Hon Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just wanted your direction. Today morning, I appeared before the Departmental Committee on Health to get a reply to a Question I had asked. I refused the reply because it was coming from a Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS), a person who is not in the Constitution. I say so because, when we ask Questions, we do not do so for the sake of it. But we would like to get a reply from a person who has some authority to decide even as he/she goes back to his/her office to issue a policy guideline. Many ... view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Even the answers we get from a CAS clearly indicate that they are people who do not understand. They are mean with information and it is like they fear being disciplined for speaking on behalf of the Ministry when they are not authorised. We need a proper ruling on this matter. If you want to reaffirm your earlier ruling, we should write a letter to the Government of Kenya so that they know who to send to answer the many Questions we ask. Otherwise, I am a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. ... view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: law abiding citizen and will continue to not take any answer from a person whose title is not provided for in the Constitution of Kenya. view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we should write to the Executive. It is the one that has the tendency of sending very junior officers or clerks to appear before this House. Yet, this House is the apex place where the sovereignty and the power of the people of Kenya are exercised. They should bring people who make decisions and not fellows who will go consulting some other three layers before they reach the person who makes decisions. view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. I am also his uncle. That should be clear. view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman. I am opposing this amendment because one… view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, when you take the responsibility from a group of people and then you transfer the same to a single person, that person can abuse that position. I want it to remain the way it was. It was better. The Chairperson is proposing an amendment that will sneak in abuses. When a decision is made by a group of people, it is a better decision; it benefits from what we call “the diversity of opinion” because you come up with the best choice. So, I oppose this amendment. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 44(2)(c), I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing regarding the status of unsafe buildings. In the recent past, many lives have been lost due to collapse of buildings and other structures in this country due to poor workmanship, use of plans that are not approved, faulty designs and use of substandard materials by the contractors. It is noted that the respective Government agencies have earmarked certain structures for demolition but no follow-up is made to ensure such ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to say at the outset that I reject and oppose this Report. This Report is shoddy, misleading and it is a complete waste of taxpayers’ money. The Committee has confirmed that there are very few cases of Kenyans who are suffering. The country was waiting to hear, from the Report, about cases of those Kenyans who are suffering in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I tend to think that these Committee Members, on arriving in Saudi Arabia, they forgot what took them there and went on holiday. ... view