Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, protect me from the Member for Narok South. I also qualify as an elder. I have experience as the Chairperson emeritus of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. What you have enumerated is, indeed, true. The matter before the House is weighty. As you have said rightly, emotions at this time are quite high. view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: We may rush to make a decision which, of course, may have consequences that are not very good for the country. To begin with, to the people we represent and even our own constituencies. I have listened to the Member for Ugunja who, amidst a lot of noise, was trying to ask the House and you, if the Standing Orders allow us to defer the vote as much as we are in the voting period. view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: This is to ensure that we do not rush into making a decision today that we may also suffer its consequences. What you have said is, indeed, true. The Division of Revenue Bill that will give rise to the Division of Revenue Act is about the vertical division of revenue between the national Government and the county governments. Members are asking themselves why the Treasury wants to give money to the county governments at the expense of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). That is a justifiable question. The simple answer is what you have given in your Communication ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Those were unfortunate sentiments because you do not ask people for support by threatening, coercing or even intimidating them in any manner. It is by talking to people that you persuade them with reasons. 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
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I want to use reason, just as you have done, to tell Members that it is between us and the people that we represent. When we ask for the NG-CDF, we do not ask for a favour from Ukur Yatani or anybody else; not even from the President of the Republic of Kenya. The NG-CDF Act is a law that was made by this House. The money does not go into Members’ pockets, it goes to development activities in the constituencies of the people we represent. That is why you see the emotions are quite high. I request that we ... view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I hope you said Member for Kikuyu not Kikuyus. I represent the people of Kikuyu Constituency, which is very cosmopolitan. I know it could be a slip of the tongue to mention Kikuyus. Let me also join the rest of the House to congratulate you on the role bestowed on you in the Njuri-Ncheke shrine in Meru. As the Hon. Member for Rangwe mentioned, it is only honourable for us as Members of Parliament to be honourable to ourselves and to fellow Members, including you. You will appreciate that the many Members, including Hon. Millie Odhiambo, ... view
• 9 Mar 2021 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 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: We must respect you, first, as our leader in this House; and secondly, as a statesman who has served this country, even as a Member of Parliament, not seated where you are today, but representing the people of Siakago. Hon. Maoka Maore may take offense because he was not invited and say that you were invited to a public rally. It was not a public rally. I know in the Meru, Embu and Agikuyu communities, our Kiamas or councils of elders are not political affairs. Therefore, nobody should say that you were invited to address a political rally in Meru. ... view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: It is indeed shameful. I congratulate you as a Speaker and elder in this country because you are of age to be an elder. I know you. I know your children. Some of your children are as old as I am and some are older than me. You are an elder and you can speak on behalf of the people of Siakago, the people of Embu, the entire Mt. Kenya region and even this country, besides being the Speaker of the National Assembly. The honour that you have been given by the Aembu and Ameru people is good. It is ... view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Speak on behalf of those who have no voice, and speak on behalf of those who have no opportunity. view