Anthony Mutahi Kimaru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Report by the President. Security issues are very important. To underscore what my colleague has just said, nothing can go on in this country or anywhere in the world without security. We have witnessed in our own country, the breakdown of law and order. We should appreciate that law and order is not lost overnight. The little things that are happening today – the stripping naked of women and the near-rape of girls in matatus – is worrying. It shows that something really needs to ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: The situation begs this question: Are we having a re-insurgence of criminal groups like Mungiki ? As we lose control of order in the country, is someone else taking over control of the situation? That is something which the Government needs to seriously think about. I will underscore what other Members have said. When the late hon. Michuki – may his soul rest in peace – undertook to crack down on insecurity, it was not 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
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: an easy job. It took a while for him to bring security back to where it was. If we sleep on the job today and allow the security situation to deteriorate, it will require a lot of effort to take it back to where it was before. Therefore, the time to act seriously is now. As Members of this House, when we say that the situation is bad, everybody should take us seriously. We also feel for the people out there, who also feel that something needs to be done. It is the responsibility of the Government to act appropriately. ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: When Kenyans die, nobody should seem to be dancing on their graves. Nobody should seem to be taking capital out of that situation. A leader worth his salt should join every other leader in this country to put things right. When some people hail the actions of Al Shabaab, what do you do? You encourage them to do it again. When Al Shabaab feels that the nation of Kenya is not speaking the same language, you give them room to perpetrate more crimes against our people. As a nation, we must stand together during this difficult time, even as we ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: The courts are not blameless. There are games that are going on in the courts. We cannot afford to play around with our security. We have more than 3,000 Kenyans waiting to be trained as policemen. The courts have no business interfering with the programme, no matter how the process was done. I would ask the President to do what his predecessor did, when he appointed the County Commissioners and the courts declared them un-constitutional. Why can the young men and women not just proceed with the training as we appeal the court ruling? I am not suggesting that we ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, indeed, I did not infer to Members of Parliament. If you listened to me clearly, I talked about the leadership in the Opposition. When I talk about the leadership in Opposition, I am referring to a particular person. However, if the Members of this House are offended, I will withdraw that statement in as far as it refers to Members of Parliament. There are some who are culpable and guilty. In my statement, I did not refer to Members of Parliament. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: I have withdrawn. view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for according me this time to speak. Since we do not have much time, I can see on the clock I have about two minutes, I wish to support this Bill. I wish to state that conservation of the environment, or management of the environment, cannot be overstated. Hon. Members who have spoken before me have brought out the salient points regarding management. In supporting this particular Bill, I wish to say that we owe it to ourselves and future generations to preserve the environment. If we do not do this, we will be ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I concur with the Committee. I congratulate my fellow MPs for a job well done. view
• 31 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also stand to oppose the reduction of time. Initially, I was of the view that we should reduce time, but I am persuaded by the arguments put forward by my colleagues that, indeed, there is no hurry to pass these Bills. These very important Bills must be given enough time for public participation in their formulation. view