Sammy Arthur Weya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the fact that the Ministry of Energy is one of those Ministries which are run in a level-headed manner. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been travelling around the country and I realised that many projects are stalled because there are electricity poles on site, but there are no cables crossing from one pole to another. Is the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) experiencing a shortage of materials needed for the supply of electricity? We would like to see these projects go on well. view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, from my knowledge, when a contractor is doing work, he must have a schedule showing when he will commence the work, among other things. Could the Assistant Minister tell me when this project will commence? I asked the Assistant Minister to tell me when the project was going to commence. The contractor must have an idea as to when the work is going to begin and not when it is going to end. view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to request a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs. In 2003, this House passed the Persons With Disabilities Act, but it has not been operationalised until now. Could he issue a Ministerial Statement as to when it will be operational because we passed it in this House. Barely two weeks ago, the Chair instructed the Minister for Finance to tell the House what he is doing about the Procurement Act. view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, considering the amount of money this country is earning from tourism, the money that we are about to vote here is very minimal. I think this country needs to consider putting up a multi-national five star hotel at the airport where tourists on transit can utilise for the benefit of this country. We are losing a lot of revenue to countries like Dubai who have hotels at their airports. In the earlier days, the Government used to invest in tourism infrastructure and you can see that most of the hotels and resorts have been put ... view
• 6 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, recently, individuals were even terminating networks into their systems, for example, a company called Global International Life House. Is the Minister aware that the termination of international calls is being done illegally because people are just bringing in equipment into this country? view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Energy why there are frequent power blackouts in Siaya. view
• 5 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Energy why there are frequent power blackouts in Siaya. view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a very serious debate that we are having in this House and I think we have a quorum hitch as of now. I think we need to consult over that issue! view
• 4 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I clearly said that there is a quorum hitch in the House. It is clear! view