Catherine Wanjiku Waruguru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Every year, this country has had a deficit of 2 million metric tonnes of wheat which has to be imported. Importation of maize has been scandalised a lot. We have had matters to do with aflatoxin in our grain products. This is particularly contributed by the congestion at the Port of Mombasa. Since we do not want to lose local and international clients but, instead, want to improve our attractiveness, there is need for us to allow more companies to compete and ask the KPA to expedite, upon passage of this Report. Within the shortest time possible we should allow ... view
• 25 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I applaud the Leader of the Majority Party for being candid to bring this Bill, the Kenya National Library Service Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 5 of 2020), to the Floor of the House. This Bill is long overdue. We need to have a conversation on how we treat the Kenya National Library and the services that they are offering to the majority of us. Let The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I applaud the Leader of the Majority Party for being candid to bring this Bill, the Kenya National Library Service Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 5 of 2020), to the Floor of the House. This Bill is long overdue. We need to have a conversation on how we treat the Kenya National Library and the services that they are offering to the majority of us. Let The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: me acknowledge that in Laikipia, I have a number of adults who would wish to go back to school and do adult learning. Most of the times, we experience challenges because it does not look tidy when somebody does not know how to hold a pen, to read and write. The only area they can get an opportunity to train and access those kinds of services is in a library. If you look at our sub- counties, they cannot afford to have fully stocked libraries. In arid and semi-arid areas, there are no libraries at all. Those areas that have ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: me acknowledge that in Laikipia, I have a number of adults who would wish to go back to school and do adult learning. Most of the times, we experience challenges because it does not look tidy when somebody does not know how to hold a pen, to read and write. The only area they can get an opportunity to train and access those kinds of services is in a library. If you look at our sub- counties, they cannot afford to have fully stocked libraries. In arid and semi-arid areas, there are no libraries at all. Those areas that have ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: . Google is not one of our patented products. We rely on western culture first and businesspeople like Google, Facebook and Twitter who have a way of manipulating the content that we access. I agree with the Government, the Leader of the Majority Party and majority of the stakeholders in the education sector that it is time we passed this Bill and bring it to a level that it will relate with majority of our generations that are trying to comprehend where they came from. Finally, allow me to comment off-the-cuff. If you look at our media houses today, I ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: . Google is not one of our patented products. We rely on western culture first and businesspeople like Google, Facebook and Twitter who have a way of manipulating the content that we access. I agree with the Government, the Leader of the Majority Party and majority of the stakeholders in the education sector that it is time we passed this Bill and bring it to a level that it will relate with majority of our generations that are trying to comprehend where they came from. Finally, allow me to comment off-the-cuff. If you look at our media houses today, I ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works the following Question. Could the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the progress of construction to bitumen standards of the Nanyuki-Gwa Kungú-Rumuruti Road in Laikipia County? view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works the following Question. Could the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the progress of construction to bitumen standards of the Nanyuki-Gwa Kungú-Rumuruti Road in Laikipia County? view