H.E. William Ruto, EGH, EBS

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 451 to 460 of 478.

• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue at hand is very serious. We are talking about 100 plus Kenyans, who have lost their lives. We are talking about 10,000 plus students who have not gone to school for the last one year. We are talking about thousands who do not have a roof on their heads. What happens is that instead of the Government going to provide humanitarian service to the people, it has gone there to burn their houses. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: April 4, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 351 Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, myself, have witnessed policemen torching maize barns. These are storage facilities for the people of Mount Elgon. They are now without food and shelter. The Minister has the audacity to roam this country, pretending that he is speaking to members of the Provincial Adminstration when he has not found time to go to Mount Elgon, where hundreds of Kenyans have lost their lives. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Government should take things seriously. We are in the 21st Century. We cannot afford to run this country the way the proverbial animal farm was run. This is where some were more equal than others. The only crime the people of Mount Elgon have committed is that they are children of a lesser god. view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, salaries and renumeration in our Republic are very thorny issue, indeed. The issue of how much one is paid for the services they provide to the Republic of Kenya as public servants requires a lot of reflection. This is because I have had occasion to look at the salaries of other Presidents. Specifically, I have had the occasion to check how much the Prime Minister of Britain earns. He earns approximately Kshs2 million. He presides over a Budget that is 50 times our own. There are many public servants like ourselves and the President who earn peanuts. ... view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am finishing! view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, be that as it may--- That is precisely why I am saying that this House should lead the way. It is this House that Section 13(1) vests the authority to approve the money. But before we exercise that authority, I am saying that we should do a lot of soul- searching, so that we can, as a Republic and a country, rationalise the salaries of all public servants. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry to say that we are not justified to approve these salaries, unless we bring it as a package for all public servants. With ... view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Dr. Kituyi to impute improper motives on my personality by alleging that if Justice Ringera was doing his job well, I would not be happy? What does he mean? Could he substantiate? view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir, please. Dr. Kituyi has on several occasions made references to me and I want to set the record straight. view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I first came into this House in 1997, Dr. Kituyi could not afford a car. December 7, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4285 view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had to lend him my car. He was a poor man! view