Stephen Tarus

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 11 to 20 of 140.

• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for purposes of clarity, our concern is our soldiers. It is up to whichever countries to take care of their soldiers, but we take care of ours. Secondly, when we deploy soldiers for peace-keeping missions, their duty is only to provide support on elements that help bring peace and not to participate in those conflict zones. view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a good question. We have a record of all our officers, that is, those who have been deployed and those who have come back. We have a history of every soldier, but this is a continuous issue. We continue evaluating the impact of all these activities that we involve ourselves in. view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I informed the hon. Member that we will try to issue the Ministerial Statement tomorrow, Thursday. Secondly, we shall consider the concerns he has raised and find out how best we can handle that situation. However, I do not think we can go to the extent of sending soldiers to the border. As a scholar and a politician, the hon. Member knows the implications of that kind of action. view
• 18 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Shadow Minister for the information he has provided. Indeed, that was my concern earlier. However, the issue has been raised with the Government, and there is collective responsibility. view
• 10 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is the desire of every nation to maintain a reasonable capacity of airworthiness in terms of numbers and quality in its Air Force for the defence of the nation. The airworthiness of fighter aircraft is not judged by the apparent age in years, but rather, by the life of the airplane. That is determined by the number of hours it is expected to clock. With regard to jet fighters, the Government intends to acquire--- They have an airframe time of 20 years. That is sufficient time to gradually phase out F-5 ... view
• 10 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the hon. Member that whereas he had asked a very good Question, I would like this honourable House to take cognisance of the importance of not revealing everything that we discuss about our country's defence matters. view
• 10 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry, could he come up again? view
• 10 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the desire of the Government to purchase new equipment. However, we have to do everything in cognisance of our ability as a country and our economy to support that kind of expense. view
• 10 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, they are trying to go the other way! view