Charles Muriuki Njagagua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with a lot of tremendous respect to the other House, we know that there is a Senate which was created by this Constitution, but we must ask ourselves: Is this House really working? The Speaker of that Senate is out of this country today as we 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
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: speak. He is in Geneva. His deputy is also in New York. The Clerk of that Senate is also away and even the Senior Deputy Clerk (SDC) of the Senate is away. That House has again changed their Standing Orders to say that they must meet only thrice in a week; they are now amended by their Standing Orders not to meet on Wednesday morning. I do not know whether they are unable to wake up in the morning and attend to the business of the House. So, they are only meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday afternoon. ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, while still at it, we must appreciate that we only have about 67 Senators. They have gone ahead to create more committees for that House to match the number of the committees that are in this House. You find that each Senator is now sitting in about seven to ten committees. Surely, are they able to transact the business of the day seriously when a man or a woman has to sit in about seven or ten committees? Are they able to discharge their duties? Are they able to give their best to those committees? So, we are ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, again it is on record from none other than the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury that a third of our Budget goes to waste. There are so many loopholes in expenditure by national agencies. So, the Government must, of necessity try and seal the loopholes through which money are lost. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, lastly and before I sit down, we must again look at the issue of procurement. Many projects are stalling because of the red tape, or bureaucratic procedures, in procurement. I am happy to have heard the Leader of the Majority Party today read the first Bill on the issue of business legislation. We must again look at the issue of procurement, so that many projects can commence within the coming year and that the same is not bogged down by unnecessary procurement red tape. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I support the Motion. Thank you. view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to make my contribution. I believe in the National Flag, Emblems and Names (Amendment) Bill of 2013. This Bill actually seeks to amend Cap. 299. The people who are meant to fly the national flag are the President, Vice President, Speaker of the National Assembly, Chief Justice and Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya. view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Since the promulgation of the new Constitution, the position of the Vice President has since gone and what we have now is the Deputy President. We no longer have the Vice President. It is only fair that we remove the word “Vice President” from that law and then substitute it with “Deputy President.” view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: This amendment seeks to list down the people who should fly the national flag and for the benefit of Kenyans per this amendment Bill, they are; the President, Deputy President, Chief Justice, Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate, which position again was not there in Cap. 299. I believe this Bill is timely and I stand to support it. view
• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: While at it, I must also say that it also seeks to remove the Cabinet Secretaries who were formerly known as Ministers from flying the national flag. Let me mention that it may seem little, but it will go a long way in cutting down the expenses which are incurred in maintaining those flags and buying new ones. As we all know, our very good President is leading from the front in stating that he has cut down his salary by 20 per cent. view