Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 1598.

• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is not necessary to talk of development that the country can ill afford. We should not overborrow to develop Kenya while Kenyans cannot afford to put food on their table, pay school fees for their children and have a decent living. It is important – and when I say this, I say this as a supporter of the current Government, which I support a 100 percent – but at the same time, the Government should be advised where it goes wrong. Madam Temporary Speaker, this country has over Kshs5 trillion in terms of loans. Some of ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Kenyans with too much money that they do not know what to do with it, so they do not care whether there is inflation because they will afford. If you bring inflation to high levels, they will still afford. But as they afford the cost of living, there are those who cannot put food on the table; they struggle day in, day out. They cannot have a one square meal a day. I would have understood if the Government had totally stopped corruption. Madam Temporary Speaker, this House wants to stop corruption. This House is constitutionally charged with the responsibility ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the Senators and Members of the National Assembly should feel free to advise the Government. We should not always work with information coming from the Government. This House is supposed to be independent and that also applies to the National Assembly. Unless we become independent in our minds, there is no way we will advise the Government. If we told the Government the truth, it does not mean that we are anti-government. We want things to be good in Kenya because we belong to this country and want it to develop. We want to be judged rightly ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, why would one want to own Hilton when they cannot afford it? Each and every Kenyan would like to own Hilton, but we must go step by step. Let the economy evolve so that we can get involved in projects that we can afford. We do not have to overborrow. We will spoil the name of this country because of borrowing so much that we cannot pay back. Let us borrow just what we can afford to pay. We should be good planners and know what we can afford. That will allow the economy to evolve. I ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: ( Loud consultations) view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, please, protect me from some Members here, who cannot allow me to talk because they are making noise. view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: I believe you will obey, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want to be informed because I have enough information. I am addressing the nation--- view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the leadership of this country should sit with the two Houses and allow them to express themselves. They should be ready to be advised by the leadership of both Houses because they are very wise people. They should listen to us, so that we can tell them what the public is facing because we are with members of the public day in, day out. The public is crying out to both Houses and the leadership of this country to ensure that we do not increase taxes to a level that life will become unaffordable. view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I support this Motion. view