Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. From the onset, I would like to say that this idea is very good. It is a very great idea brought to this House by a great man called Sen. Murkomen. I do not really know what we are up to because Kenya has borrowed a lot from other countries in the world. This law is not in any other country. I do not know why we have to say that for one to be a Member of Parliament, he must have a university degree. In the USA, they have ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, President Abraham Lincoln, who did a lot of work for his country, never had a University degree. In Britain, Winston Churchill never had a university degree. John Major also never had a university degree. This country has in the past been ruled by leaders who never had university degrees. When we talk of a lawmaker, we mean a man who is diverse and not necessarily a PhD or a degree holder; a person who looks at issues in many dimensions. When we say we only want three point, five percent of the Kenyan population to be ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 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
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: They would do a good job, and they have been doing a good job. Those who come here should be active in legislation and other activities that Parliament is engaged in. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is important to know, that we have a country for today and tomorrow. We do not only have a country for today, that one single person or a group of people can come and feel that they are threatened in the constituencies or counties by somebody without a university degree and then comes here and influences legislation that for one to be a Member ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we need to go further than that. We need to be diverse as we look at issues affecting this country. You are never a professor for all the fields. You are perhaps an Economist and not an Engineer. You are a Doctor or this and not the other. We should not think of locking people out on grounds that they do not have university degrees. We have seen them contribute and do a wonderful job. President Moi never had a university degree but he did a lovely job. I know some people blamed him but I ... view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: As I said before, 96.5 per cent of people in this country do not have university degrees. However, they also need representation. We want their voice to be heard here. We want the voice of every Kenyan in this country to be heard, for determination of national issues through the laws that are legislated in this House. view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: In my county, we had the late G.M. Kariuki whom we respected and honored. We continue to honor him posthumously. The late G.M. Kariuki did not have a university degree but was one of the best debaters in Parliament. Do we want to ensure that we lock out such brains? Do we want to say that those without university degrees do not need to be represented here? We need a place for everybody in this House. view
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this law intending to lock out people without university degrees, is the highest level of autocracy. You are simply saying out of the 3.5 per cent of Kenyans who have a university degree, a few of them are the ones who will be elected to Parliament. view
• 16 Feb 2022 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
• 16 Feb 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, out of the 3.5 per cent of Kenyans, a few of them who will be elected are the ones who come to Parliament. We need every contribution of every Kenyan in this House. For example, as I said before, the requirement is only one, know how to read and write. In great countries like Japan, they do not have these kinds of qualifications that one must have a university degree. They give that freedom to the electorate to elect whoever they want to be their representative. view