Charles Ngusya Nguna

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: I also followed the Big Four Agenda and one of the key issues that are being contested by every Kenyan is the housing levy. As Members of Parliament, let us not allow overtaxation of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Kenyans. The 1.5 per cent housing levy is a lot. There is no way we are going to finance housing especially by the people working upcountry to finance people in urban centre to have a housing scheme. I urge the President to come up with a better method of raising revenue to fund the housing scheme. He can introduce the issue of levying cement and other construction materials but not overtaxing Kenyans. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Food security is a burning issue in our country. Majority of our counties, especially the 23 counties that were mentioned earlier, are suffering from food insecurity. I expect us to construct more dams and come up with irrigation schemes instead of relying on rainfed type of agriculture. That is why I am tasking the National Irrigation Board (NIB) to ensure that the resources for constructing water pans are evenly distributed across our country. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: On manufacturing, why are we doing it if the President was not clear on the issue of infrastructure? You cannot have a successful manufacturing industry if there is no proper infrastructure in place. I would like to laud the former President Kibaki for what he did to our country. We are going to borrow Kshs378 million for construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from China. That money can do at least 20 kilometers of roads in each constituency instead of being invested in one SGR project of which we are not clear on the benefits that we will accrue ... view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: I expected the President to deal with the issue of microfinance and macroeconomic variables like interest rates and inflation that are high at the moment. We have not heard much about them. I am urging Kenyans to avoid politics. Let us avoid politics and focus on the issues of census and referendum this year. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Withy those few remarks, I support the President’s Address. The issue of politics must be avoided and it must not divide Kenyans as we are seeing things happening at the moment. Thank you, Madam Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to apologise for calling you, “Sir”. I have got immense respect for women in this country. I love you including my mother. So, I have got no issue with that. It was just a slip of the tongue. Therefore, I apologise and withdraw. view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection the following Question: (a) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that the data for elderly persons in most parts of Mwingi West Constituency is yet to be entered in the system thus making them unable to enrol and benefit from the Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme? (b) What measures is the Ministry putting in place to ensure that all the elderly persons are included in the database so that they benefit from the funds consistently and are paid in arrears since the start of the programme? view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and Technology the following Question: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: (i) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s (KBC) contracted employees, who comprise the majority of staff, have served for years without promotion and salaries? (ii) Is the Cabinet Secretary further aware that the Corporation has not been remitting employees' statutory deductions in time? (iii) What measures is the Ministry putting in place to ensure these issues are addressed? view