Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 761 to 770 of 1775.

• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Under the Civil Procedure Act, Cap.21, the Minister is seeking to create a mediation committee for dispute resolution. We know that this is a cheaper way of solving disputes. So, this is a commendable amendment which is going to help in terms of dispute resolution. view
• 5 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is also an amendment on the Kenya Literature Bureau Act, where the Minister seeks to extend the mandate of the bureau to enable it to serve orders from outside Kenya. This is also a good amendment because we are widening the scope of the bureau. The bureau will benefit from economies of scale due to increase in orders. It will also have to meet international standards and so on. So, we will have more people publishing through the bureau. This might help us to reduce the cost of books, which has made education very expensive ... view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) what the procedure for registering a public secondary school in the country is; (b) whether he is aware that it takes too long for a public secondary school to be registered by the Ministry; and, (c) what measures he will take to ensure that the red tape in the registration of schools is cut down considerably. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to add my voice and congratulate the nine Members who have been elected to serve in the EALA. In particular, I want to view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the NARC Government took over in 2003, one of the immediate commitment that was made was to complete these stalled projects because they were so many. I do not know whether the Minister has checked to find out, this being a very important project, why it was missed out or whether it was a case of neglect. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the floods that occurred in this country recently have caused a lot of damage not only in Gwassi Constituency. It is almost all over the country and it is still ongoing. In the course of the Assistant Minister looking for money to remedy this situation, has he identified the projects which have suffered because of compromised standards and quality and the ones which have generally suffered from these floods, so that in future, we can prepare particularly when we are designing and constructing roads? There is a lot of compromise in the standards and quality of ... view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think for this country to develop and to achieve Vision 2030, education is very important. Apart from the fact that the money allocated for the loan is not sufficient, what measures has the Ministry put in place to make sure that the prospective beneficiaries of this scheme get information on time, so that they are able to apply on time in order for them to benefit because they are always cut off in terms of time? So, they need adequate time. What steps or measures are you putting in place to ensure that they get ... view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. With the website, it is only for those who have got access to websites in urban areas. But those people in the rural areas where we do not have these facilities – you know the way Kenya is – that is the clarification I want the Assistant Minister to make. Even in his constituency, I do not know how many of them can access websites. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had the Floor just before 6.30 p.m. yesterday evening. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you again for this opportunity to continue with my contribution. view