Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Will we increase the debt ceiling from Kshs9 trillion to Kshs12 trillion? We were told that we have a debt of almost Kshs8.4 trillion. That means that we only have a shortage of Kshs600 billion. We want to pass the Budget Estimates that have the deficit of Kshs950 billion. We must borrow money carefully. Let us not have an ambitious Budget that we cannot fund. Let us have the key priority projects only. During President Kibaki’s tenure, we did not borrow 50 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). His Minister for Finance is here. As we speak right ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I am also happy to note that at least we can see a bit of funding in the institutions that will help to fight graft like the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Auditor- General. We should have timely reports from these institutions. Many a time, the report of the Auditor-General comes here. However, it is mostly historical in nature. Let us have a timely one. Let us have continuous monitoring that can help in the fight against corruption. The DPP is underfunded. We hope that this amount that has been allocated will increase the number ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Another issue is about the stalled or incomplete projects, particularly in the Judiciary. We passed a Motion in the last Parliament on the Floor of this House that we should have a High Court in every county. The Report from the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs shows that we have a lot of courts which are incomplete in this country. They are 80 per cent to completion. However, when it comes to allocation of funds in the Judiciary, they are given money for Recurrent Expenditure. When will these projects be completed? I wish that the 20 per cent ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: help us have easy access to justice in this country. That has been a big problem. The Judiciary complained before that it was underfunded. However, we cannot see any difference here. Do you want it to continue operating or come to a standstill? There is also the issue of the independence of the Judiciary. How I wish that the Judicial Service Fund is operationalised so that, as we move forward, the independence of the Judiciary is enhanced. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Let me talk about pending bills. Pending bills have been a nightmare in this country. His Excellency the President gave a directive that pending bills should be prioritised and cleared within six months. We want to know their status. Pending bills are critical. If a pending bill has been audited and verified, it should be paid. As county governments threaten to shut down, we ask, about the pending bills because a lot of them are at the county level. The local entrepreneurs and local investors are owed. If pending bills are paid, the money will go to circulation and benefit view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Part of the pending bills is part of the money that is supposed to be paid to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). As I look at this report, I do not think, at this difficult time, it is going to be actualised. It is overambitious. We wonder where the money is going to come from for the revenue projection. Many businesses, as we speak, because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, have closed. I used to run a consultancy firm which used to do very well, but we closed down because of the challenges we have now. As businesses close, there is ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: As I conclude, our economy largely depends on agriculture. We are part of the Maputo Declaration which talks about 10 per cent of the GDP allocated to agriculture. But here, we are not even 2 per cent. How I wish as we move forward, and as we domesticate the treaties, we must operationalise them so that we are able to fund them accordingly. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the work it has done within the shortest time. view
• 8 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of my family, myself, the great people of Kiminini and on behalf of all Catholic Members of Parliament, I take this opportunity to pass my message of condolence to the family of the late Hon. Richard Kalembe Ndile, who was a Member of Parliament in the 9th Parliament. We want to extend this and say sorry to the family for losing the Hon. Member. I happen to have interacted with the Hon. Member at the time we were campaigning for the senatorial by-elections in Machakos County and we were campaigning for Sen. Agnes Kavindu ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Petition. This is not the first time we are having this Petition on the Floor of the House. It is high time the relevant Committee took it seriously. Human-wildlife conflict has been there with us. It is not just in the parks as my friend the MP for Endebess has said. Even in the sides of Trans Nzoia we have this KWS taking care and you find the fence is destroyed. Therefore, one way of prevention is to at least ensure the fence is there before you go into other issues. ... view