Alex Muthengi Mburi Mwiru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has hinted that they may not be having enough officers to decentralise the payments for this year’s bills. Could he consider using the services of county clerks within those areas, so that there can be speedy payment of these bills? view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion, which affects a serious sector in our society today. May I also thank the Mover of the Motion for developing this idea into the Motion we are debating. We are talking of a sector which has operated for quite a while in this country, and which has tried to regulate itself without good contribution from the Government. Indeed, in this particular aspect, as we urge the Government to regulate and, of course, come up with a policy guideline and provide ... view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: operators are already organised. They have really been suffering, but they have been persistent and they are there. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am afraid that without some kind of policy, now that boda boda operators have covered the whole country, they are likely to suffer in the future, especially from court cases, where accidents may have been caused. Without a proper guideline, including insurance policy and how to cover their healthcare, and those kinds of things, we are likely to remove this sector out of our economy. So, we are urging the Ministry of Transport to regulate and ... view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had an opportunity to visit several hospitals where I come from, and I realized that so many accidents are caused by these view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: . Therefore, good training in terms of what they need in driving and respect for the traffic laws will help a lot in improving this sector. Boda bodas affect the whole of our society. There is a saving by a person who uses a boda boda, because it is cheap. It also contributes income to the people who own it. Therefore, we are empowering our society in this way. The owner, the rider who has been employed and the passenger who uses the boda boda all benefit. Therefore, there is a lot of saving within the economy. view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Something that I have observed is that these people are so much harassed by the police. The most unfortunate thing is that whenever they are flagged down, the police always find a mistake with them, because the laws, or rules, that are supposed to govern them are not very well enshrined in our Traffic Act. So, they always find a problem with them; sometimes they are forced to cough a little money to get away with crime. In fact, it is a crime created by a particular traffic policeman. If this sector is considered as already recognized by the Government, ... view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Office of the President has always talked of things like community policing. In some cases, these two wheelers can get to areas that are important and where police vehicles cannot enter. I can see a situation where even the office of the President should be involved and see how they can bring on board the bodaboda people to try and bring down crime in this country. You realize that some of our roads in the countryside are so bad that they cannot be used by the four-wheelers. A bodaboda will manage on such areas ... view
• 9 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you realize that the youth do not own these motor cycles. They are owned by the people who have money to buy them. The youth do not have money to buy them. Therefore, we do urge the Government, through the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, that the youth be provided with funds in a cheaper way; they can access that money, buy themselves the motor cycles and be able to employ other youths, thereby reducing crime in a particular area. Therefore, I feel that Mr. Wamalwa’s Motion is very timely. Just as we recognized the Jua ... view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have seen quite a number of activities in an area called Kithiori-Marimanti in Tharaka-Nithi County and I have seen the kind of deposits for exploitation of iron ore. Could the Assistant Minister confirm or deny that the iron ore in that area can be exploited for economic activities? view
• 3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not refer to Meru County. I am referring to Tharaka-Nithi County. view