Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1271 to 1280 of 3399.

• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to salute the President’s Speech. We know very well that he did this as obligated under Articles 132 and 240 of the Constitution. We know very well that on such a day, the President is obligated to talk about three items, one of them being our international obligation. We know very well that all the treaties that Kenya is signatory to have been ratified by Parliament and are part and parcel of the laws of this country. On that front, we know very well that there are many laws. I am happy ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to salute the President’s Speech. We know very well that he did this as obligated under Articles 132 and 240 of the Constitution. We know very well that on such a day, the President is obligated to talk about three items, one of them being our international obligation. We know very well that all the treaties that Kenya is signatory to have been ratified by Parliament and are part and parcel of the laws of this country. On that front, we know very well that there are many laws. I am happy ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the second issue is on the national values and the principles of governance as outlined in Article 10 of the Constitution. The issue of fighting corruption is critical and I salute the bold decision by His Excellency the President that officers in charge of procurement and accounting must step aside. I sit in the Public Investments Committee (PIC) and when you listen to proceedings, big corruption takes place during the evaluation process. The procurement law is very clear on the three main methods of procurement. We have direct procurement, restricted and open tender. You find sometimes ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the second issue is on the national values and the principles of governance as outlined in Article 10 of the Constitution. The issue of fighting corruption is critical and I salute the bold decision by His Excellency the President that officers in charge of procurement and accounting must step aside. I sit in the Public Investments Committee (PIC) and when you listen to proceedings, big corruption takes place during the evaluation process. The procurement law is very clear on the three main methods of procurement. We have direct procurement, restricted and open tender. You find sometimes ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Look at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). I come from Kiminini Constituency, Trans Nzoia County, whose farmers contribute immensely to food security in this country. They spend a lot of money to buy fertilisers, but when they harvest and take their produce to the NCPB, where a bag of maize costs Kshs3,200, their maize is not bought. Instead, 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
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Look at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). I come from Kiminini Constituency, Trans Nzoia County, whose farmers contribute immensely to food security in this country. They spend a lot of money to buy fertilisers, but when they harvest and take their produce to the NCPB, where a bag of maize costs Kshs3,200, their maize is not bought. Instead, 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
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: unscrupulous people rush to Uganda where the production cost of maize is very cheap and buy a bag of maize at Kshs1,500. They then collude with accounting officers at the NCPB and are paid ahead of a poor farmer who may have supplied 20 or 30 bags of maize. How do you explain someone delivering 10,000 or 20,000 bags of maize and getting paid within a week yet the poor farmer, who has been waiting for two or three months and whose children have been sent away from school, has not been paid? These are the accounting officers that His ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: unscrupulous people rush to Uganda where the production cost of maize is very cheap and buy a bag of maize at Kshs1,500. They then collude with accounting officers at the NCPB and are paid ahead of a poor farmer who may have supplied 20 or 30 bags of maize. How do you explain someone delivering 10,000 or 20,000 bags of maize and getting paid within a week yet the poor farmer, who has been waiting for two or three months and whose children have been sent away from school, has not been paid? These are the accounting officers that His ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: It is not just an issue of stepping aside. If they are found culpable, they should be prosecuted. I am happy to note that during the prayer breakfast on Thursday last week, the Chief Justice mentioned that we should count on the Judiciary when it comes to fighting corruption. I salute the collaboration we are having among the three arms of Government. This country is bleeding and for us to move forward, we must call a spade a spade. view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: It is not just an issue of stepping aside. If they are found culpable, they should be prosecuted. I am happy to note that during the prayer breakfast on Thursday last week, the Chief Justice mentioned that we should count on the Judiciary when it comes to fighting corruption. I salute the collaboration we are having among the three arms of Government. This country is bleeding and for us to move forward, we must call a spade a spade. view