Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1661 to 1670 of 1775.

• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Questioner to declare his interest in this matter, because he was the Deputy Mayor in charge of--- view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from this Question, and several other Questions that we have raised in this House, it is very clear that roads in the western part of Kenya are in a very pathetic state. What is the Assistant Minister doing to ensure that a substantial amount of money is put into roads in western Kenya, so that the people of western Kenya can feel that they are part of this country? view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek guidance from the Chair--- view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to support this important Bill. I feel compelled to support the Bill because some of the issues which the Assistant Minister has mentioned here happen to have been part and parcel of deliberations in the Board of the Communications Commission. I was shortly on recess from this House and I was appointed to the Board of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). I know this is a job that has been well done. That is because it involved highly qualified and competent members of staff in the ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Motion, as we have heard from the speakers, touches squarely on our lives. I stand here to support the Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think it really makes sense for those who are supposed to take action to fail to take action and then when an hon. Member makes a move, they start saying that they want to be given a chance to act. Even on these conventions that we attend outside this country, we must have our position. We cannot be waiting to go out there to hear what ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Assistant Minister, but I think he has not understood what is going on. I am saying that we must have a position ourselves. November 12, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3405 We should not wait to be swayed by other countries. We must have our own position. What are we doing about ourselves? Are we going to wait until all our forests are depleted and then we go to conventions to tell the world that? view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my time is too short. We allowed the Assistant Minister to make his contribution. Could you allow me to have my two minutes? view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I find it very unfortunate that the substantive Minister was here and then he walked away. He should have been here to deal with these matters. This is the reason why sometimes delegation without giving proper instructions brings confusion in this House. I wish to continue. This issue touches on our lives. We cannot wait for other people to tell us what to do. The legislation that we are trying to come up with exists in other countries. We cannot be going out there to be listeners. We must make a contribution. Maybe just to ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. We know very well that 70 per cent of the population of this country, and many other countries, are the youth. You can imagine what would happen if the few youths, who consume drugs, are able to influence the rest. We would be talking about a very big proportion of the population abusing drugs. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we know very well that the future of this country, and ... view
• 5 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support the Motion to create a Bill to amend the Constitution, so that Parliament can run its calendar. However, before that, I would also like to join my collegues who have spoken November 5, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3295 before me in congratulating the President-elect of the United States of America, Barrack Hussein Obama. Those who have watched what has happened in the last few weeks have seen what it entails in terms of democracy. Those who have been criticising opinion polls, they have seen what they mean. ... view