Silas Muriuki Ruteere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 55 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word "licensed" wherever it occurs and substituting therefor the word "Sacco". view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 56 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word "licensed" wherever it occurs and substituting therefor the word "Sacco". view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 62 of the Bill be amended- (a) by deleting the word "licensed" wherever it occurs and substituting therefor the word "Sacco"; (b) by deleting the words "or terminate the protection of the deposits of such society" appearing in Subclause (4); (c) by deleting Subclause (5); (d) by deleting Subclause (6). view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 68 of the Bill be amended- (a) by deleting the word "licensed" wherever it occurs and substituting therefor the word "Sacco". (b) by deleting the words "hundred shillings" appearing in Subclause (1) and substituting therefor the words "one hundred thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term of not less than twelve months or to both such fine and imprisonment. view
• 13 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 71 of the Bill be amended- (a) by deleting Subclause (1) and substituting therefor the following new subclause- (1) A Sacco society that, at the commencement of this Act, is carrying out deposit- taking business to which this Act applies shall, within twelve months from the date of commencement, or such shorter period as the Minister may, by notice in the November 13, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3507 Kenya Gazette prescribe, apply for a licence under this Act"; (b) by deleting Subclause (2); (c) by deleting Subclause (3); (d) by ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Water and Irrigation:- (a) whether she is aware that Ngaciuma River is drying up due to the interference in the catchment area by the many eucalyptus trees which have been planted; and, (b) what action the Government is taking to uproot the trees and discourage planting of eucalyptus in water catchment areas. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for a well-researched answer. Now that the areas upstream are being destroyed and this association has no legal powers to stop those who will not adhere to the resolutions of the association, what will the Assistant Minister do to empower the association so that it can carry out its mandate properly? view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that they have got Kshs68 million from the World Bank for the natural resources management. What criteria is being used in the disbursement of those funds so that natural resources are managed properly? When will this money be disbursed to affected areas, for example, the Ngaciuma River? view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand here to support the Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, we are all aware of the frequent landslides that have occurred all over the country. The frequency of landslides has become so much. This was not the case before. When you go to the root causes of these landslides, we find that it is because we have destroyed our natural resources. We have cleared the ground cover. We have destroyed trees with big roots which hold up soil together. Therefore, when it rains, the water finds its way to the ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I see the rains come and fail. Even when it rains just a little, there is so much that goes back to the rivers. This is because there are no undergrowth and bushes. They have all been cleared and only bare soil is left. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the lakes are drying up. We are caught in a situation that needs immediate remedial measures. However, we seem not to be aware of what is around us. The roads are being washed away. Here, we debate about the poor conditions of roads. However, the roads ... view