H.E. William Ruto, EGH, EBS

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 471 to 478 of 478.

• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: It is my contention that the police force has degenerated into something else. In fact, the raid on view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Newspapers which was executed by the very people we have paid to protect property is something that can never be forgiven. I think we should be candid and speak the truth. When the President makes such a Speech, many people wonder whether we live in the same country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President quoted correctly that 72 per cent of our population is below the age of 30 years. Apart from creating a Ministry for the Youth, the young people of this country are yet to see any tangible Government action to deal with their issues. It is ... view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we do not deal with that issue decisively, we shall continue to lose lives 40 years after Independence, just because we cannot plan. I would like to ask the Minister for Agriculture to expedite that particular amendment. This House had already agreed that the National Cereals and Produce Act should be amended to make sure that we have enough strategic reserves in this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have heard some reports which may be true, that our economy is growing by 5 per cent per annum. The people of Kenya are ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the amendment proposed by Mr. Muturi. view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the amendment proposed by Mr. Muturi as a further amendment to the amendment that has already been proposed and passed. We feel that it is important for this House, using whatever arithmetic that has been used, to be fair and even when we are applying the rules of the House. It is our considered opinion that the arithmetic that has been used to allocate the numbers on both sides of the House is unfair. This is so because there has not been any consultation between the Leader of Government Business, the Leader of ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: We have, therefore, taken the liberty to give the Government whatever majority they want in that Committee and we are withdrawing the names as proposed by Mr. Muturi. 38 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 22, 2006 view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: The issue in question is actually on the other side. Why would anybody want to force--- view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the question I want to ask relates to the issue that has been raised by Dr. Kituyi. Why does the side to which Dr. Kituyi belongs want to force us into a Committee which we do not want to belong to? He cannot force me to vote on an issue which I do not think I should vote on because we have made our position known that we do not wish to be part of that Committee. view