Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

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• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: However, I support this Bill for a number of reasons. One, being what has been said by a few Members in this House that this is a ploy by the Senate of the Republic of Kenya to hoodwink Members of this Assembly into supporting what has been called their dog fight with the governors. That is a line of thought that I cannot buy. The Members of this National Assembly are intelligent enough to articulate the issues that are there between the county governments and the national Government. Indeed, this Bill, as has been put by the drafter from the ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: That is far from the truth because this Bill is not proposing that the Senators and the members of the county assemblies or Members of the National Assembly in the counties sit in the Executive of the county governments. The governor and his County Executive Committee will still be in charge of the implementation of all the executive decisions at the county level. Our Constitution gives us, as the representatives of the people, a mandate to provide oversight over the Government, be it at the national level or at the county level. Therefore, we must not run away from that ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, let us not be hoodwinked by those who would want us to believe that by supporting this Bill, we will be doing anything to negate the separation of powers 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
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: between the Legislature and the Executive. The Executive at the county government, we must understand, is the governor and the County Executive Committee just like at the national level, the Executive is the President and his Cabinet. That does not absolve Members of this National Assembly and the Senate from participating in the Budget- making process where we prioritize projects and consult with these Cabinet Secretaries at the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We do that as a Legislature. Therefore, there is nothing different from what this Bill is proposing. It is simply that. The governor and this Executive Committee will ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, I wish to appeal to this House to support this Bill because it is a good Bill. I know there are those again who have some fears that we will get ourselves muddled into the dirt that many of these governors have got into. For sure, there are those of us in this country who will not even wish to share a table with some of these governors. But in the interest of the people that we represent, I will share that table with any governor. The people of this country are facing many problems, including the Members of ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: With the amendments that will be coming, I will strongly support this Bill. I urge all the Members of this National Assembly to rise up to the occasion, take up your role as the people who are mandated by your constituents. Please, let us not forget that our constituencies are part and parcel of the counties that we come from. We cannot delink ourselves from the county governments and say that there are county assemblies to provide oversight. Yes, and with all due respect to the county assemblies, they are there, but we also comprise a part of those counties ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Otherwise, the fears that are being advanced on the Floor of this House are meant, maybe, and I am sorry to say so, to also engage us in those dog and cat fights between the National Assembly and the Senate. We should not fall into that trap. Let us work the best way we can with the Senate and even with those governors for the benefit of the people that we represent. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to move this Motion which is on a matter that is of definite national importance. The nation today, including Members of this House, this morning, was treated to a situation where the Central Business District (CBD) of the capital city of the Republic of Kenya was almost brought to a standstill by striking matatus and taxi operators within the city and those from surrounding districts. This was in protest to a move by the county government of Nairobi to increase the parking charges that are levied by the county governments from what ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is therefore sad that such an important sector of our economy can be brought to such a situation. It is sad that they contemplated going on strike and closed their business today so as to protest that move by the County Government of Nairobi. This situation does not only touch on the County Government of Nairobi, but also other county governments. view