Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: the online committee meetings. The CSs and PSs must appear and be taken to account by the Members. Finally, when we took the last recess because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, you will remember we ended up with the COVID-19 billionaires’ scandal. How I pray we shall not recess and end up with COVID vaccines billionaires. How I pray that those who enrich themselves out of this pandemic while other Kenyans are dying will never find peace. That their families may never find peace if they use the pandemic to enrich themselves. I beg those in the Executive charged with the ... view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Last night, I had occasion to support a family which had no food. They told me that the kiosk they make a living out of has been closed. I had an incident of someone who could not raise bus fare of Kshs150 to Zimmerman. The bus fare had been hiked from Kshs50 to Kshs150. When people, including the matatu crew, offered to help him to get home, he asked: “Even if I go home, what will my children feed on?” People had to contribute in a matatu to get that family to get a meal for last night. What of ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon Speaker. I really want to agree with what Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal, who in the recent past has defined what Government is to us. It is indeed true that there is a deliberate and calculated process of killing trade unions not just the teachers’ trade unions, but even in the health sector where Dr. Nyikal has worked in. I want to plead that besides the CS in charge of Labour… Hon. Speaker, if you listened to the Chairperson of the Committee carefully, there are issues attached to the Head of Public Service. There are issues attached on the ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Secondly, on issues to touch on court orders, I think it is only the Attorney-General who can properly guide the Government. This is because we may be crucifying the CS for Labour and, maybe, it is a general Government policy. Therefore, let the CS come with his Chief Legal Advisor, 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
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: who is the Attorney-General and the Head of Public Service. On a lighter note, Hon. Speaker, you did order my microphone to be removed because of the colour. I notice your gown has colour yellow and black. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you also did indicate that those things were not parliamentary, including this mask. With all due respect to you, you are the Chair of the Parliamentary Service Commission, either you allow me to have the yellow cover for the microphone because of the fear I have for this COVID-19 pandemic and the use of these microphones, or you order the Parliamentary Service Commission and the Clerk’s Office to provide either black with yellow or yellow with black covers or even green for that matter that the Clerks are wearing. I do not know whether you removed my microphone ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: As you can see, Hon. Shamalla was very kind and had given out one of her covers. She has a very beautiful past with colours of the flag, coat of arms and colour green. You know there are people who like colour green. I am just in love with colour yellow. Hon. Speaker, I may not see you clearly were it not for the yellow line on your gown. So, I plead you recede your decision of confiscating my cover. Otherwise, we will keep pushing these microphones away. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support the request by the Chair, Justice and Legal Affairs Committee for an extension. First, it is because BBI is not an emergency. If the Chair was seeking the extension for vaccination of COVID-19 or things dealing with Kenyan’s livelihoods, maybe, then we would be debating. But to me, BBI is not an emergency and, therefore, I support the extension. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I had an opportunity to listen to some of the issues raised during public participation. One of the most profound issues I heard was on the question of delimitation of our boundaries; constituency boundaries and new constituencies. Those are not light matters we can say the Committee can just brush aside. It is true because they have a repository of very good seasoned experts. The Committee of Experts is ably represented by the Vice-Chair of the Committee, Hon. Otiende Amollo. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: The issues raised are so pertinent even to Members in this House. We cannot accept that this House will just become a conveyor belt to this BBI business. It is only right that we give the Committee time to interrogate all the issues, including political and constitutional ones like delimitation of constituencies. Why should we expect a half-baked report only for it to be challenged in court tomorrow? Let us give this Committee time so that they give us a well-reasoned report that can stand and withstand the test of time and legalities even in the courts of law. view