Ejidius Njogu Barua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 181 to 190 of 250.

• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. From the outset, I would like to support the nominations of the four principal secretaries in the respective State departments. I would like to comment and say that as my previous speakers have said, this country is not short of professionals. When it comes to vetting, what I think should be most appropriate is to extract from those candidates what cannot be presented on paper. We need to actually identify from those candidates what their main achievements in their professional careers are. If you can achieve that and demonstrate ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to comment on the nominee, Mr. Julius Korir not because I know him but because of the docket he is going to occupy. This is the docket of Industry and Enterprise Development. Enterprise development and industry is going to be the engine of this nation. I propose that these nominees should not let us down. We should take them by their word. They should be able to demonstrate and move this country as far as enterprise is concerned. This country has funds such as the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, Women Enterprise Development Fund, Uwezo Fund and ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. From the outset, I strongly support this Bill which is long overdue. This is one of the Bills which are important for good governance. If we do not have access to information and if information is not accurately disseminated, it is going to be very difficult for the country to be governed in a democratic manner. I am happy to note that this Bill implements, in particular, Articles 33 and 35 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. In this regard, the Bill is ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: rains. So, when young men and women revolt and rebel and end up destroying roads is something that should not be tolerated. I support that this Bill should involve the counties, so that they can also be put to account. Counties must adopt this Bill and domesticate it and cascade it downwards. County leaderships must be involved in this. They must ensure that they also give correct information to the people. I have looked at Clause 18, which talks about offences. This is a good clause, but it omits one thing. Something needs to be done against private citizens who ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to this Physical Planning Bill of 2015 .From the outset I would like to say that I support the Bill, although I also support the sentiments of previous speakers who suggested that there are some various amendments that should be brought up at the Committee Stage for this Bill to be fully representative of our intentions. I would like to comment on what Hon. Sakuda, the Vice-Chair of the Committee, said about the title of the Bill. I think that the tittle of the Bill is appropriate; the most important ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: buildings and proper and orderly development of an area. On that aspect, if you move from the City Centre towards Kamulu and Lukenya, you cannot call those areas low or high density areas. People are just buying plots and putting up units without any consideration for planning. So, Nairobi City is becoming an expansive slum. If those areas were properly planned and de-zoning done, they would accommodate more Kenyans and stop the excessive expansion of the City to the rural agricultural areas. The other issue which is considered in the Bill is the issue of open spaces, parks, urban forests ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill, the Basic Education (Amendment) Bill of 2014. I would like to say that I support the Bill because it attempts to improve education management both at the county and the sub-county levels. The Bill is good in several ways but the most conspicuous things that I would like to propose for consideration is in the formation of the county and sub-county boards. I have seen that the provision of the amendment Bill puts the Members of Parliament as mere observers. Even the Non-Governmental ... view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I would like to begin by commenting on the amendments proposed to the Environmental Management and Coordination Act. That is my area of expertise, and I sit in the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. I would like to seek a clarification on whether it is possible to amend a statute which has already been overtaken by events. The Environmental Management and Coordination Act is one of those Bills which have constitutional timelines. We passed one such Bill this year and it has ... view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I would also like to raise the issue of public participation, because when an issue like this appears in such a Bill, it is not possible to determine whether the public participates or not. It should be in the interest of justice to ensure that the people who will be making laws on their behalf will be given a chance to participate in the process. I would, in future, support the views of the Member for Mbita, Hon. Millie Odhiambo- Mabona, who is proposing that there should be a provision that the common man or the view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: should be given an opportunity to scrutinize these Bills through public participation. With those few remarks, I would like to support those amendments. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view