Samuel Moroto

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute and share with my colleagues. First and foremost, I want to thank the Departmental Committee of Energy. Some of us have been here for sometime and this Committee is different because one can interact with the Chairman, be it in the corridors or on the streets and he listens. But I hope he will translate this kind of relation to action. I come from Kapenguria where we have the Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station which is manned by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen). Before it was set ... view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: We need to have a proper implementation mechanism in place. I hope this Committee will seriously follow-up this Bill once it is passed with amendments to strengthen it. It needs to monitor and evaluate whether it is serving the people or not. This House has been given powers to ensure that Kenyans benefit from the resources God has given us. As we talk about energy, we are rich. As my colleague has said, the whole of Kenya is blessed with plenty of resources which can support energy production. view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: We talk of strengthening whatever is there because some of us have been briefed on what has been there. We have companies like KenGen and KPLC, which is the main power distributor. Kenyans are not benefiting out of it. We have to empower the local communities where the resources are found. We should improve the lives of the people living within those The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: areas. Previously, county councils were in charge of the resources. They would oversee mining in their respective areas. However, it was only the chairpersons and the clerks who would benefit from the exploitation of those resources. The rest of the community used to suffer. That is going on up to now because we have not changed. When the new outfit, namely, the county government came in, nothing much changed. That is why we still have arguments where the national Government says it wants a certain percentage, but county governments are opposed to it. You saw what happened in Lodwar, where ... view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Otherwise, I support this Bill totally. When we come to the Committee of the whole House, some of us will propose amendments. We might also agree with whatever is already here. However, we need a thorough forum after that. I support the Bill. view
• 15 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker and the Chairman, Hon. Ichung’wah, for giving me one minute. I congratulate the Members for contributing to this important item this evening. We need to be very careful. Whatever we pass here, there should be a follow up so that we know whether the money given to these people is used well or it is misused. I am a Member for Kapenguria Constituency and I have Kapenguria Hospital which is a Level 5 Hospital. The Hospital has a training college within it. People are suffering. If you check the records from the past years ... view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to add my voice to what we are discussing which is so touching. It is not a laughing matter. We need to be serious both as human beings and as Kenyans. view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Before I go further, I also want to join my colleagues on my own behalf, my family and the people of Kapenguria to give our condolences to the family of our brother, Hon. Nyenze. I knew him when I came here first. He was our Minister during Nyayo’s time, and he did very well. We used to depend on him so much as a leader and in the church. I know he is a Christian. view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: We are discussing the issue of peace. This is not the first time that area is having these problems. My appeal is to all the leaders from Trans Nzoia, especially those who border that area, Mt. Elgon and Bungoma, to come together and chart the way forward. If they will not come The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: together, there is nothing we can do. We should not depend on the police force because some of us have experienced this among the Pokot, Turkana and Samburu. There is no conflict today apart from one area in Kapedo where some officers were killed the other day. We are pursuing that. We have agreed as leaders from all those regions to come together and face those people. The murderers are not unknown people. They do not live in heaven. They are just there with those people. They are known. They always move with their colleagues even when they are attacking. ... view