H.E. William Ruto, EGH, EBS

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues in congratulating His Excellency the President, on his final Address to this House as he goes into a well deserved retirement. I had the privilege of serving in the Eighth Parliament when the President was the Leader of the Opposition. I was then aged 31 when I first came into this House. His Excellency the President, who was the Leader of the Opposition then, after the Presidential Address by the Former President, made the following comments. He said “Mr. Speaker, I wish to support this general ... view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: I will, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In the Constitution, Section 240, under the establishment of the National Security Council, the Constitution clearly mandates all security agencies to work in tandem and integrate their activities. The Minister must begin to think outside the box and ensure that rather than waiting until they carry out an operation when the act has already happened, he should be thinking of how to get all our security personnel, military and policemen included and properly integrated in securing this country. He should not use security agencies to go and beat up innocent citizens when the action has ... view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate what the Minister is saying and agree with him that he does not entertain cattle rustling in his region, there is cattle rustling going on in Kenya. That is what we are concerned about. I asked him a very direct question, value for money. Why is it that even to buy a Land Rover to be used by our security men, it is a security budget? What is so secretive about buying a car for the police? That is the question we are asking. That is how we pay more than we should for ... view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, so the question I am asking the Prime Minister is: Now that there is sufficient information on this incident and these Kenyans, like all other Kenyans, are deserving and they are asking for compensation, so that they can move on with their lives; instead of looking for information that is already in the public domain, when is the Government going to compensate these people, so that they can get on with their lives and live like the rest of Kenyans? When? view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Prime Minister is giving two conflicting Statements on the same question. He had said earlier that he had ordered the Minister to go back to the ground. Could he come out clearly? Has he ordered the Ministry to compensate the people who lost their livestock in accordance with a report of this House, or is he telling us that he cannot trust a report of this House? The report is very clear and, therefore, there should be no further issue. It should be compensation. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, sports is an area where we have, as a country, a very competitive edge especially with respect to other countries. I want to ask the Prime Minister whether there is a Sports Marshal Plan to make sure that we take advantage of the competitive edge that we already have as a country and invest in this area in a way that will encourage more young people and compensate them sufficiently so that we can actually tap their talent which we have seen is enormous in our country. Does the Government have a plan or is it what ... view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Prime Minister seems to be suggesting that the question I asked is going to be answered by the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports. The Prime Minister is, really, the person in charge of the Government, and he needs to respond whether the Government has a plan at all on how Kenya is going to harness the potential that exists in sports in this country. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to speak to this very important national matter. The events at the Coast are really unfortunate, starting with the killing of Sheikh Rogo, which was a very unfortunate event and the subsequent attacks on civilians, houses of worship and churches in Mombasa. These were acts of criminals and as a nation, we must not allow these criminals who have destroyed lives, burnt and destroyed sanctuaries of worship, to put a religious signature to their heinous acts. We must, as a country, stand together and send a powerful warning to view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, please give me a minute to finish up. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I, however, want to state that really the Kenyan people are waiting with bated breath to get an assurance from the Government. As a House, we are prepared to go the extra mile to supplement and support the Government’s effort in ensuring that we reign in these criminals and put them in their rightful place, so that we can enjoy our country, our religion and we can take our country forward. view