Hon Danson Mwashako Mwakuwona

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• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: I support this Bill for two very critical reasons. One, Clause 63 of the Bill proposes to amend Article 237 of the Constitution to include a Youth Commission. We have a very big population of young people in this country. If nothing is done for them, then we will be sitting on a serious time bomb. We have youths who are disenfranchised. They went to school, but they cannot secure employment. We have youths who are semi-skilled, but there is nothing for them to do in the counties which they come from. As a country, if we do not enshrine ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Secondly, it is about the constituencies. I come from a county where four of our constituencies were protected. If nothing is done, we will lose two constituencies in Taita Taveta County. Therefore, this Bill has clearly indicated in the Second Schedule that the creation of additional constituencies in Article 89(1) shall not result in the loss of a constituency existing before the commencement date of this Act. It even further emphasises that by stating that for greater certainty, any protected constituencies in the counties of Tana River, Lamu, Taita Taveta, Marsabit, Isiolo, Nyandarua, Nyeri, Samburu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, Vihiga and ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: that their constituencies will remain and they will continue being part and parcel of this country. The Building Bridges Initiative came up to address issues of inclusivity and so protecting these constituencies is a fundamental issue that we need to embrace. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Lastly, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, I know that the issue of the minimum 35 per cent going to the counties has been spoken about. It is enshrined in this Bill. Truth be told, some counties in this country have felt alienated from the centre and, therefore, any additional resources to counties is a blessing. We must embrace this constitutional amendment because as the country grows in shared prosperity, the 35 per cent, which is a minimum, will continue to grow. Therefore, every part of this country will feel the growth and prosperity of our nation. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask the CS for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Works the following Question: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a list of all constituencies in the country without a single kilometre of road or with less than 5 kilometres of road of bitumen standards, commonly referred to as tarmac, and clarify whether it is of low volume seal or otherwise and, further, list of all constituencies without a single kilometre of Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) roads of bitumen standards? (ii) What is the status of implementation of the road construction under ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First and foremost, I thank the Chair of the Committee and the Ministry for providing sufficient answer. However, I want to mention two things quickly. One, the time it takes for the Ministry of Water to process requests or contracts that involve big contracts like Mzima II leaves a lot to be desired. This project has been in the shelves of the Ministry for the last six or seven years. We were told that time elapsed. They have to extend the time, so that the financier agreement is made within the period. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Secondly, I am also glad because they mentioned that there will be the review of the designs. The truth is that 50 per cent of Wundanyi Constituency is on a hill. The other 50 per cent is a lowland. Kishushe location is on the same elevation with the source of Mzima Springs. 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
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Therefore, I do not understand why the Ministry indicates that the water will not serve Kishushe, Paranga and Mulilu areas. However, my colleague from the county, Mhe. Mlolwa and I will pursue that to make sure that the designs capture all the areas that are within the lowlands. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Lastly, they have mentioned Wundanyi River as a source of water for the highlands. I appeal to the Committee to push the Ministry to give an annexure into the contract, so that as we provide water to the lowlands, a certain percentage of that contract will also provide water for the people who live in the highlands. One, the water in Wundanyi River that they have mentioned is not sufficient. Two, it is not a very clean source of water. If Ksh36 billion is being used for the entire project, we need to be given Ksh1 billion to give water ... view