Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Today, as we debate this Bill, there are good and bad things in it. We are here to speak about them so that when it comes to the Committee of the whole House, we make amendments. I was just reading about some Australian politician, who said that Parliament reflects the will of the people. For Parliament to function successfully there must be a joint responsibility of Government and opposition. The core business of Parliament is to legislate and under Article 127 of the Constitution, it is very clear that the Parliamentary Service Commision must be able to provide facilities and ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: For you to bring a Bill, you must research. You cannot just wake up and bring a Bill here. For you to do research, you must be facilitated. The position of a MP is unique. Hon. Members have two offices, one at the constituency level and another one here. It goes without saying that when it comes to facilitating, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) cannot handle it. This is because it does not understand the challenges and circumstances of this Parliament. Article 127 of the Constitution is clear, that when it comes to issues of remuneration let SRC handle ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I want to address the issues of commissioners because this is a unique Commission. I know in line with Chapter 15 of the Constitution we have independent commissions. The Parliamentary Service Commission is an independent commission but it is unique. When it 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
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: comes to commissioners we have those who come from outside and those we voted for in this House. It is important for us to put in the law how this House can put a commissioner and how to remove. If we have a commissioner who is not taking care of the interests of Parliament, it is this same Parliament that should remove that person. When it comes to the Committee of the whole House I will bring an amendment. view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The moment commissioners are appointed they become rogue and forget the interests of the parliamentarians. We have been complaining severally, but the moment they go there they keep quiet. Some of them go there to take care of their own interests. We are not going to allow this. If this Floor brought you as a commissioner, it can as well remove you. When you look at our Standing Orders, it is very clear. You can be removed through a vote of no confidence. At the Committee of the whole House I am going to propose an amendment that, if you ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Senate for purposes of checks and balances. When you have two Houses, the purpose is to check each other. If someone wants to bring something because of malicious interest, then the other House can be able to check and say no. This is what we are calling upon. When it goes to the Senators, they must check what the National Assembly has put in place. Otherwise, it is a good Bill. We are going to support it but when it has some mischief somewhere, we are not going to keep quiet. That is why we are preparing amendments to bring ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the days of this Parliament going to beg the Executive are gone. We must legislate everything here so that we do not have to go begging the Executive every time there is an election. Parliament must remain independent. With those few remarks, I support and I will amend at the Committee of the whole House stage. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is very unfortunate. You are aware of Article 125 that the Committee of Parliament can summon anybody anywhere. You should allow us to impeach one Cabinet Secretary as a lesson so that these Cabinet Secretaries take Parliament seriously. Dr. Matiang’i is not a super Minister. As we speak right now, we have a lot of issues going on in our constituencies and the constituents expect answers. Parliament cannot act in vain. The best thing the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security can do is to bring an impeachment Motion so that it can serve as a ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill based on the Report that I have read. This is a House of Debate. It is not a House of rumors. It is unacceptable for a Member to mislead the House. Going through the Report, in line with Article 118 of the Constitution, there is no way a Bill can be allowed to come for Second Reading without the Committee’s report on public participation. I have been reading this keenly. When you go through this Report, particularly the executive summary on the public participation that was done ... view