David Mwaniki Ngugi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and congratulate hon. Kaino for bringing such a representative Motion. This is not a Motion about Cherangany Hills only. This Motion is about Kinangop and the Aberdares. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the rate at which the Aberdare Forest has been destroyed shows that, in a couple of years, the City of Nairobi may not have water because the Sasumua Dam, itself, will dry up. It is saddening to see that it is the Government, itself, that is aiding the destruction of those forests. I say so because recently, ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has accepted that Mumias Outgrowers Company has been buying fuel at a higher price than the market price. What that tells us is that outgrowers' money has not been properly utilised. I expected the Assistant Minister to tell us that he will send a team of persons from the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, or the relevant arm of Government, to Mumias to find out why this is happening. It is not just enough--- view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister send a team from the KACC to Mumias to find out if there was any misappropriation of funds? view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was a point of order on what the Assistant Minister had given--- view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Vote for this Ministry. This is one of the most important Ministries. We have other older Ministries, but in terms of posterity, and the importance of the future, this is the Ministry. If you look at our statistics, most of the people who are considered the youth are the majority in this country. I want to say that the Minister for Finance did recognise that in allocating Kshs7.2 billion to this Ministry. That is Kshs4.1 billion for Recurrent Expenditure and Kshs3.2 billion for the Development Expenditure. I want to say ... view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have lost two and a half minutes on that point of order, and I take it that you will increase my time by that amount of time. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one area that this Ministry should put more resources and efforts into is polytechnics. I have always felt that the education policy in this country is misdirected. We only go by historical perspectives, and what the colonialists left with us, that is theory-based education. We do not look at the market requirements in relation to our schools. Now, this is the Ministry ... view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Finance the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that share applicants in the just concluded Safaricom IPO who applied through the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) have to-date neither been informed their share allocations nor received their refunds? (b) Why do such applicants, as well as those without bank accounts, have to pay Kshs500 to the banks in order to get their cheques cleared? (c) What urgent action will the Minister take to ensure that all applicants are informed of the shares allocated and that banks do ... view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know what to say. I have an answer here which has just been handed over to me as I entered the Chamber. The answer is signed by hon. Amos Kimunya, the Minister for Finance. It is dated 2nd July, 2008. It is back-dated to 2nd July, 2008. First, this answer is completely different from what the Assistant Minister has given. Secondly, the Government is very insensitive towards the suffering of Kenyans. It does not matter to the Assistant Minister for Finance that Kenyans are being charged Kshs500. He is not aware because he is ... view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am surprised that a mwananchi friendly bank called Equity is the only one which has agreed to waive the charges. All these other banks which have been making billions of shillings cannot be sensitive enough to waive the charges. The Ministry of Finance cannot persuade them to waive the charges. Secondly, how many hon. Members of this House are aware that those who did not have bank accounts could go to Citi Bank and the other banks which have been mentioned to cash their cheques? If these hon. Members are not aware, what about the ordinary ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Finance the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that the shares applicants in the just concluded Safaricom IPO who applied through the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) have to date, neither been informed their share allocations nor received their refunds? (b) Why do such applicants, as well as those without bank accounts, have to pay Kshs500 to the banks in order to get their cheques cleared? (c) What urgent action will the Minister take to ensure that all applicants are informed of the shares allocated and ... view