Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: If we will have the Senate, we must make it stronger and give it powers to represent the people of Kenya. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can you add me one minute just like you have added others? view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: The Senate should be seen to truly control the presidency. We should be controlling the president when he goes to excess. However, we should we should be seen to survive as a Senate without actual powers. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion which should have come a long time ago. It is a very important Motion for this country. You realize that the forest cover in Kenya is very small. We are now at six per cent and yet Kenya is a large country. view
• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: When one goes to countries like Sweden, Japan and the Netherlands, one wonders what is happening in this country because the forest cover in Sweden is 66 per cent. This is despite the fact that Sweden is a country with less than 10 million people in terms of population while Kenya has only six per cent. We need trees for various reasons such a clean environment and timber. It is a shame for this country, as big as it is with the human resource it has, to be importing timber from Congo, Tanzania and other countries. We have the ability ... view
• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: a luxury. It should be made mandatory such that we have adequate trees to take care of those living in this country today and for posterity. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is as a matter of fact to ensure that the areas that we call deserts or semi-deserts in this country have been provided with water either from boreholes, dams or whichever way so that we can grow trees in those places. This will ensure that even when tourists come to Kenya, they will see that Kenya has been taken care of by the residents of this country. Otherwise, it is ... view
• 1 Aug 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have reluctantly listened because we are living in times when people must be serious. There are a few of us in this country who are going to come out maybe approaching the level of tycoons through the kind of things we hear about. It is wrong to use the word loosely without clarifying whether you mean somebody who is honest and upright, or somebody who is in the dam and all other kind of deals that are going on, which are impoverishing this country. view
• 1 Aug 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you should make a ruling that, that kind of language is not allowed, unless somebody comes out and declares: “I am on the side of tycoons who are 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
• 1 Aug 2019 in Senate: collecting money from dams or I am on the side of tycoons who have worked hard in their lives.” view
• 1 Aug 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to welcome the students from Uasin Gishu, Baringo and Laikipia counties. They should work hard, believe in God and obey their parents if they want to go far. They should know that we all started as students, hence, their future is bright. Mr. Speaker, Sir, can my time start right now? I want to comment on the Petition. view