Cyprian Kubai Iringo

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• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion. I rise to support this Motion by hon. Florence Kajuju. I congratulate her for bringing this Motion before the House. It will be the benchmark and also the foundation of solving the saga of miraa in Meru and other areas. view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion. I rise to support this Motion by hon. Florence Kajuju. I congratulate her for bringing this Motion before the House. It will be the benchmark and also the foundation of solving the saga of miraa in Meru and other areas. view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: has been unfairly judged and put in the category of stuff that is referred to as drugs. The people who have categorized it so have not taken time to evaluate or conduct research about it. In fact, most people do not know the background of miraa . Having been brought up in Meru, I can authoritatively attest to the fact that miraa is not a drug. Personally, I chew miraa . Every weekend, when I go to my constituency, I chew view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: has been unfairly judged and put in the category of stuff that is referred to as drugs. The people who have categorized it so have not taken time to evaluate or conduct research about it. In fact, most people do not know the background of miraa . Having been brought up in Meru, I can authoritatively attest to the fact that miraa is not a drug. Personally, I chew miraa . Every weekend, when I go to my constituency, I chew view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: and I have never felt any effects as a result of that. That is in the domain of my people. When we look for votes and travel at night, we carry some in our pockets to give us energy to keep on moving during the campaign period. If miraa is categorized as a drug, I do not see why we should leave behind beer, tobacco and tambuu, which is taken by Asians and others. That is because miraa is milder than all those. There is nobody who chews miraa and get confused like those people who take beer and tobacco. ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: and I have never felt any effects as a result of that. That is in the domain of my people. When we look for votes and travel at night, we carry some in our pockets to give us energy to keep on moving during the campaign period. If miraa is categorized as a drug, I do not see why we should leave behind beer, tobacco and tambuu, which is taken by Asians and others. That is because miraa is milder than all those. There is nobody who chews miraa and get confused like those people who take beer and tobacco. ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the Member in order to insinuate that we pass Bills in this House when we do not have a quorum? Since I came to this House, we have never passed any Bill without a quorum. Could the on. Member stand guided? view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion and I would like to say that when we are talking of corruption, let us look at it as a monster which has been bedeviling everybody in this country and in every community. Therefore, I would urge my fellow hon. Members of this 11th Parliament that let us not look at our political divides, from which political background we have come from, but let us look at this monster the way it is. view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I support the Motion because many of us and the young generation have grown up knowing about the Goldenberg issue which we know has really affected this country but more so, let us appreciate the fact that corruption has been the biggest obstacle to our development when we historically know that we were at par with the Asian Tigers during Independence. That is Singapore and other countries. Let us appreciate the fact that corruption is the one which has made us lag behind this far. view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, therefore, I urge my colleagues, hon. Members, please when it comes to these corruption issues, let us not digress and bring other petty issues which maybe could be amusing some of us here. Let us tackle the monster, the way it comes. Therefore, when such issues come to the House let us collectively forget our political issues. There are so many other areas where this country has failed because of corruption. Today, I was reading the paper whereby it was said that we, Parliamentarians, are the most unpopular people in the country but fortunately not because ... view