Emmanuel Wangwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Mumias Sugar Company takes care of 18,000 employees who are directly employed by it. Bringing down the 18,000 out of the job market - should we have denied The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: the Kshs2 billion to Mumias Sugar Company - would have meant disaster to the economy. What the Eleventh Parliament has done today shall go into the books of history. It is recognizing the 18,000 Kenyans who have been saved by your decision. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I also want to thank the President, most sincerely for coming to the aid of the people of western Kenya and other Kenyans whose contribution comes through Mumias Sugar Company. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Deputy Speaker. I thank the House. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to, at least, contribute to this very noble Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: From the outset, I want to thank my colleague, Hon. Kang’ata Irungu for thinking very wisely on behalf of all of us and on behalf of all Kenyans. This is a very noble Bill that seeks to correct what has been an anomaly in the existing laws of the HELB so that it lives up to the reality on what prevails in our society today. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: If you look at the objective of the Bill, you will realise that the issue of student representation is very noble. I want to support it. It is important that students can speak on their own behalf because they understand what is happening within their age limits and the institutions they are in. They will be able to advise their colleagues on the Board on what is required of them and the kind of money that is required by a student. They will also advise their colleagues that loan could be small or enough, at least, to sustain them for ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: There is also the issue the Bill seeks to correct in terms of the Board being able to notify the applicant about the process, and his or her ability to appeal in case the funds have not been disbursed to him or her. The right to be heard is very important. Many times you send your application to the HELB and no one bothers to notify you on what has transpired. So, it is important we make the Board accountable to the students. The Board should let the students know that the process has started and the current position. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The Board members should not behave as if they are bosses unto themselves but they should know that they are accountable to the students and the applicants. I feel that it is a noble proposal in the Bill that we make sure that the Board, at least, listens to our students who have been denied a loan. There is also the position that the students owing the HELB and have not secured a source of income, at least, can have a say. We understand the situation today. Many graduates leave universities and do not get employed immediately. But what happens ... view
• 29 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. There are Members who had approached me earlier on with a view to enriching my Bill. It is my humble request that we give priority to the Members who had already approached me over the issue. view