Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1081 to 1090 of 1297.

• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: At the outset, I support the Report and without risking repeating what the other Members have said, I want to stress one important ingredient in this Report. The establishment of the Eastern Africa Standby Force considering the conflicts in our region is important. It is to ensure that there is a force on standby for prompt response. For instance, for purposes of peace-keeping, if we had an active Eastern Africa Standby Force, it would not have been difficult to put together a force to deploy in Somalia and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: other countries where there is conflict. The conflict in South Sudan for instance requires deployment of a peace-keeping force. view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: The role of Parliament in this is merely to ratify so that we comply with the requirement of our Constitution. Therefore, let us support the Report and I appeal to Members since the debate is coming to an end, to pass and support it, so that we can move on to implement the protocols. One other thing I wanted to mention - and which is important for us as Kenyans - is that in the current era, it is not possible for any country or nation to live in isolation. We must work together and there has to be co-operation. ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Report and thank you very much for the chance to speak. view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Sessional Paper. This is one of the important papers that have been brought before the House. It seeks to set up the framework for addressing issues and weaknesses which have been witnessed in the past in order to enhance productivity and competitiveness. This country has been evolving and we must move towards ensuring that we are able to compete effectively with the international community. As a growing economy, clear strategies are necessary for the realization of desired results and goals. The enhancement of ... view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: No! Do not worry, Mheshimiwa . view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Let me get back to the point, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also know what he wants to raise. view
• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Sakaja. In order for this Paper to succeed, it will be important for us to be guided by principles. Those will include promotion of national values, focus on customer total quality improvements including in the jua kali sector, innovation in management and technology, the requisite investment in research and development (R&D), fair redistribution of productivity gains and modernization of labour and management. For us to get this done, employee involvement and human resource development are necessary. Some of the policies that are provided in this Paper are directed at the issues and principles that I have just ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to also express myself on this important Motion. First, the intent and spirit of the Political Parties Act was to strengthen democracy, particularly multi-party democracy in our country. The reason why it was felt that this was necessary was that political parties were allied to individuals. When an individual bankrolled a political party, he or she owned the party, made decisions in the party and everything entirely depended on the person. Therefore, other members of the party had no freedom. They were not allowed to think. They could not do ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Therefore, when this Political Parties Act was initiated, it was intended to deal with those problems which were prevalent at the time. For us to ensure that we realise the objective of the Political Parties Act, we must make sure that there is a balance and that all political parties benefit from the money that comes from the taxpayer in Kenya to fund political parties. There should not be an exception of a political party. This is because all parties are the same and they belong to the people. Hon. Members representing the people have been elected through those political ... view