Cecily Mbarire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: When you were broke, you knew that when you see hon. Orwa Ojode, you will have a cheque. By the end of the day, you will be smiling all the way to the bank. I will remember him for that. For us who have been left behind, I think the question to deal with is the safety of, not only the hon. Members of Parliament, but for every single Kenyan in the aviation industry. I hope that the support we are according to these two colleagues of ours will go to the other families that have been left behind who ... view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to add my voice to those of my colleagues in thanking your able office for enabling us go through this process in a peaceful and very transparent manner. I am even more excited by the fact that we have ended up with five women who have been elected to the EALA, and four men. So, for the first time, we have more women than men representing Kenya in the EALA. I am very happy about that outcome. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate all the candidates who have made it through and also congratulate ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to add my voice to those of my colleagues on the Presidential Address. I would like to begin by congratulating the President for the Speech that he gave to this House and the whole nation. I really congratulate him for what he has done for the past nine years since he became the President of this great nation. We have seen ourselves move from an almost near dead economy to an economy that has been growing despite the challenges. I wish we will be able to complete the work that he ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have a new Constitution. I think that is one of the greatest milestones that we have been able to achieve during the tenure of His Excellency the President. I am particularly happy about the fact that we have been able to come up with a devolved system of Government. We have 47 counties across the country. We did that in order to bring services and development closer to the people. We can begin devolving the growth of economy so that it grows from the bottom and not from the top. We can give counties ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, of great concern is that you will find that Nairobi, of course, comes first with a lot of money allocated to it. You see also a county that has little chance for self revenue generation being given very little money. I think it is important that as they allocate this money, they look at counties at individual levels and ask themselves: “Does this county has a chance at this point in time to be able to generate revenue before it begins to depend fully on the central Government?” If those opportunities are less, then that ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: So, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope the CRA will truly live to its expectations and look at the challenges facing each county, so that they come up with a formula that will reflect a fair balance revenue allocation to all these counties. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to add my voice on the issue of the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC). These individuals may have some genuine concerns. However, it is important that the Government states clearly and categorically as the President did say, that Mombasa has been and will remain part of Kenya. When they recognize that, then the Government should sit down with them and listen to the grievances of these people because Mombasa or any other town is part and parcel of Republic of Kenya. I really support the President’s remarks as far as this is concerned. ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also talk about the general elections. We know that elections are around the corner. I think we are still at a point where it is not very clear when it shall be, but I am hoping that this date will be made final, so that we do not leave it “either/or” and that we will know clearly when we will have the elections. But more importantly is that we have passed very critical legislation on this Floor which deals with regulating the elections to ensure that we will have very peaceful and fair ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: So, I am urging the Government to allocate more resources towards voter education. We need to be told when these voter education seminars will take place. We want also to know where they will be conducted, so that we be part and parcel of voter education exercise. All candidates must understand these new regulations of elections. We are also looking forward to getting the rules and regulations governing elections, as emanates from the Elections Act, through the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), so that candidates may be adequately prepared for the changes that are coming. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to add my voice on the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). I am very happy that we are finally putting enough resources to be able to resettle all the IDPs. The allocation of Kshs2.9 million for land, Kshs1 million for forest evictees and Kshs4.4 billion for houses, food and non-food items, with the Ministry of State for Special Programmes is a good idea. What is most important is the manner in which that resettlement will take place, so that we do not have IDPs who will say that they were never resettled ... view