Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

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• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Gender is very critical. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, some things under Article 10 and Article 27 do not need to be entrenched. I agree with Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona that in some scenarios, it is important to entrench these things in this law because they can be abused particularly in counties, where we have people who are marginalised. It is important that it must be entrenched in law so that, at that particular time, it must be followed to the letter. How many people refer to Article 10 which talks about the core values and the principles of governance? view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Article 119 is very clear in terms of petitions to the House. The other day I was listening to some Members on this Floor of the House when the Auditor-General’s Reports were brought here and they used the words “qualified” and “unqualified”. I was shocked that they could not tell the difference. It is, indeed, important that we agree that people must go to school. This Petition is at the right place. Under Article 118, there must be public participation. We are saying this because some circumstances have been unique in this country. How I wish ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I know it was a different century but … Some Members are talking here and they were my students at the university. Hon. Speaker, during the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) rallies, we were in Kakamega and the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) wanted to knock it down because they thought that the issue of the degree was in the BBI. We had to tell them that it was in the Elections Act. I was given a responsibility by the county assemblies to bring an amendment to that law and I told them… view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Just listen. I am merely a messenger! This is on your desk and I am happy the Petition has come. They tried to expedite this matter… When time comes on this Floor of this House, we will debate. However, in some unique circumstances, if Covid-19 contributed towards them not acquiring a degree, let us give them a hearing. Leadership is not only about academic qualifications. I agree that it has been a challenge because even Members here were asking questions when we were discussing the budget. However, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: some have made an effort of going to school. If you did not qualify to go to the university directly, you must start with a certificate. I know Members who got the certificate and have now done a diploma. It is another process such that from the diploma, they can do a degree. If we have such circumstances, we can give a leeway and extend to 2027. I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand here with a very heavy heart. On behalf of my family, the people of Kiminini Constituency and Trans Nzoia County at large, we send our message of condolence to the family of the late Washington Jakoyo Midiwo. The Bible in the book of Ecclesiastes says there is time for everything. There is time to be born and there is time to die. Jakoyo Midiwo has gone very early. I worked with Jakoyo Midiwo. We used to sit next to each other. He was our team leader. He was a fearless and astute legislator. He ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. This is the first time that the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) is consistent with the Budget Estimates. I served in the Budget and Appropriations Committee in the last Parliament. We realised that there was a big discrepancy between the BPS and the Budget Estimates. We can see some improvements now in the sense that the variation is statistically insignificant. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: We are under a presidential system. Ordinarily, Parliament is supposed to be a 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
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Budget-making House. This matter has not yet been realised. Any amendment that you want to make in this Budget Estimates must be done in concurrence with the Executive through the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury. Under the presidential system in many other jurisdictions, Parliament is a budget-making House. However, we still have the hangovers of the parliamentary system where the Executive still has a lot of say as far as the budget-making process is concerned. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I examined this Report. There are some key concerns which I thought that I should bring out. One of the issues is the public debt which is an emotive issue in this country. Sometimes back in this Parliament, we passed a Motion on debt ceiling. I remember very well that we put a debt ceiling of Kshs9 trillion. This was supposed to go up to 2024. We have not even moved two or three years. When you look at this proposal in this Report right now, we have the Budget deficit of around Kshs950 billion which will be funded through ... view