Francis Kipyegon Sigei

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I join my colleagues in thanking and congratulating our athletes, who really gave us a very good name. We were proud to see our athletes excelling in Paris. I especially mention Faith Kipyegon...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also support this Bill. At the outset, I would like to say that this is a very progressive Bill. I thank the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the wonderful job they...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill which was brought by my sister in-law, Hon. Lesuuda. I will speak on behalf of many of my constituents who are beneficiaries of this important programme. The Government made the good decision of...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you very much. I would also like to add my voice on this weighty matter. As you all know, we had very heavy rains recently. Most roads and bridges were damaged, including in my constituency. We have damaged bridges that I reported mid last...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have just come in. I need time to plan.

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to talk on this topical issue and support it. It takes a person who has worked in a marginalised place or visited such an area to understand the problems they face. (Applause) I know the...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) I worked in Garissa for five years and understand the problems the people there are facing. If you go to a place like Kakuma and Kalmagala in Garissa, you will understand this problem. I want to say two things. First, I thank the framers of...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to emphasise the importance of what Hon. Chikati and other Members have said. In Sotik, I have teachers who graduated with a P1 certificate in 2009. They are almost retiring without being employed. That is one issue. We...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, as I rise to support this Vote, I would like to talk about the state of the missions outside this country. Recently, I had the priviledge to visit one of the missions outside this country. It was in a pathetic situation. The...

Hon. Francis Sigei (Sotik, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Motion. From the onset, I join my colleagues in condoling with the families and the nation on the loss of our gallant soldiers in the helicopter crash. While I condole with...