William Kabogo Gitau

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 321 to 330 of 1299.

• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I meant that the answer is of less use, and I was going to explain why it cannot help to satisfy the purpose of the Question. I will use other words to describe the answer. It is a very lengthy answer that is not going to help the cause of sorting out the problem at hand. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: My apology, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw the word “useless” and apologise to my very good friend. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has given very misleading information. The first bit of the Question is whether this lady is being held hostage, and he has confirmed that they have spoken to her employer, who is the person who is supposed to be holding her hostage. In the Question, I gave the telephone number on which this girl can be reached. We have been trying, including even today. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: On the second part of the Question, the Assistant Minister has opted to tell the House that the lady has been paid and that she is happy yet if you read the last bit of that sentence, he says:- “Miss Githai informed us that she has been paid four months’ salary by her employer and that the salary was sent to her brother in Kenya in mid-April.” view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other part of that answer is that the balance of three months’ salary will be sent to Kenya in due course. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Therefore, the Assistant Minister is accepting that this lady has been held, and that she is not being paid. The lady has been calling her kin in Kenya secretly, asking for help from this Government to get her paid and get her released to be sent home. So, can he undertake to find out more? Could he also find out whether, really, his office has given him the right answer? This girl will continue to suffer. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: The Assistant Minister has also confirmed that the girl is sick. Her legs are swollen. These are the same allegations given by the girl on phone – that, her legs had swollen due to being tortured. So, really, the Assistant Minister is confirming halfway that the girl is being held hostage, that she has not been paid, that she was tortured, and that she requires medical attention. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, would I, therefore, be in order to ask for your indulgence, so that the Assistant Minister can go back and find out more? I can even avail a phone ... view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not able to contact her. I have said so in my Question. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister said that he is able to contact her. They are in touch with her. He said that the lady is excellent and happy. Those are the words of the Assistant Minister. view