Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the controversial part was that of the SACCO part of which the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party had withdrawn. From the look of things, it seems it is exhaustive. So, will I be in order if you called the Mover to reply so that we move to the next business? Thank you. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Indeed, this matter is weighty. When we talk of independent commissions there is a bigger meaning why they are called independent. Hon. Speaker, as you sit there remember you are the Chairman of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) which is also independent. As you make your judgement, it must be objective. When you look at Article 251 of the Constitution, it has been clearly expressed that when you are removing anybody from an independent commission, it must come through a petition. That is the time this Parliament will have powers to look at the petition. If ... view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: I am humbly requesting you to look at this matter objectively and pull out the business on Public Accounts Committee from the Order Paper so that we can move to the business on PIC The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: which is a fundamental issue about the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will try as much as possible to address as you have directed. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Standing Order No.206(6)(c), which establishes the PIC, says that, “Examine, in the context of autonomy and efficiency of public investments, whether the affairs of the public investments are being managed in accordance with sound financial or business principles and prudent commercial practices.” That is very critical. The matter at hand qualifies that the PIC is examining something of principle. So, we agree that the mandate is correct. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, let me go to Standing Order No.206(7)(a), which the Member for Funyula applied out of context. When reading a matter, it is important to understand it in context. Let me read it again for the benefit of this House. “Despite paragraph (6), the Public Investments Committee shall not examine any of the following- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: (a) matters of major Government policy as distinct from business or commercial functions of public investments”. The word used is distinct. What does it mean? We must understand the meaning of the word “distinct.” This is basic grammar. Let us not read things and make interpretations on the face value. The word is ‘distinct”. Hon. Speaker, look at the High Court ruling as you make your judgement. The High Court decision on Petition No. 388 of 2016 invalidated Sections 40 and 42 of the Public Audit Act, which had barred the Auditor-General from looking at Government policy. The matter went ... view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: When Hon. Junet goes on public television and says that he is going to remove the Chair of PIC, it is lack of respect for a colleague. We need to respect each other. Let us not get excited. We should not get excited when we come here. The public is watching. He said he is going to pull him out of that Committee and put another person to chair because he has shown incompetence. That is lack of respect. If there is an issue about the Chair of the PIC or he wants to discuss him, he needs to bring ... view