dividends but we would like to see closer monitoring and participation by the water consumers. This would make sure that they value water and protect the environment at the same time, and that we are all doing the same thing. With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 16 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I visited that area to condole the community and it was very clear that more people died while trying to retrieve the bodies of the four who had initially been buried. That area is very fragile. The Government should have known that by now because it is not the first time it has happened. I want to commend the Minister in charge of famine relief because he already took there food. However, the army never reached that place. There are still more bodies in the ground. People do not know how many they are. Does this ... view