Wakoli Bifwoli

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1321 to 1331 of 1331.

• 25 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to say law cannot be made to act retroactively when the Constitution itself permits this House to enact a law which will operate retroactively? The only exception is that this Parliament cannot create an offence and for that offence to act retroactively. I believe that my senior counsel, hon. M. Kilonzo who is seated here will confirm that. view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister said that she would revert this hospital to the public. But the hospital was illegally acquired and there is no document to confirm the new owners. Why can she not just revert it to the public next week? view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it appears that if schools have to receive this money, hon. Members must ask Questions to that effect. Does it mean that the Ministry does not have the addresses of the headmasters who have not received money? When headmasters complain, the Ministry does not take action immediately. Must the headmasters always wait for the hon. Members to ask Questions here, so that money is sent to those schools? view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have heard the Assistant Minister say that teachers are interviewed and put on the merit list. The Government budgets for teachers who are employed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and those who are about to retire. When teachers retire or die, they should be replaced immediately by trained teachers who are unemployed. There is no need for interviews. What does the Government do with the money that is budgeted for those who retire, if they are not replaced immediately? view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.69 to raise a complaint, though we were taught at Alliance High School never to complain. So, I wish to draw your attention to newspaper reports arising from yesterday's debate and adoption of the PAC Report on the Anglo Leasing and related issues. In particular, I would like to draw your attention to today's Daily Nation newspaper banner headline, which says: "Big Names Face Probe as MPs Pass Report on Graft". Underneath that headline, there is a sub-title: "Facing Investigations", and underneath are pictures of various officials who are purportedly facing ... view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: newspaper's story is false. It is creating the wrong perception that the Attorney- General is facing investigations and that, that investigation has been recommended by the PAC. So, I would like to request that the newspaper be warned and correct that impression. view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to start by declaring that I support this Motion, because it is a very important one and is overdue. The Minister for Agriculture is here, and I think his ears are open. The sugar industry in this country is going to collapse the way the cotton industry collapsed. You can remember that, when the Ministry of Trade and Industry allowed mitumba clothes to be imported into this country, the cotton industry collapsed. Those importing mitumba clothes were sons and daughters of well-connected people. They ran down the cotton industry. The only industry that ... view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not a laughing matter! It has reached a stage where the sugar-cane farmers are moaning. We are appealing to the Government to remove taxes on sugar-cane farming. The Government has even allowed people to start parasitic organisations. There is the so-called Mumias Out-growers Company (MOCO). There is another one called Nzoia Out-growers Company (NOCO). There is also Steam SACCO. All these organisations are parasites "eating" the farmers' income. Why should we allow everybody to "eat" from us? Some of them are only briefcase organisations milking poor farmers. How will such a farmer's sugar ... view
• 6 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Question seeks to know the amount of money given to each constituency. However, the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs is giving us the amounts given to each province. Is he in order to give us a breakdown on province by province basis when the Question sought the breakdown on constituency by constituency basis? view
• 6 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kenya Charity Sweepstake funds various development projects. There is no harm in the Minister writing down the names of the projects that have been funded by the organisation. He should also inform us in what constituencies the projects are. Some constituencies have received more funding from the organisation than others. The Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs should table the list of these projects in the House, so that we can see whether there is corruption at the Kenya Charity Sweepstake. If he does not do that, he will be unfair to Kenyans. He should table ... view
• 28 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you know I always come to your aid. We will be thinking about this matter. If you need my assistance, I will be there to assist you. view