Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1261 to 1270 of 1775.

• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Secondly, the border between Emuhaya and Vihiga--- view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are just trying to be a bit proactive in this matter. There is no point of averting an issue when it has happened. We are talking about Coast Province, tomorrow we will be talking about Nairobi. I just want to conclude by saying that similar things are happening between Vihiga and Emuhaya. Lastly, what is he doing about the issue of hate and threat message sent on phones? view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: It is actually a very sad thing. I just want to inform the Member on the Floor that it was 209 who were unable to continue, but at the end of it all, I think it is only one who will graduate. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to support this very important Report which is based on education and what affects all these universities. I want to commend the Committee for the work they did. I have not had time to go through the Report, but I know that education is very important for a developing country like this one. So, whatever recommendations are made, there must be a way of following up to ensure they are implemented. I am happy that we already have the Implementation Committee in this Parliament. I hope they will ... view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: One thing I want to commend President Kibaki for is there were days when one person used to trot the whole country to attend graduation ceremonies. President Kibaki managed to remove that. He even removed himself from being a Chancellor of a university. This has made universities look more educational and professional. But then there is the issue of appointment of these people. We need a special arm of the Government to deal with this so that we do not have to appoint people because they come from certain areas. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: We are trying to introduce a Motion in this House although I do not want to pre- empt that. Our thinking with regard to the issue of fees, is that the basic requirement for somebody to join university is supposed to be a C+ (Plus). I think that is still the rule. The reason this was kept aside is because of lack of space. I do not know why somebody who gets the basic qualifications should be made to pay higher fees, and yet it is supposed to be the responsibility of Government to bring up these people for national ... view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: With regard to Kenyatta University, I am impressed by the way the lady is running the university. The Ministers are here and they should help. I have also been to the university and I saw the problem of the squatters who are allowed by politicians to stay in the compound of the university. I think some leadership allowed a few people to occupy about 30 acres. There are now elite people staying there. The moment they knew that the land was being allocated, they would whisper, “You know I have got a plot at Kenyatta University”. So, people would run ... view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the appointment of the two gentlemen and the lady into these positions. That is Dr. Patrick Lumumba as the Director of the KACC; Mr. Pravin Bowry as the Assistant Director, Legal Services and Prof. Jane Kerubo Onsongo as the Assistant Director, Education, Research, Policy and Preventive Services. We need to ask ourselves whether the due process was followed. Apart from what my colleagues have said, when I look at the educational background as a basic requirement, all these three qualify for the positions which they have applied and for which ... view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I look at suitability I find that they are all suitable for the job which they have applied. Mr. Patrick Lumumba has a very good personality. We are looking at opening up offices. We are talking about transparency. We are talking about opening up our offices. I think somebody who is outgoing like Dr. Patrick Lumumba should be able to open up an office so that everybody can see what is going on. There are those who get appointed to these positions and then they enclose themselves in the offices. view