Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Apr 2021 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this move. As a country, we are faced with a very difficult and dangerous situation. Therefore, any measure that goes towards creating any form of safety should be welcome to us especially as leaders. As I welcome this, I must say that it is mindboggling to me because I have met a few of our citizens who feel that where the economy is, they cannot afford to buy a mask, leave alone soap and other things. Therefore, I have been wondering whether there is a way that we could have masks ... view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: The other day, the National Youth Service (NYS) through financing by the Kenya Pipeline with a very humble budget of less than Kshs100 million, made so many masks and sanitisers and distributed them to the counties. I think these are some of the things we should look at so that our citizens have no excuse for not wearing a mask and using sanitisers where possible because we have to use all means to fight this pandemic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government should consider seriously other measures that should be put in place because currently we are seeing figures rising. It ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank my friend, Sen. Khaniri for bringing this Statement. However, this is not the first time that this matter is coming before the House and also not the first time that my Committee has consistently being concerned. Gentlemen, we are all Kenyans. I must say that what Sen. Khaniri has brought here is not specific to his County; it is in all counties even here in Nairobi City. I do not know where you people live, but I can tell you that I am a culprit of these shortages. I keep on ... view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must remind you the history of this country. Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) was our prime company at one time. When I was growing up, KPLC was a company that one admired. I remember that they came to my secondary school and tried to recruit some of us to work for them. KPLC was a very efficient company. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Gentlemen, let us not condemn the idea of KPLC as wrong. I want to caution that this private partnership that is being talked about is not the solution to this world. If wel look at countries that have developed, including the United States of America (USA). They developed and are where they are because of big state co-operations. The National 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
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) projects are done by state co-operations, and they work efficiently. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Kenya was there. Where did we go wrong? Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. mentioned that there are issues with about 400 transformers that were bought. We have considered this in my Committee and demanded that we be assured that these 400 transformers were never installed. I do not know what happened. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: When we say that, there is the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) story. You can tell me. It is more recent. I do not know whether you have the right story. What we are facing are things that might have happened because of our behavior. These so- called cartels, if they are there, are not cartels of simple people. They are not just in KPLC, they are in every sector that we are concerned with. view
• 3 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not thing there is a knee jerk solution to this problem. My Committee has gone into it several times, and we are ready to go back to it. I quite agree with you. I want the Members to have a chance where we will call these people and interrogate them. However, Parliament can only do the questioning, try to investigate, and try to offer solutions. My Committee has offered solutions. We told them not to buy transformers from some rural village in Northern India, Pakistan or China. We told them to buy transformers where we ... view