Dr. Wilfred Machage

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2151 to 2160 of 2209.

• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do appreciate your wisdom on the ruling as guided by the Standing Orders of the House. November 22, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3851 However, under Standing Order No.1, you have the discretion also to make an otherwise ruling on this matter that is before the House. I beseech you that you use your powers to allow the hon. Members in this House to make good the time they have taken on this Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, after making that request, I would like to make my contribution, assuming that you will accept it. view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that wise directive again. A total of Kshs2.3 billion investment in the Yala Basin is, indeed, substantive. We appreciate what the Dominion Farms Limited has done for the Nyanza people. We also appreciate the directive that the Head of State did give for this important venture to continue. I am also happy to note that the Seconder of this Motion, Mr. Were, also appreciated this move by the Head of State. There are many things that he has done for this country, that remain unacclaimed for. What he has done needs appreciation ... view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Indeed, we only note the pathetic situation in this country sometimes in terms of food security, maybe, when we have a chance to participate in mitigation on farming situations in the country. I did have that opportunity while serving in the Office of the President. Two years ago, I was ashamed at one time when I was receiving food from Libya during the drought. When we have so much water and many reclaimed areas, both of swamps and arid and semi-arid, where big rivers flow. This Motion is a process in the right direction that must be emulated by other ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On that side! view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed, this Motion is important and I support it. The Government had noted this early enough and it is in the process of introducing a Bill on the freedom of information. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is, therefore, paramount that every hon. Member understands what it means and what it entails. We have to look at the Bill critically when it is introduced in this House. Although hon. Members from the Opposition side have totally supported the total freedom of information, I beg to differ. Some information has to be concealed. It is no wonder that, as men October 18, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2995 and women grow up, after a certain age, they have to hide behind closed doors when showering, because certain information has to be hidden. As a ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: I am the hon. Member for Kuria Constituency. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: I am not responding for the Government. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: I am giving my views as the hon. Member for Kuria Constituency. Therefore, some degree of censorship of information is healthy for our security and well being. We have to watch out not to crunch ourselves onto the patient- doctor information system, where some oaths have been taken by certain professionals to conceal certain information that is important to you as a client. We are all clients and subjects of this Government or any other government. Indeed, there is no government in the world which releases all its information. Therefore, a Bill has to be introduced in this House to ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Indeed, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just given a most recent example as I illustrate my desire to have good freedom of information. It is true that we need information on research. We need to have access to books. It is true that we need to build more libraries in this country. At the same time, we cannot have the justification to rule that whatever information you do not want to hear, as may be given by the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), is propaganda. That is your own definition of propaganda! Sometimes when true information is given, some ... view