Emilio Mureithi Kathuri

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to start by commending the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, for having done us good, and for having done our generation proud. We are in the same age bracket and when I see an agemate doing things the right way, it makes me feel very proud! Devolving resources is the first step in the right direction. view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you remember what happened in 2007 after the general elections, it is very evident that Kenyans have always been very uncomfortable with the resources being distributed from a central point. It was very evident that even when there was that grumbling, it was genuine. How do we address that problem? The only way is to devolve funds. Power, when funds have been devolved, is not as bad, even when it is in the hands of one person. But when the funds are in the hands which are controlling all the power, then it becomes ... view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the coming Budget should also be done in the same way. We pray that it is the same Minister who will actually be reading that Budget Speech because it will definitely make us feel confident that we are heading in the right direction even in view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to make a personal statement in respect of the maize scandal which has been very hot in the media and I wish to state as follows:- view
• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was quoted in The Standard newspaper and in the Kenya Television Network (KTN) 9.00 p.m. news, I think on Tuesday that I wrote a letter to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) Managing Director requesting for bags of maize. It is true I wrote a letter of recommendation for one, Thika Millers which is owned by a member and a Constituent of Manyatta and I wrote this letter knowing clearly that I had no reason to hide from assisting him to apply for the maize because at the end of day, it would assist my ... view
• 9 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this golden opportunity, although belatedly, to make my contribution. The SACCO movement plays a very significant role in this country. I want to thank the Minister for having brought this Bill here, so that we can debate it. It is a very wise idea. It is long overdue. We should have done it earlier. If I may even talk about myself, were it not be for the co- operative movement, I do not think that I would be in this House. That is for sure. The Bill captures all the ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Co-operative Development the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister currently aware that there is a crisis at the Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU) due to resignation en masse of the senior management staff in protest over the poor governance by the board of directors? (b) Could the Minister table the list of debtors of KPCU, showing the amounts owed to the union by each of them? (c) What action will the Minister take to resolve this recurrent problem once and for all for the sake of ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the list that has been tabled in this House, as much as the Minister is telling us that they are trying to recover the debts, some of them are very fresh. They were advanced less than five years ago. By then, the new KPCU had problems. Even as we speak now, the list will have more names! What is he doing to ensure that even the debts that do not have disputes are recovered? We would not see an increase--- view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that there is a crisis at Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU) due to the resignation, en masse, of senior management staff in protest over the poor governance by the Board of Directors? (b) Could the Minister also table a list of the union's debtors showing the amounts owed by each of them? (c) What action does the Minister intend to take to resolve that recurrent problem once and for all, for the sake of the ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the answer provided by the Minister, we have not been told how many senior management staff resigned. That is because they stepped aside for investigations to be done! I do not think they resigned. We would like to know how many are serving in acting capacity and how they were appointed. view