Charles Kanyi Njagua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: We are seeing so many land conflicts at the Coast and historical land injustices. Also, land issues where pastoralists are claiming their community land is being invaded in North Eastern and other areas. I think it is high time we digitised land issues. So, when we want to evaluate and rate, we can capture a broader bracket. As at now, if we are to evaluate, we will only address the people affected by the perennial rating issues. So as to address the issue of collection of more revenue, it is only better we try to fully get absoluteness of ownership ... view
• 25 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: We also have the challenge of informal settlements. My learned friend has mentioned absoluteness in possession of land. This makes me wonder how people in the informal settlements can acquire title deeds and start paying land rates. You will find an informal settlement in the middle of a very posh area. The value of land remains the same because the locality is the same, but those in the informal settlement cannot pay the same amount as the people living in the posh neighbourhood. We need to look at all these issues because we do not want to disadvantage other people. view
• 25 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: As we seek to collect more revenues for county governments, they also need to be accountable and creative. We have a lot of land lying idle in these counties which they do not pay land rates for. Why should we charge the mwanachi more yet county governments do not pay land rates for the idle land? They should come up with ways of utilising these lands and making them profitable. There are very many agencies in this country that have been allocated land by the Government which is not in use. Land is a factor of production. We should maximise ... view
• 25 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: In some places we have overcrowded markets and behind them we have idle land owned by agencies like the Kenya Railways Corporation. This land can be leased to these traders and hence we would collect more revenue from these traders. For example, the land behind Muthurwa and Marikiti markets has been idle for a long time. It is purportedly owned by the Kenya Railways Corporation. At the same time, traders are crowded along Haile Selassie Road to the extent of placing their items on the road; half of the road is filled by traders. The congestion in this area is ... view
• 25 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: I had read it. view
• 6 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me an opportunity to speak on the Consolidated Fund Service Expenditures Report, which I support. As a country, it is high time we discussed the issue of public debt and the borrowing done by the Government. It seems lazy to think that an economy can only be driven through two ways - either borrowing or taxing the people. I think the Government is being too lazy in its thinking because we cannot have two models as choices to drive our economy. An economy can be driven through other models like production, consumption, investment ... view
• 6 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, we have very qualified economists in this country who should be used to solicit for cheaper loans. We borrow loans at high interest rates - a mistake which will eventually catch up with us. We have seen what is happening in other countries. People who lent money to certain countries have taken over some serious institutions belonging to those republics. In some countries, sea ports and airports have been taken over by foreigners who lent those countries some money. It is just a matter of time before our foreign debt catches up with us, as a country. ... view
• 20 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this chance to make my maiden speech this month, and the opportunity to contribute to this debate on sexual harassment in Kericho. I think this issue does not just affect the people in Kericho, but one that cuts across board. In my constituency, I have two wards that have a huge population in the ghettos and the issue of sexual harassment is very rampant. I find it a point of concern that people have developed very shady and scanty mechanisms of dealing with these issues that make it difficult for some of ... view
• 20 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: I feel I have the responsibility to protect other women who are going through the same as they bring up their children singlehandedly. It is time this Parliament acted in very stern words and actions so that we can address the issue of sexual harassment once and for all. There is also cyber bullying that has happened to one of the leaders of this country through a video circulating in social media. It is time this Parliament amended laws to be in tandem with current technology. This is because issues of cyber bullying tend not to have any backlash from ... view
• 13 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. As a Member of the Jubilee Party, I want to stand with Hon. Sabina Chege and defend her position as the Deputy Minority Whip. view