Andrew Mwadime

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I request you to give me protection and at the same time, tell the members to have voice of reason than voice of numbers. So, I beg to move this amendment. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move:- THAT, the Motion be amended by inserting the following words immediately after the words “as indicated in the Second Schedule” – “subject to: – (a) Inserting a new sub-paragraph (xxii) under Paragraph 98 (Recommendations) as follows: (xxii) Increase the capital allocation to the State Department for Natural Resources under the programme ‘Natural Resource Management and Protection’ for fencing of Tsavo West National Park by Kshs250 million. (b) Inserting a new sub-paragraph (xxiii) under Paragraph 99 (Recommendations) as follows- (xxiii) Reduce the capital allocation to the State Department for Water Services under the ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I request you to give me time so that I can justify this. As I told you earlier, let us have the voice of reason other than the voice of numbers. I amend this Motion to protect the country and save the country a lot of money. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: It is vice versa, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. If we allocate this Kshs250 million to fence the Tsavo West National Park, we will save the taxpayer almost over Kshs4 billion in form of compensation. Taita Taveta County is also in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL). My colleagues are saying that we should not take money from ASAL areas and yet Taita Taveta is also an ASAL area. If we take this money and fence the Tsavo West National Park, we will save the country almost Kshs4 billion in the next financial year. This is because over 60 per cent of ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, God gave us air and, secondly, water. We are all the same. We are also in an ASAL area. So, I do not see why my colleagues have a problem with this amendment. I urge them, including the Leader of the Majority Party, to support it. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: We are Kenyans. We are actually brothers and sisters in this country. We will save a lot of money if we spend Kshs250 million to fence the Tsavo West National Park. The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has side effects because all the elephants coming from Tanzania are blocked along the Mariakani-Manyani area and they are repulsed back to Mwatate Constituency. In doing so, we will have solved a very big problem and saved a lot of taxpayers’ money. I know the ministry had put this figure into the budget but I do not know why it was not considered. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Mbadi is my seconder. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, because the Chairman of BAC and my secretary generally have assured me that I will get --- view
• 9 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. Being assured by the Chair of BAC that we will sit down and advise on how I can get this money--- It is a grave matter when you talk about the Tsavo West fence. So, I am withdrawing this amendment because of the Chair of BAC. view