David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 2696.

• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: police cells, but you have never been an inmate. I have been one, but not as a criminal. I was arrested while fighting for the rights of my people. I have been placed in those cells several times. If you go to the cells, you will be surprised. We are happy because the Chairman has brought some changes. There is some progress. They also want to have toilets facilities within the cells. About 100 prisoners use a bucket the whole day. That is why IPOA needs to visit some of the cells. I am saying this because I have been ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. First, I want to tell the Committee and the Chairman that they have done very good work. I wish that my brother, Hon. Kanini Kega, was here to see how a report of a committee should look like. You write the observations and then from there, you make your recommendations. After that, you tell us, as they have done in the Report, the short-term and long-term implementation plans. That is a very good Report. I thank the Chairman and his Committee for such wonderful work. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The Committee did very good work, which is almost 100 per cent. It is important for us to look at some of the observations they have came up with. Doing away with the Catering Fund and starting a parliamentary fund is a wonderful idea. In their recommendations, they say that the Catering Fund should be audited, which is a very good thing. If it has never been audited, it is an oversight. Doing away with the Catering Fund and starting a parliamentary fund that brings together all the funding meant for Members’ welfare is a critical component which we want ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Secondly, I have an issue with the parking lot. It is true that we have been suffering. You come and you do not get a parking space because it is occupied by vehicles which have gathered 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
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: a lot of dust. They are broken down and the tyres are flat. Those are vehicles which were involved in accidents and they are parked behind here. I do not know for what purpose. Some have private registration and others Government of Kenya registration. You do not know what happens when they are left there. When the Committee was going around the precincts of Parliament, it saw those vehicles parked there. Most of them were involved in accidents. I do not know whether some of the vehicles are private, but they are always parked there. It is important for those ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Some of us are very religious. We pray. We want to thank Parliament for giving the Catholics a prayer room beneath this building. It is important, but it was not captured in the Report. I do not know whether the Muslims have a place where they go to worship. I normally see them rushing to their private places and corners to pray. The Committee has a big challenge to look at the interests of other denominations. I do not know whether they would like to have space to worship. Parliament gave Catholics space to pray every Wednesday in the morning. ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I want to talk about the Members’ allowances. It is true that we, chairs of committees, realised that Members do not even know how much they receive. The Committee realised that there is need for Members to be told how much they earn at the committee level and plenary. It is important. In my Committee, we have made it a rule that the first meeting of every month on Tuesday, every Member must be told the number of meetings he attended from 1st to the 31st of the previous month, and what he or she expects. In the past, some ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Allowances are at Government rates that have been prescribed. We need to review them. The cost of fuel currently is not what was prevailing two or three years ago. We are given our mileage allowance based on some rates that were done three or four years back. The expense incurred in the repair of tyres, maintenance of vehicles and even the price of fuel have all increased. So, it is important for the Committee to visit the concerned Government agency which gives out the rates that are applied for mileage to see whether they can be reviewed. Things have gone ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not want to say that you drink in our old bar. I know that you go there to take a soft drink. For those of us who drink alcohol, that bar has some historical issues. We were told that when President Mwai Kibaki was here, he said that every Member who goes there to drink is assured of a second term. So, Members who are first termers should visit that bar because they will be assured of coming back for a second term. There are also other issues. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I am just trying to encourage them to visit the bar. You and I have visited that place and we had an opportunity to be re-elected without much struggle. So, it is important for you to visit it even though it has very old seats. view