Sammy Arthur Weya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 101 to 110 of 260.

• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to say just a few things on this Bill. I know now that there is a legal framework in which the Ministry can now operate when it comes to roads. I think this House really needs to consider people with disabilities. We passed the disability law in the year 2003, which talks about how we should consider people with disabilities even when we are constructing our roads. For example, in most cases, we construct bridges without even allowing facilities on the sides to enable people with ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: 2278 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 4, 2007 view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: I think the Ministry should liaise with other Ministries when constructing and repairing roads, so that environmental issues, for example, can be addressed. For example, water that goes to waste on the side of the roads during the rainy season can be harnessed. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope the Minister will consider the remarks that I have made. view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Budget Speech. It is about time the Government realised where it gets most of its resources from. It is very clear that in the tourist industry, the Government is collecting way over Kshs23 billion to Kshs30 billion. However, when it comes to the roads that lead to these game reserves and national parks, you will find that the Government only allocates a small sum of money to the tune of Kshs1 billion. That money is meant to service the roads that go into our national ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Gender, Sports, Culture and Social Services:- (a) to what extent the Persons with Disabilities Act has been operationalised; and, (b) when the Government will establish and operationalise the National Disability Development Fund so that people with disabilities benefit like the youth and women through the Youth Enterprise Development Fund and the Women Enterprise Development Fund, respectively. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether the Assistant Minister is aware that about three million Kenyans are disabled persons. He has clearly stated here that the Bill was passed in 2003 and, in 2004, the Act was put into effect. Could he tell this House how much money the Government has set aside in the budgetary allocations for 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 to allow this organisation to be funded by the Government? 1744 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 13, 2007 view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think this Government is serious that they want to deal with people with disabilities. Since this Government came to power, it has not even appointed people with disabilities to any positions. In the rural areas, people with disabilities are really suffering because they are being looked at as outcasts in society. Could this Assistant Minister, because we also require buildings and other facilities to allow people with disabilities to access a place like Parliament here where such people cannot even access the galleries, tell this House, because money is required to be ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am talking about 3 million Kenyans, people with disabilities. Some of them are even paying taxes. Why can the Government not consider the taxes which these people are paying to be able to plough back that June 13, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1745 money to assist the people with disabilities? view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you go to many constituencies, you will find that there are condemned schools because of the infrastructure that is in place. The Government has declared that some of those classrooms cannot be utilised. What is the Ministry doing, before it starts building more schools, to revamp those schools which have been condemned, so that those facilities can be used properly by students? view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the Ministry of Health officials visit schools, they condemn some buildings because they are not constructed to meet required standards. So, the Ministry should tell us how it is going to revamp those schools first, before it builds more schools. view