Sunjeev Kour Birdi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that fire outbreak is currently a major challenge facing slums in the country leading to regrettable loss of lives and property; further The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that fire outbreak is currently a major challenge facing slums in the country leading to regrettable loss of lives and property; further The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: aware that 60 per cent of the country’s population lives in informal settlements that are overcrowded and connected to hazardous electricity lines, making them predominantly vulnerable to fire outbreaks; concerned that insufficient access roads to slums has often hampered disaster response from aid agencies, signifying a major gap in urban crisis preparedness in the country; cognisant of the need to control loss of lives through fire outbreaks, this House urges the Government to establish Fire Disaster Management Centres in all slums countrywide. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: aware that 60 per cent of the country’s population lives in informal settlements that are overcrowded and connected to hazardous electricity lines, making them predominantly vulnerable to fire outbreaks; concerned that insufficient access roads to slums has often hampered disaster response from aid agencies, signifying a major gap in urban crisis preparedness in the country; cognisant of the need to control loss of lives through fire outbreaks, this House urges the Government to establish Fire Disaster Management Centres in all slums countrywide. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I seek your guidance. I find it surprising that voluminous reports such as this are only availed to us like an hour or two before it is discussed. I particularly have been looking for this Report since yesterday. I do not know where the rest of the Members of Parliament are getting their Report from or what they have been referring to but this is my problem and I seek your guidance. view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, my earlier intervention was not to look down on the parliamentary system but to simply express what happened. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank the Committee for this excellent Report because I have had a chance to look at it. I request you to get me a bucket because I feel like vomiting. An old man once told me that our country, Kenya, was sold long time ago. When I look at this Report today, I feel very sick because we sold our country long time ago. How can ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Report on the consideration of the Protocol on Development and Operation of the SGR. At the outset, while I support many things that have been said this afternoon on the consideration and the opinions of my fellow Members of Parliament, I have a few reservations which I would like to express without fear or favour. One of the opinions is regarding the Rift Valley Railways (RVR). According to the highlights that have been given by the institution, it is mentioned that the engineering technologists ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Mombasa alone. This will reduce costs, improve business and the economy. It is good for everybody and it is going to enhance trade and development. When we look at adopting a common logical framework, we need to ask whether we, as the East African Community, are reading from the same page. The reason I stand here today to comment on this Report is to bring my concerns on the table that hopefully, we, as East Africans, should be on the same page. We should not read from different scripts because that is going to cause a lot of confusion. In ... view