Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to join my colleagues in expressing dissatisfaction with the Cabinet Secretary and the Statement read by the Chair, but to an extent also be an apologist for the Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Lilian Gogo has talked about precision. The Cabinet Secretary, being a surgeon, knows about precision and more so, better precision, better than the military. Hon. Speaker, it is time this Ministry is given to another general like Nairobi County and other areas. I want us to reflect for a moment on what the role of this House has been in the debacle that ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am ashamed that I sat in this House five years ago when we spoke about digital learning and digital literacy in the country. The Jubilee administration then promised that every child would have a laptop computer and a tablet. Had we got that right five years ago, we would not be lamenting the way we are doing here today. view
• 6 May 2020 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
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: I am saying we need a moment of retrospection because the budget process is with us today. I will shortly be reading a statement relating to the budget process. A budget has been tabled in this House, which has been done in the manner described by the Member for Othaya, that these are budget estimates that have been prepared in extraordinary circumstances, but in a very ordinary manner as if there is no COVID-19 in this country or as if floods are not ravaging this country, or like we do not have children who are at home without food. view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, today we have military generals in Kariobangi slums evicting people in the dark of the night. Kenyans are suffering and dying. I want to beg that this is the time this House must rise to the occasion. You cannot transact business as usual, as Mutahi Kagwe said, and expect to be treated normally by your voters. When time comes, the voters will judge you by what you do today. Hon. Speaker, I shall no longer be an apologist for a Government that is not delivering on the mandate that we elected it for. Let us not give excuses ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Equally, any other Cabinet Secretary who cannot perform his work should resign. Do not use budgetary allocations as an excuse. The Ministry of Education has one of the largest budget lines above health and infrastructure. Why can we not use that budgetary allocation to ensure that we support our children? I was so embarrassed when my 10-year-old daughter listened to the Cabinet Secretary, Magoha, as Hon. Junet said, lecturing her and me as we sat before the television. My daughter asked me: “Daddy, why are you asking me to follow the online teaching in school and yet the Cabinet Secretary ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we are not just being embarrassed as parents, but we look irresponsible as leaders. It is high time this House acted as representatives of the people. We are not a Parliament that is here to apologise on behalf of the Government. We are here to oversee Government and ensure that it delivers on its mandate. Hon. Speaker, allow me to express my disgust with the actions that we saw the other night in Kariobangi South. It is not only inhuman, but painful to see old grannies and young children sleeping out in the cold at a time when ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Statement is on the preparations for public hearings for the Budget Estimates for Financial Year 2020/2021, that were to be held in 11 or 12 counties by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for Financial year 2020/2021 and the Medium-Term were laid in this august House on 29th April 2020 and stood committed to the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the various Departmental Committees for them to review with a view to make recommendations to this House as per the provisions of our Standing ... view
• 6 May 2020 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
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, can you protect me from the very loud consultations? view