Stephen Tarus

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 140.

• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry about that. But we shall correct that anomaly. We have given out notices for purposes of fulfilling legal requirements. We are concerned with the safety. The defence will come, but what is important is the safety of the people. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot give a definite time. But given the fact that, we have prepared tender documents for demolition of that market--- There is another procedure after that; to invite tenders for the construction of another market. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, Mwembe Tayari Market was not constructed a Century ago. It was built in 1970s. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: There is a physical building that was constructed in 1970. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Could he repeat the second part? I am lost. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sure that, that is his imagination. It is not true. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, records held in the Ministry show that a Mr. Zubed had been given consent to construct a car park on the first and second floors of the building in 1996. I hope that the hon. Member was not the Mayor then. The building did not catch fire as a result of being allocated to the private developer. Investigations show that it caught fire as a result of an electrical fault. view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The following is a list of assets owned by Busia County Council prior to the creation of Teso County Council:- (i) Staff houses - one three bedroomed house with a servant quarter, two three bedroomed houses, nine two bedroomed houses, (ii) Rental houses - five three bedroomed houses, five two bedroomed houses and four one bedroomed houses, 13 one bedroomed houses, two Bumala market sheds, Amukura markets sheds and social halls at Amukura, land and buildings at Bumula market and Bukheyi market shed, parcel of land within Teso County Council, market ... view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we had a programme between January, 2005 to the end of that same year. But it was not possible to conduct the same because of logistical problems. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not say that Teso or Busia County Council were affected by that plan. The programme of the sub-division of assets had been done in those councils. view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Motion. I have read the Motion and I have seen the interest to have tax reductions on kerosene, petrol and diesel. I would like to oppose the Motion. We recognise that the source of revenue is taxation, particularly from petroleum products. If this Motion is implemented, we will see a reduction from the revenue base by over Kshs5 billion. Taking into consideration the need to fast- track the development of this country and build a self-reliant economy, we need to think ... view