Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

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• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I have no doubt these two officers have what it takes and when they get into the Cabinet, we are going to see an improvement. It is going to move forward. I thank you for the work well done. We support that the respective CSs for health and industrialisation be appointed by His Excellency the President. I thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker. Looking at the business pending on the Order Paper, looking at the mood of the House and from the exhaustive way the Committee Chair of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research moved the Motion for the appointment of Dr. Julius Ouma and Amb. Simon Nabukwesi, will I be in order to request the Mover be called upon to reply in line with Standing Order No.95 so that we can move to the next business? view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, I congratulate the SFAC committee for the good work they have done. In this Parliament, we have three watchdog committees, namely PAC, PIC and the SFAC. We know very well that PAC is mostly looking at ministries and PIC is mostly looking at parastatals. The SFAC looks at the special funds like the NG-CDF, Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) and the ones that have been done today. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Report touches on three funds only, namely, the Universal Service Fund, the Water Sector Fund and the Funds for Internally ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I want to comment on the Auditor-General because these reports originate from that office. As we speak, we have a problem because we do not have a substantive Auditor-General. I sit in PIC. Last time, we extended our sitting time and we are told to extend again. We do not know whether it is by design. So, we are calling upon His Excellency the President to intervene so that we have a substantive Auditor-General. The primary function of the three watchdog committees is dependent on the audited accounts. For almost a year, we have not had a substantive Auditor-General. What ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The Universal Service Fund is objectively looking at universal matters, for instance, ICT. As we are aware, we live in a global village. Technology is the in-thing, but we have a problem with the way these projects are being implemented. Research has shown that 70 per cent of the good plans in this country fail because of poor implementation. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Looking at issues of ICT hubs and what the NG-CDF is doing, there is a lot of duplication resulting in wastage of public funds. So, it is important that when it comes to implementation of ICT services, the implementers must liaise with the NG-CDF Board to ensure there is synergy. Where there is duplication, there will be wastage. As Hon. Chachu Ganya has mentioned, one of the critical requirements for this service is to have modern laboratories. However, in most marginalised areas, the infrastructure is pathetic. So, instead of benefiting the marginalised groups, these funds find their way back to ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: been in the water sector. This is where we look at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). So far, the DCI has done a very good work. However, there must be synergy in terms of investigations. The DCI, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the courts are three arms that must work together mutually. They cannot work separately. The core business of the DCI is to do investigations, so that they get evidence, which they take to the DPP for purposes of prosecution. We have heard His Excellency the President lamenting about the courts, but the head of the ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I want to thank the Committee. I request that you move with speed to look at the Equalisation Fund. The Equalisation Fund is supposed to be an affirmative action to help. However, in this country, I have never seen any report on the Equalisation Fund. Where does the money go? I know that in some counties, including Trans Nzoia, there are some wards which are marginalised and they need affirmative action. They are hardship areas. We need to re-examine these areas. With the change of the weather pattern due to climate change, it is, indeed, important that some areas must ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to mention something on a matter that has been going on. I have seen a purported survey of the NG-CDF. The researchers in that survey were calling people to collect data. They even called my constituency office. How would you do an independent survey and you ask the person you want to rate to give you the figures? This is a fake thing that must be condemned. We have research methodologies which are scientific in terms of sampling framework and research design. We will not allow fake things to come here, especially the issue ... view