Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1681 to 1690 of 1775.

• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Minister is misleading the House. Contingencies are not meant for additional works. They are meant for unforeseen works. Is he in order to mislead the House? view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister seems to be reading a Ministerial Statement instead of answering specific questions that are being asked! Is he in order? view
• 9 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, apart from the problem of non-completion of such projects on time, which the Assistant Minister is trying to explain, what is the Ministry doing to ensure that the original specifications and standards of the project are adhered to? In the City there are so many projects done but within six weeks, they are worn out. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing:- (a) whether he is aware that the terms of office for the officials of Vihiga Teachers Savings and Co-operative Society expired in March, 2008; (b) whether he is further aware that as a result, members' welfare issues, including loan applications, have not been attended to; and, (c) what action he is taking to save the members of the society from further suffering while ensuring that any misappropriation of members' funds by the officials is dealt with appropriately. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to highly commend the Ministry, because when it came to the attention of the Ministry that this had happened, the Minister took action in the way the answer is being given. So, I want to highly comment the Ministry. However, there are two issues which need to be attended to. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what action has the Ministry taken against the suspected culprits in this misdeed? The second issue has to do with the welfare and needs of the members of the SACCO, which include giving loans and assisting members to meet burial expenses and the like. What action is the Ministry taking to address these aspects as the new body completes its work? view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the last part of my supplementary question, I sought to know what action the Ministry is taking to apprehend the suspected culprits. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I just want an assurance from the Minister with regard to the trends and changes that are taking place at the Ministry. It should be more proactive so that we do not keep on waiting every time for the Ministry to tell us that there are Kriegler and Cockar Commissions. We do not want to hear that. Could she assure this House that they are going to be more proactive from now? view
• 7 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to support this very important Vote for the Ministry of Education. As you have heard, this is a Ministry which is the pillar of any nation's growth, development and prosperity. So, it is very important that we all support the Ministry. I wanted to congratulate the Minister for being attentive and taking notes. The Minister, his Assistant, the Permanent Secretary and other officials in the Ministry are highly educated and trained people. It is time for the Ministry to develop some kind of criteria. Hon. Members have brought up issues in ... view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support this Constitution of Kenya Review Bill. As has been said by the previous speakers, I think a new Constitution in this country is long overdue and Kenyans have been eager. For those who saw what happened in 2002, just prior to the elections when a promise was made that a new Constitution would be in place in 100 days, the pattern of voting was in that direction. When that did not happen, it caused a lot of problems. There was a lot of pressure. Even by the ... view