Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 1297.

• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: First, I wish to join my colleagues in commending the mediation team for the good work which has ensured that the issues in dispute have been agreed upon. Obviously, the civil society organisations are not just NGOs; they are major stakeholders in our community. Communities enjoy contributions from those organisations. This has been recognised by both Houses of Parliament, and particularly by the team that led the mediation. Concerning the other two issues which were in dispute, the penalty which appeared punitive and unworkable has also been agreed upon. The Motion which is before the House is merely for us ... view
• 19 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you will recall that last year, there was the East African Community Summit held in Rwanda. One of the activities that took place was the games. Therefore, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:- Report on the East African Community Inter-Parliamentary Games held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 4th to 11th December, 2015. Hon. Speaker, as earlier reported, the Parliament of Kenya won the overall trophy and out of the seven disciplines that were presented, Kenya won five disciplines that were played by Members of Parliament. So, I thank you, the Clerk of ... view
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion on the President’s Address to Parliament and the nation. I have been listening to some of my colleagues contribute here and I wonder whether they know that is happening in the education sector. We are all aware that the education sector in our country is struggling. There is frequent closure of universities, bungled examinations, failed curriculum review and the killing of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The KNUT is not being regarded as a labour movement in this country. There ... view
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Secondly, there is the issue of farmers in this country. The President mentioned the removal of levies on coffee. This is insignificant. It cannot do anything to the farmers. The coffee subsector has almost collapsed. Farmers in the sugar sector, whom my brother, Hon. Washiali and I represent, are affected. There is nothing meaningful which is being put in place to ensure that farmers’ interests are protected. Mumias Sugar Company and Nzoia Sugar Company have similar problems of mismanagement, theft of money and non-payment of farmers. This has led to rise of poverty. Our people are not even able to ... view
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of roads. I know that some places have benefitted from road construction, but others have not. Even the road the Member for Igambang’ombe has mentioned was initiated by President Kibaki. It is not a new project. We have challenges in our areas like in Bungoma where there is no drainage system in town. I wonder whether engineers are not able to tell the direction water flows. It is a big issue. Small businessmen like hawkers in town cannot do their businesses along the road that goes to Hon. Washiali’s place along Mumias Road. There is ... view
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. 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
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill, which is considered as one of the most important Bills. This Bill comes at a time when the banking industry is facing serious challenges. We have all seen the manner in which the few banks, including our own bank - the NBK - have traded with and treated Kenyans who are customers. They have suffered. Kenyans who had invested and deposited their money in Chase Bank lost millions of Kenya shillings when it went under. There must be a way of dealing with the banks. ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Members of the public have been victims. We should support this Bill and ensure that we rein in on banking institutions which have specialised in getting customers to borrow but they end up harassing and robbing them of their funds and properties. I can term this as robbery because the manner in which the public has lost funds and property is not acceptable. One other issue relating to the banking industry, which will need to be addressed, is on reporting. At the moment, if you hold an account in one bank and it becomes dormant and attracts charges; you are ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. First, I want to state that I oppose this proposed amendment for the following reasons: Firstly, it is not for Parliament to gazette or degazette forest land. If you want to degazette forest land, there is a procedure to be followed and secondly, this particular forest land has been under dispute. It has been contested. Some members of the community have even gone to court and the courts have ruled. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Can you listen? view