Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 601 to 610 of 1320.

• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to support this amendment. This amendment is extremely important particularly as regards research. We need this school to carry on research in legal education. This is extremely important for the rest of the country. view
• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to know from the Assistant Minister when the Ministry will build a modern large mortuary in Nairobi to accommodate the high demand. This mortuary was built in 1956. How does he expect it to meet high demand in the 21st Century? view
• 22 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security:- (a) whether he is aware that due to high demand of scrap metal, vandalism has greatly increased especially the destruction and theft of Kenya Power transformers, Telkom wires, roads, furniture and metal tools from homes; (b) whether he is further aware that the economic crime has continued to increase because lenient fines and jail terms are imposed on the culprits; and, (c) what short, medium and long-term measures he will take to curb this economic crime. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no written answer, but I am ready to ... view
• 21 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate the answers given by the Minister, I want to know from her why the universities do not make a deliberate effort to have staff development programmes so that they can programme very well the staff they require and then train them. Previously, when some of us were in the university, the universities ensured that they had staff development programmes. Those who performed well were absorbed as tutorial assistants or assistant lecturers and eventually they got the PhDs. Why are our universities not doing so? view
• 16 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to know from the Assistant Minister what has happened to those jua kali sheds that were completed. For example, the one in Emuhaya at Luanda was completed early last year and up to this moment, nothing has happened. We have written several times to the Ministry and we have got no response. What was the purpose of building these sheds? view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Industrialization:- (a) whether he is aware that due to high demand for scrap metal, vandalism has greatly increased, especially the destruction and theft of Kenya Power transformers, Telkom wires, roads, furniture and metal tools from homes; (b) whether he is further aware that the economic crime has continued to increase because lenient fines and jail terms are imposed on the culprits, and, (c) what short, medium and long-term measures he will take to curb this economic crime. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not received a written answer. view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Industrialization:- (a) whether he is aware that due to high demand of scrap metal, vandalism has greatly increased especially the destruction and theft of Kenya Power transformers, Telkom wires, roads furniture and metal tools from homes; (b) whether he is further aware that the economic crime has continued to increase because lenient fines and jail terms are imposed on the culprits; and, (c) what short, medium and long-term measures he will take to curb this economic crime. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not received a written answer. view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Prime Minister in order to say that there will be a slight adverse impact on the people of Turkana, when he is aware that an environmental impact assessment of that project has not been undertaken? view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Question to this country. The Minister says the three Ministers have met and held discussions over the matter. I would like him to note that this Question has been on the Order Paper for more than a month. Therefore, I will consent to his request, on condition that the construction of the Southern bypass is stopped until this matter is brought to the House for review and direction. view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Minister for bringing this Bill to this House and working very hard with his staff to ensure that this Bill has undergone the right process. I also want to thank the TSC officers for having worked with us very closely as the Members of the Committee on Education, Science and Technology. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I expect the TSC to take control of the management of teaching in this country. We want to see improvement in the management of our educational system in this country, ... view