Silas Muriuki Ruteere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for his reply. However, ordinary Kenyans will not go and buy the maize flour from the NCPB. It is only farmers who will go and sell their maize to the Board. It is odd that this maize flour is being availed to the stockist instead of being availed to traders who are accessible to the poor Kenyans. What will the Assistant Minister do to ensure that when this flour is taken to the shops, it will be accessible to every ordinary Kenyan at the grassroots level? What will he also ... view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the logistics that are to be used to sell this maize in supermarkets and shops have not been clarified. The categorisation of Kenyans depending on the foodstuffs that they are eating is sending very bad signals because those who will be buying the Kshs72 packets will be categorised as the rich and those buying the same at Kshs52 per packet will be categorised as the poor. When they carry the same commodities in the streets, Kenyans will know who is poor and who is rich. So, could the Assistant Minister ensure that this flour is repackaged ... view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the Assistant Minister asserting that there are police officers who are thieves and he is not sacking them? view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I thank Eng. Maina for coming up with this Motion. This Motion is very timely. In the last few days, we have seen politicians going to meetings. When they shout their slogans, the answer from Kenyans has been unga ! unga ! Politicians have been met with shouts of unga, because ordinary Kenyans cannot access the maize flour at the price at which it is being sold currently. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, any country which is not able to feed her people is not ... view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government:- (a) considering that farm produce is sold at Gakoromone Market, whether he could urgently consider constructing a roof as well as slabs at the market to protect the farmers and their wares; and, (b) whether he could consider re-directing the rain water from up-town to the stream north of the market to avoid pollution and flooding in the open-air market. view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the answer given by the Assistant Minister. Since this is a very urgent matter, when the work will start at the market? How long it will take to complete it? 3878 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 4, 2008 view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very satisfied. view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the adoption of this Report. However, Kenyans seem to forget very easily. Before the ECK Chairman was reappointed, everybody was saying, "Let us reappoint so-and-so". We are now crying that he did a bad job. We do not remember how much we wanted him to take up the job. I wonder how much time we are going to take before we do comprehensive reforms. This is because every commission that comes only manages to do piecemeal constitutional reforms. Now, this Report is calling for the disbandment of the ECK. ... view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Roads:- (a) whether he is aware that the contractor at the ongoing works on Meru- Mikinduri Road destroyed pipes belonging to Meru Water and Sewerage Company (MEWAS) and, as a result, residents living beyond Gakoromone have no access to clean water; (b) whether he could explain why the contractor started the road construction a few kilometres from Meru Town instead of starting at the town, and; (c) when he will ensure that the contractor promptly replaces the pipes and also finishes the neglected section of the road in town as work in other sections December 2, ... view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have the written answer to my Question. I wonder why I was not supplied with it, so that I could interrogate the Minister. view