Dennis Kariuki Waweru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion for Adjournment on the issue of the presidential election. I support it because I realise that we cannot, as a country, continue to bury our heads in the sand. We all need to rise to the reality that we are living in very precarious times and these are special times when we are called upon as the leadership in this country to take action. We are living in the reality of a ruling made by the Supreme Court where we have been ordered to go back for ... view
• 26 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: repeat presidential election be conducted within 60 days – I am in order to say that this is a very dark day. We have heard Members from the Minority side say that the repeat presidential election will not happen. We are aware of the implications that come with such statement. I drove to this place from my constituency and Uhuru Highway and University Way, around Anniversary Towers, look like scenes out of a movie depicting a place in Syria or Cambodia at its worst. To tell me that, that was a peaceful demonstration would be an abuse of the word ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to add my voice on this. I plead with my Vice-Chairman that we need to rethink this clause. As you are aware, I am running for the position of Governor of Nairobi, and I am not in support of this amendment. It needs to be rethought through. I plead with the Vice-Chair to withdraw the amendment in the interest of the country. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this is a very important issue. I am supporting the deletion. There is no way we can allow people to spend money without approval. That beats the whole logic of having a county assembly. I want to put my voice to this and say that we have had issues of accountability in our counties. We have had counties and governors spending money in total disregard of the law. We have seen governors, especially in the County Government of Nairobi, condoning expenditure of public money without any accountability. We cannot allow that. We will not allow them ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am very happy for those two minutes. I will maximise them. view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I want to state that I fully support this Bill because it gives hope to millions of Kenyans who have been seeking public service jobs in this country. As the Chair is aware, we have had a public service that has been wanting. It has to be modernised to be able to address the various concerns of Kenyans of the 21st Century. We have had a public service that has been overtaken by events. If you look at the technological advancement, you will find that the new Constitution and the many ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I want to state that I fully support the Mediated Version of the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill. I have gone through the law and I am comfortable with it apart from one or two issues of concern that I have identified. This is a good Bill as it addresses issues of ownership. It is very important to have clarity on ownership and tenure of land holding. We have had land issues in this country and we know how emotive they are. We have fought because of land. We have been on that ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: country where we have heard of county government officials colluding with others and taking away land, especially in prime areas. In Upper Hill, the price of an acre of land is in excess of Kshs400 million and this has been attracting criminals to rob people of their land. So, it is important for this to be clearly defined in the Community Land Act for the protection of communities in the rural areas. Another very important issue that I have noticed in the Bill is ensuring that community land is freehold. You can imagine a situation where you are born in ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: As you are aware, land is a means of production. It is important to give people title deeds because titles are used to access credit, buy farm inputs and as security in hospitals. It is important that as soon as possible, the Government ensures that the issue of land is addressed once and for all. view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I urge the Ministry to ensure that we protect the sanctity of title deeds. We have had issues in this country and we need to have a proper digitised register. It is about time we looked for ways of ensuring that we sort out the issue of having two or three title deeds for one piece of land. Imagine even financial institutions in this country rely entirely to secure their financing on land. It is important that the Ministry, if it is concerned about the welfare of this country, ensures that we sort out the mess at the Lands Registry, ... view