Hon Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security regarding the recent rape and murder of Mrs. Nancy Nasimiyu Baraza in Kimilili Constituency, Bungoma County. Hon. Speaker, on the dawn of Monday 14th June 2021, Mrs. Nancy Nasimiyu Baraza of ID No.23487645 was raped and murdered in cold blood at her home in Sawa Village, Kimilili Constituency by unknown people under unclear circumstances. The matter was immediately reported to the police under OB Number 14/2021/0100. It is on ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: For avoidance of doubt, the citizens went and lynched the people who were suspected to have been involved in the murder. As a Member of Parliament, I am also getting tired of the police. If we are not going get a substantive answer to these questions, I will allow the citizens to do what they are saying, that is, showing those suspects the short-cut to hell. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. From the very outset I want to regret that the Hon. Chair of the Committee on Delegated Legislation has not convinced me to support this Motion. I say so because I am aware that Kenya Airways gets a lot of money from the Government. Kenya Airways is not even audited by the Auditor General. He has not told us whether Kenyans are going to pay less amounts of money in tickets if we exempt Kenya Airways from paying taxes. We have continued ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for that direction. I am guided. What I was saying is that this House is supposed to protect the interests of the Kenyan people and not the interest of Government. I say so because we as a people represent Kenyans. We must ensure that our contribution in the name of passing Motions, Bills and Reports is to assist Government to deliver better services to Kenyans. I am opposing this Motion because we cannot be giving Kenya Airways money every year. Because of management, for one reason or the other, they are unable to get ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the Bill. This is a very important Bill even though I have identified a number of gaps, which I will be intending to bridge by bringing in amendments during the third reading. I say so because it is very important. Public private partnerships have always been used to siphon money. I am aware we must disclose the amount of money that both parties are putting in. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am aware that there is a project somewhere that was done by some foundations from Holland. ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: So, we must craft this law in a clear manner that will assist the Auditor-General to pick up if we have elements of misappropriation of funds. This will help us avoid a situation where a government handpicks a contractor and money is siphoned from the Government simply because it is a project that is being undertaken by a private entity. So, we need to extend this law to cover any project that will be funded from public coffers, including county governments. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I just want to pick it up from where I left. I support this Bill. This is a very important Bill. Previously, we were having various Government entities struggling on how to mitigate against the very many issues that would come as a result of the projects that were being undertaken jointly by Government and private entities. Therefore, this Bill seeks to streamline and provide proper direction and guidelines specifically on the specific roles and the amount of money that each of the various entities will be putting in a particular project to avoid ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: I just want to thank the proposer of the Bill. This is a Bill whose time has come. It intends to attract more private partners coming in to partner with Government. Where there is no framework, entities will shy away from partnering with Government on a number of projects. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I said when I began to support this Motion, I will be bringing further amendments during the Committee of the whole House so that we improve this Bill to be able to herald a new era in terms of development. When we have a Bill that ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With those very few remarks, I support this Bill and ask my colleagues to support it. I thank you. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: I vote no. view