Catherine Wanjiku Waruguru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you. I will be brief because a number of us are interested to contribute on the Regulations. I thank Hon. Kamket and the Committee on Delegated Legislation for a job well done and for being on record to fast-track the process of releasing monies from the Equalisation Fund. I have heard a number of Members say that they want to use the NG-CDF model in the implementation of this Fund. I notice in the Committee Report that they are talking about a Cabinet Secretary saying that NG-CDF in itself has had its share of issues ... view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: would bring us another huddle and delay the process of disbursement of the resources. I urge Members, for purposes of those of us who come from marginalised communities... I stand here candidly to speak for the people of Laikipia North and part of Laikipia West, which experience problems and which have been neglected by Government in the previous regimes. Some of them do not have road networks. They do not have clean water and are still struggling, in the present regime, with insecurity. Other than the issues in county governments, the revenue share has been delayed because the Equalisation Fund ... view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: I support and congratulate the Committee. Thank you. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, I raised an intervention in regards to the Petition which is before us. I support. There is need for us to integrate Kenya with the rest of the world. There is also need for us as the East African Community to see that all countries are integrated not only in business, but even legal practitioners should be in a position to do business across the world. The comments by Hon. Sankok, Hon. Murugara and Hon. Aden Duale are casting aspersions towards the Mt. Kenya region. I am a daughter who is very proud to be a Kikuyu from the ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to ask the following Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Health: (i) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure there is enhanced access to affordable, effective and timely testing for COVID-19 in the country noting that testing is one of the most effective ways of reducing the rate of infection? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary confirm whether the Ministry has considered cheaper and more effective alternative modes of testing for the virus given that the testing mode currently in use requires laboratories, reagents and experts and is also costly? (iii) What ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: No. I seek it to be considered as very urgent. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: I vote yes. Just to mention, people who have tantrums on the Floor of the House, intimidating Members and telling them you can shout and there is nowhere we will take you, please, kamata dawa yako pole pole. Kimeumana . Hon. Ngujiri ako ndani ya yes. There is nothing you can do, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a very proud woman and for avoidance of doubt, I am never afraid of being called a slay queen. On behalf of the many Kenyan women here who are married as first, second or third wives and some who do not even know who the fathers of their children are or the public would try to interpret who fathered their children… Therefore, allow me to congratulate Hon. Kaluma because he has been a champion for women, girls and children in the Republic of Kenya. Recently when we had the issue of the ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: by the deceased immediately or prior to his death.” ii) That is on such of the deceased parents. We introduce Part (c) which is going to read thus: “The step children, the grandparents, grandchildren and every other person who was a view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: beneficiary and was being maintained by the said person.” Why am I saying this? In situations where we have large families, there are people who never work for as long as their brother or sister is a business person or they have anything they can be proud about. So, they will always sit back and pray when this person will die, whether it is Corona or whatever, so that they get a stake of his estate. So, for the protection of our husbands, wives and children, we need to introduce an amendment, Hon. Kaluma, that it is only in the ... view