Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I thought it was only my region. view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: The clarification I wanted to know is whether that issue is national-wide. Two, what is HELB doing in terms of the waiting cards because it is a Government document and it must be respected? They could even write letters to the universities so that they can allow those students to continue studying instead of being interfered with and yet, the failure is on the Government agencies. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to say something about the President’s Speech. Going through Article 10 of the Constitution that talks about national values and principles of governance, you find that there is the element of inclusiveness. Right now, transport has come to a standstill in the matatu industry. We wonder whether the decision that was made was inclusive because this is bringing many problems to commuters. Again, when you look at Article 10, you realize there is the issue of good governance and sustainable development. His Excellency the President had indicated that corruption ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: the President on that very day to have mentioned the issue of corruption. Corruption is a monster in this country. We are talking of a wage bill but the big problem that we have in this country is--- We have issues with the wage bill but that is not the issue. The issue is that there is a lot of wastage in this Government. There are many loopholes in this Government and corruption is the main thing. There are critical projects that the President had mentioned, for instance, the issue of the laptops. I expected the President to have mentioned ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: The lifestyle and process of doing business in this country has gone up. If you look at the VAT, it is on electricity. If you look at countries like Malaysia, they were at the same level at Independence with Kenya. You can only improve on the economy of a country when you subsidize on the issue of production but you do not subsidize on the consumption side. So, the issue of the social net that we are going to have 500,000 people and get 2,000 to cushion against poverty, when you look at the principles of improving the economy, you ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: The sugar industry has been doing very well and they are now being lumped together with the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, the Coffee Board and those that had gone down. This is going to be a disadvantage, especially to the farmers who grow sugar. It is important that these issues must be looked at to see how we are going to address this issue. So, the element of corruption is very critical. For the railway gauge, I had expected the President to mention something because we need a railway line. But where is the railway now? It is because of ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: On the issue of security, it is wanting in this country. In fact, when you go to church, very soon we are going to look for policemen to take us to church. You cannot worship with peace of mind. Look at what happened in Likoni, the poor child; the mother 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
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: died because she was using herself as a shield. Look at the operation that has happened in the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), we thank God that it has gone on successfully. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Report. When committees work on issues, their reports must be decisive. It should not be a public relations exercise. If you read the Report keenly you will realise that from the observations you come to conclusions and then you come to recommendations. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, unfortunately there are some inconsistencies. For instance, it is said that there was intelligence information which was given on Westgate and it was timely. 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