Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, you read my mind. I meant to ask that you reduce the time for each speaker. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, please, start counting my time now. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I support this timely Motion. Why does a project stall? It is either because the money that was allocated to it is not enough or the projects were started when they had not been budgeted for or from the onset, the projects were meant for nothing else, but to be a conduit to get money out of the kitty. I ask my colleague, Sen. Kibiru, it is not enough to say that we pay for all the projects. There is need for this Motion, when it becomes a Bill, to look further and ask the ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: House being deliberately denied to go and do oversight that the Constitution has put on this House. I think a referendum is coming from what I read around. Nobody needs to think deeply. It is not algebra but simple arithmetic. It seems to be coming. When the referendum comes, this House must position itself. It should create the mood in this country with wananchi where they will support this House to be the real Upper House with powers to oversight, save this country’s money and ensure that the money that goes to the counties is put into useful expenditure. Projects ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the people who are being entrusted with devolution in this country are not the people the Constitution envisaged. The stalled projects will remain because they serve the purpose of the planners of these projects. The other one is politics. Governors will come and some of them deliberately want to stop the--- When we were inaugurating the new Constitution, President Moi asked: “You say you will elect a Governor, but what will happen to those who did not vote for him?” view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this people did not add me the three minutes which we wasted. Can I have the three minutes? I am talking about the former President who was a great leader--- view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. President Moi asked: “ Wale watu ambao hawakuchagua huyu mtu wataenda wapi ?” That question still remains. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, he asked where the people who did not elect a governor will go to. In a county where a governor was elected by about half or less the people, and there could have been rigging, will only have a heart for the people who elected him. So, what will happen to the rest? This is the key question that President Moi asked when he opposed this Constitution. I want to be on record that I was with him at heart, but I did not have the courage to stand up and argue against the Constitution depending on ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: over-run. That is the reality. Therefore, I support the Motion as it stands. The lawyers should advise the Mover of the Motion so that it becomes law which has some teeth. Madam Temporary Speaker, some of us care about Wanjiku and support devolution from our hearts, for the purpose of service to Wanjiku . That was the purpose of devolution; it was not for the governors to put up mansions and get away with it or put money in their daughters account. When a person becomes a governor, he or she should not save money in Cayman Islands. That was ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view