Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

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• 1 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank His Excellency the President for coming to Parliament. It is his constitutional obligation particularly, under Articles 132 and 247. This is a critical moment. When he came here, there were three main objectives. One was on matters of international obligation. We have heard it from the Departmental Committee of Defence and Foreign Relations. Kenya does not exist in isolation. There are many treaties and conventions that must be ratified by this Parliament. Unfortunately, the report was not detailed. Maybe, he should look into that and see to what extent? ... view
• 1 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: President would have gone further and highlighted on the issues of drought. This is because drought has been declared a national disaster. What has the Government done? What mechanisms has the Government put in place to mitigate drought? That was actually missing. I saw the comparison of figures and I do not understand why the President would even compare the current Kenya to the colonial days. I did not know the significance unless there was something that we need to analyse to see the value that the colonial time is adding. I want to agree with my colleagues that it ... view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is, indeed, true that it is a win-win situation for both Houses. As you have clearly put it, the question we 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
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: should be asking is: How much is Wanjiku losing? I salute the distinguished judges for the wonderful direction they have made. I know both Houses have been together. I sympathise with you, Hon. Speaker. I remember even in the last Parliament, on matters of division of revenue, which Hon. Mbadi argued very well on the Floor of the House, we know how much it cost when they went to court on that matter. It is my prayer that from now henceforth… The Senate should be given a copy of this decision. It will be nice for them to look at ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. You know this House has traditions, and we passed in this House that there is no Bill that can be discussed at the Second Reading without a public participation report from the Committee. The Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee has indicated that there is no report. So, I wanted to seek your direction on whether you have used Standing Order No.1 and given him the go ahead for the Bill to go to the Second Reading without the report. This is because Article 118 of the Constitution is very clear that public participation ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I discussed this Bill with Hon. Millie and I had my concerns particularly from the church perspective. We agreed very well. It is true we are here to legislate and there are those particular controversial issues that we need to try as much as possible to harmonise. I am a bit worried when you replace "medical doctor" with "assisted reproductive technology expert". A medical doctor is 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
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: somebody who is registered. The moment we change this to "assisted reproductive technology expert", who do not exist at the moment, we may be opening a pandora’s box for many other people who may come to do these things fraudulently. We know what has been happening. When you look at the curriculum, we do not have assisted reproductive technology established yet. Because of the sensitivity of the matter, I wish we do not open a pandora’s box for quacks. We should leave it as it is, namely, "medical doctor". This Bill has been very controversial. Hon. Millie knows the journey ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. This Clause is very controversial. Maybe we should go back to the definition of the word “couple”. We have a case study in South America where some women do not want to get pregnant, but go and hire poor women to carry children for them. That is why Hon. Shamalla’s input, particularly the aspect of being certified by a medical doctor, is important. The person must be unable to conceive. That provision has been abused in both North and South America. A rich woman who does not want to get pregnant hires a poor ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Millie, for that information. Maybe we needed to define what a “couple” is in this context. If a woman cannot conceive, she can get a sperm donor. In the previous amendment, we said that the child has a right to know who the donor is at the age of 18 years. Taking into account Hon. Shamalla’s concern, do you not think that we need to define the word “couple” as per this context and not in the natural setup? One can be a single mother or a widow and still want to get a child. My concern ... view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view