Sammy Mwaita

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister assure the House that the 20 per cent of the outstanding works will be implemented as per the design? view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Vote, Vote 42. Before I start, I wish to take this opportunity to commend the hon. Minister for the manner in which she moved it yesterday. She did it very ably, although we had not got the books; she did it well. The youth in this country comprise a substantial segment of our population. It is known that the youth comprise close to 70 per cent of our population. So, the Ministry handling the affairs of this segment of our population ought to ... view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Medical Services:- (a) whether he is aware that the construction of hostels for the Kabarnet Medical Training Centre stalled; (b) whether the project was included in the Government inventory of stalled projects in the country; and, (c) what steps he is taking to complete the project. view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the Minister for the precise answer he has given. However, this project has stalled for 11 years. Could he give an assurance that the tendering process, now that we have normalcy, as he has put it, will be fast-tracked so that the project can be completed within this financial year? view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am satisfied with the answer. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also sympathise with the Minister. I am speaking from experience; that land records in this country have been manual from 1904. You can see what the Minister has tabled on the Floor of the House. The files are in a real pathetic situation. Taking into account that land transactions in this country generate revenue, and having noted that these very important documents are kept manually by clerical officers, who are very junior, what is the Minister--- view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, given that record keeping in this country, particularly in the Ministry of Lands is manual, what is the Ministry doing to create a backup? Documents generated within the Ministry should be kept somewhere else because in case of a fire outbreak in Ardhi House, there will be a problem in this country. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to complete my contribution, which was interrupted in the last Sitting. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before the interruption I commented on the allocation for construction of new roads and the maintenance of roads. I talked about paragraph 28 of the Financial Statement. Indeed, I talked about paragraph 28 of the Financial Statement. I said that the Kshs65 billion that has been set aside is not sufficient. I pointed out that there is a very important road serving the western tourist circuit, which runs from Karambi, Mochongoi and Marigat. It has not been factored ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I note that on food security, the Minister did a commendable job. We know that a hungry man is a dangerous man and a hungry nation is a begging nation. I applaud 1332 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 24, 2008 the Minister for the taxation measures, especially the zero-rating of Value Added Tax (VAT) on essential food items. Although the long term solution to that aspect would be to subsidize farm inputs--- view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view