Alice Muthoni Wahome

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the hon. Member of Parliament to impute improper motives on Members of this House by suggesting that because we may have bills, pending bills or we were billed very expensively by KP then we have no business in raising our views in support of this Motion? Is it in order? I think the hon. Member should be asked to withdraw because that is completely out of order, in my own humble view. view
• 27 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Appropriation Bill. I am a sad person because how we have been treated here lacks decorum and the dignity that this House deserves. First time Members have been waiting to see business being conducted differently in this House. It is unfortunate that it is Members who are not first timers who are leading the way in conducting business in a manner that erodes the authority of the House. It may also erode the authority of the Speaker. I want to commend the Deputy Speaker for being extremely patient. I would have acted ... view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support the Report of the Committee on Appointments. I sit in the Committee of Administration and National Security. Indeed, it was urgent that we get a substantive Cabinet Secretary for this docket for reasons in respect of which many issues have been raised. We also know that the country is under siege from criminal gangs and militias. At the moment, the docket is under a Cabinet Secretary who is serving in an acting capacity. It is high time that we got a substantive Cabinet Secretary, so that the issues ... view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Listening to my brother here, I think he was alluding to some issues that are of national importance, rather than sectarian. Issues of national security should never be looked at by any particular community, or sector, as being sectarian because none of us is safe until all of us are safe. I feel sad when I hear people isolating themselves in terms of the problems that the country is facing. In order for us to be able to move forward as one country, we must, as a House, discuss matters as national leaders and not as community leaders. Hon. Nkaissery ... view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, the issues raised by the Leader of the Majority Party, on Articles 245 and 246 of the Constitution, are critical. There has been public spite, and it has been alluded to. It is, therefore, necessary that these issues are addressed urgently. The Constitution will continue to pose challenges, not just to Members of Parliament. Maybe, the reason as to why we have remained the way we are is, possibly, because of the conflict between the two constitutional commissions, namely the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). The Committee on Administration and National ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion by Hon. Wakhungu. I am happy that I come from a region where we talk about peasant farmers, and Hon. Wakhungu talks about large-scale farmers. While the large-scale farmers may not require subsidies, the peasant farmer who deals in domestic baskets requires subsidies. When the rains come, the peasant farmer will travel three or four times from Murang’a County to Thika, because there is no fertilizer in the shopping centres. They will go there three or four times and still not get fertilizer. view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: This Motion reminds us that the National Cereals and Produce Board is an agent of poverty. I think this country cannot continue to tolerate agents of destruction. The history of the NCPB is known in this country. That is inefficiency, recklessness and irresponsible management of the business that it is mandated to do. It takes over business that does not belong to it. view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is a big problem, two kilogrammes of maize seed costs between Kshs400 and Kshs500. To plant a two-acre piece of land, a farmer will require, maybe, five packets of two kilogrammes of seeds. He or she will also require fertilizer that is not accessible and is not affordable. This is the case, yet we are talking about making this economy grow by double digits. view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: The Mover of this Motion must have had a vision. He must have dreamt many times on how we can remove this business from the NCPB. Looking at the record, it is not a matter for debate because the record of the NCPB speaks for itself. We should not be debating but confirming through this Motion that the business of the NCPB, even the one that they are mandated to do, has failed. The management does not know how to handle the small-scale farmer or the large-scale farmer. In other countries, they rely on subsidies. view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: It is known that in rich countries farmers get access to loans. All inputs and equipment are subsidized by the Government. However, in this country subsidies are not available and fertilizer is of low quality, because people are involved in underhand deals during procurement. They fake shortage, so that fertilizer can come into the country and be sold at an unaffordable price, and we continue to say that we have the NCPB. view