Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to comment on two Petitions. On the first Petition regarding the issue of harvesting water, with the current climate change, you cannot even predict when the rains will start or stop. It is high time the Government focused heavily on issues of rain harvesting. The Petitioner has specifically looked at the issue of water tanks. We call upon the Committee in charge to do a delicate balance, so that those tanks The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 19 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: that will be used when it comes to water harvesting can either be zero-rated or maybe given out to farmers at a subsidised price. The Petitioner also spoke about the issue of inputs. When we talk of inputs, we also look at the issue of fertilisers. If the Government can also focus on giving out subsidised fertilisers, particularly to areas which have arable land, that will play a critical role as far as food security in this country is concerned. Lastly, on the issue of the NYS, payable bills should be paid. There were people who validly supplied goods and ... view
• 19 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank you for the direction, particularly regarding the committed Members of this House. It is true that every Member is entitled to a Committee. This matter regarding membership of Committees had been raised sometimes back. We have some Members in this House who are in one Committee. Others are in two Committees. We have others in three or four Committees. There was a skewed way of allocating Members to Committees. When you raised this matter, it was agreed that it was going to be harmonised. I am happy that the Chair of the Committee on ... view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As the Committee looks into this Petition, we also want to know how this course was approved at the university because before any course is offered, the Senate must approve it. When it comes to professional courses, the professional bodies must approve first before the Senate approves the availability of these courses. This has been happening in many universities. In the absence of adequate funding, universities have been coming up with mushrooming courses for purposes of looking for funds at the expense of the market. So, we request the Departmental Committee on Education and Research to ... view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is a very serious Petition. Article 119 of the Constitution is very clear that any Kenyan can petition this House to look into a matter. I am not aware that the clearance certificate is mandatory. I think many organisations use it discretionary. Again, it is a clearance certificate among others. So, as I request the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee to look into this matter, they must do it in a way that they advise us on the best way forward. Even when Members of Parliament here go for clearance to run for office, ... view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have listened carefully. I had really wished to contribute on this Bill at the Second Reading. Unfortunately, I did not get an opportunity. Listening to the Leader of the Majority Party and I have heard it also in my own Constituency, people are complaining about this issue of National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). They have not been paying many bills. If at all this Bill that he is trying to expedite is going to bring us a solution, then obviously it is going to add value. Hon. Speaker, sometime back we had such an issue ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Article 119 of the Constitution is clear on matters of Petitions. Any Kenyan has a right to petition. Looking at the seriousness of this matter of the Indian variant of COVID-19, if there is a positive correlation, that is the most important thing they must look at. As my colleagues have said, it touches two Committees both the Departmental Committee on Health, and on the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. Before one travels it is now a requirement, and it is the international protocol now, that first you must get a negative test of ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Article 119 of the Constitution is clear on matters of Petitions. Any Kenyan has a right to petition. Looking at the seriousness of this matter of the Indian variant of COVID-19 if there is a positive correlation, that is the most important thing they must look at. As my colleagues have said, it touches two Committees both the Departmental Committee on Health and the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. Before one travels it is now a requirement, and it is the international protocol now that first you must get a negative test of COVID-19. ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Speaker. I am finalising. We request the Committee to move with speed. This matter is serious and action should be taken accordingly. I thank you. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Speaker. I am finalising. We request the Committee to move with speed. This matter is serious and action should be taken accordingly. I thank you. view