Simeon Nyachae

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 151 to 160 of 226.

• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have heard the hon. Member talk about roads being done only where the Ministers come from. When I took over the Ministry of Roads and Public Works, I found that 60 per cent of the roads had never been done for the last 12 years. Who was in charge? Right now, as I am talking, we have brought down the percentage of bad roads to 30 per cent. What else do you expect? I would like hon. Kimeto to tell me whether there is no road programme in his ... view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. As you know, I do not take very long in my contributions. First, I would like to express my support for this Bill. Secondly, I want to express my appreciation to all those who have made contributions. Some of us are not taking these contributions as criticism. I think these are contributions which are meant to enable us to improve the management or our system of appropriating the money that Kenyans give us. The Minister has done his best and we are here to assist and guide him on how ... view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: I will give an example. The highways in this country are in a very poor condition. But what are we doing about them? We are not giving them the first priority. We should put a request to the European Union (EU) and the World Bank to help us repair our highways. I work with these people, but I am sorry to say that they are not understanding our priorities. view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we make a proposal to them, it takes one year just to get a simple reply from them! Then, you go to the tendering process, and they will sit on the tender results for six months before you get a reply. By the time you reach the stage of approving and allocating, two years have gone by! Then, over and above that, they think that we do not have qualified people. So, they have to send an engineer who was appointed from somewhere in India or from some other country, who 3886 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES ... view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: This is not right for the country! We have very experienced engineers here, but they are subjected to an engineer in Washington! This does not only apply to the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. When I was in the Ministry of Energy, I went with senior engineers to Washington DC to discuss some programmes for this country which were supposed to be supported by the World Bank. However, we were taken round in circles. A very "small" man from some small island chaired that meeting which we attended. He never gave us an answer. We used our own money ... view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Actually, I feel very embarrassed that somebody who is younger than me is trying to stop me from continuing to contribute. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us accept that we can develop this country, and show the way. I was referring to watching television and reading newspapers. You will find an ambassador challenging the Government and Kenyans, and yet, we remain quiet. My question is: What contribution is that particular ambassador's country giving us here? They have not constructed a single road for us. They just attack us because they are members ... view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: November 22, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3887 view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Mr. Muturi for mentioning about the alleged loss of Kshs85 billion through procurement. I think we are fond of just being mesmerized by people who open their big mouths and quote big figures. Since Kenyans are intelligent enough, it is high time we demanded that anybody who makes allegations that Kshs85 billion has been lost through procurement, should give us the breakdown. In which areas of procurement did the money get lost? We should see the breakdown so that we can work out the total and then confirm whether the money truly has been lost. ... view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: It is very unusual of you! view
• 21 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view