Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

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• 11 May 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: At the same time, the then District Commissioner who was in charge of the present day counties had various departments: agriculture, health, security and roads. All those departments were coordinated from the district headquarters. In Nyeri County, the District Works Officer used to deal with matters of local roads. This is the same idea we have tried to introduce. In this House and even the country, we have been talking of corruption. According to the records and all the reporting that has been done, you will note that 80 per cent of the resources that go to the counties does ... view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: The other day I was listening to debate in this House and I had to interject. Members were complaining here that they have been discriminated and they have been suffering because a lot of money has been going to Mt. Kenya region. When we stand here, we must speak the truth. We must be wary of what we state. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me say this for the record. Mt. Kenya region has suffered since the colonial days. There is no favouritism that people are talking about. We have been suffering since the struggle for Independence of this country. Today, some of the people of Mt. Kenya region are living in serious economic difficulties because their coffee, tea, milk and all other products are earning them nothing. Coffee now generates only 15 per cent of what it used to. I want to appeal to this House that when we speak, we should speak for our people. We should not ... view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: anything, it has been contributing to the development of this country and providing services that others enjoy and we are proud of that. We do not expect leaders to stand here and try to create that misconception. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Going back to the issue of devolution, I want to say that I am not convinced. I want to go on record by saying that devolution can only succeed based on how we approach it. Success is not going to a county and seeing a tall building written “Governor’s Office” or “The County Government Offices”. It is not about having a four storey building with flowers all over and lights at night. That is not devolution that “Wanjiku” envisaged. We can only realise the dream of devolution by making sure that resources reach the people. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: The counties have been given about Kshs3.6 trillion since the inception of devolution. That kind of money should have ensured we have good services to the people. To me, we should have dealt with issues to do with health, education, survival of the people like smallholder traders and improvement of agriculture. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: I am dismayed when I see people dying of hunger in some counties yet they get quite substantial amount of money. Why can somebody not spend even Kshs500 million to feed the people? It beats any reasoning. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Once again I would like to caution this country. Unless we seal the loopholes of corruption in Kenya, we will never realize full benefits of democracy. When we have a couple of Cabinet Secretaries, governors, Senators and Members of Parliament and other big names behind bars in Kamiti Maximum Security Prison, serving sentences for squandering public resources, that is when Kenya will start taking the route to meaningful democracy. view