Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to make my contribution on the President’s Address. This is a mandatory and an annual requirement according to the Constitution. The President has to give such an Address to the nation annually and it is very important so that the Kenyan citizens are brought to speed with what is happening and what the Government is doing. The Speech was really one-sided. I do not know whether it was because of lack of adequate time that the President only talked about one side of the issues that he thought he ... view
• 22 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: them on the roads and I think they move 24 hours. That is an issue that the President needs to address. That was his idea and this Parliament approved it. I do not see the smaller cars on the roads anymore. So, there are many other ways he cut costs. He did not tell us why the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cost USD8 million per kilometre compared to what I have heard it cost in other parts of Africa where similar railways have been done - they cost USD3 million per kilometre. That is a very high cost. When you ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to convey a Message to the Members of this august House, and the country at large, on the passing on of Hon. Joseph Daniel Otiende, who served as the first Member of Parliament (MP) for the lager Vihiga Constituency which is now Vihiga and Sabatia constituencies. He also served as a Minister in the Ministries of Education and Health between the years 1963 and 1969, respectively. His death occurred on Wednesday 8th March, 2017. His burial is set for Saturday 18th March, 2017 at his home, Kegoye Village, Wamuluma Location,Vihiga Constituency in ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for recognising my lengthy service in this House. Thank very much. I appreciate. Considering that you come from my county, I also want to wish you well. You have done well so far. We are coming to the end of this 11th Parliament and we will have another one. So, I wish you well in the next dispensation, now that we are thinking about sharing power across the country and not just in regions. This is a very important Bill. This is the National Assembly. It is not an assembly for a given area ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: When you move around all over the country, you find some cows. The only problem is that there are indigenous animals which you need to put in a lot to get a bottle of milk. The small farm holdings are also not given proper care. With a Bill like this and proper management, we will get guidelines on what should happen. The only thing I see is that the present Government and the Government at Independence have been a letdown. I remember when we were young, there were extension services. We had extension officers all over. Even those who used ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Kibaki said that Kenya should be a working nation. It is not for people to just talk. In some areas, people know how to talk. They can debate from morning to evening. Then they go back home to ask for food and yet, they have done nothing. That kind of culture must stop. It can only stop if you have institutions like these where there is serious management and people who can move around and sensitise people from time to time on what they should do. We used to have granaries when we were young. Now, when you go to ... view
• 7 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wanted to support the earlier amendment. Experience has shown us a lot. There are a number of commissions that the Government put in place. There was a time when people came from the private sector and Government improved except one time when we had the Dream Team. The country was undergoing tough times and they gave conditions which the Government could not bear with. However, because of the bureaucracy that is in Government--- The private sector exposes workers to various aspects of work and this cannot happen in Government because it has so many people. ... view
• 7 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Yes, but I am making my point. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support. view
• 31 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is an important Motion, but it is a serious matter. In fact, I have not seen a time when this country has experienced the kind of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 31 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: drought we have experienced from around November. I want to congratulate Hon. Ochieng for bringing this Motion to the House although, like you said, we do not vote on it. We want the nation and the world to hear that this is a very serious matter and we, as the leadership, take it seriously. While we have areas which are geographically drought-prone like the northern part of Kenya, we generally lack preparedness. You have seen a situation where when it rains in Nairobi, everything is just woken up. If it rains today or in the next two days, you will ... view