Stephen Tarus

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 71 to 80 of 140.

• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am reluctant to request that we defer this Question, 3368 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 2, 2006 but I can undertake to bring to the House a statement next week, on Thursday, with regard to this particular issue. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) Under Section 161 of the Local Government Act, Cap.265, every municipal council, town council and county council is empowered to establish and maintain sites for cemeteries, authorised under the Public Health Act. The cemeteries are established across local authorities as follows: Nyanza Province, 15; Rift Valley, 42; Coast Province 12; Eastern Province, 25; North Eastern Province, 38; Western Province, 14; Central Province; 256; Nairobi; 9. (b) Yes, I am aware. The establishment of cemeteries is a continuous exercise which depends on public need for them. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me make it clear that these are not just figures. I have here the list of all the cemeteries across the country. Secondly, I thank the hon. Member for raising that concern. Each local authority plans on utilisation of financial resources for service provision, and since cemeteries are managed and administered by local authorities, they are supposed to be maintained and kept properly by local authorities. Where that service has not been provided, may I undertake to instruct local authorities to ensure that they are compliant with that mandate for service delivery. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are regulations governing the burial of the dead in cemeteries. However, we know this is an African country. We have the influence of culture amongst people and we understand the burial of the dead by each community. However, we insist that it is advisable to bury the dead where they have been planned for. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think we need to understand the background of the November 1, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3285 Meru issue, particularly with regard to the ownership of land. It was not about people not accepting to utilise cemeteries; it was about the issue of land ownership. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that I appreciate the very good idea raised by the hon. Member, but we must also take into cognisance cultures that prevail within our country. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for reminding the hon. Member that I had actually taken her contributions very positively and we shall do exactly that. view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. October 31, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3237 (a) The County Council of Butere/Mumias has, to date, received Kshs192,334,464 since the inception of LATF. (b) The projects which have benefitted from LATF in Butere Constituency and their cost are listed here. The list is long so--- view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Yes I will lay it on the Table. view
• 31 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If I heard the hon. Member right, he made reference to the "Ministry of Higher Education." Is he in order to do so, when we do not have such a Ministry? view