Francis Kigo Njenga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: improve productivity and production in our country. Looking at the first proposal on fish nets, fish is eaten by all Kenyans and is being produced in a big way. In my county of Kiambu and even in my constituency of Gatundu North, we are still using nets. By avoiding VAT, these fish nets are going to be cheap and once they are cheap, Kenyans are going to afford fish, which is very rich in some minerals like phosphorous, which we need for brain development. This country requires developed and accurate brains. Once the nets become cheap, majority of Kenyans who ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On the issue of mosquito nets; malaria is a major killer in this country and it is all over Kenya. It is not only in Nyanza or Coast, but all over including the mountain region. I would like those who have not visited there often like hon. Mbadi, to know that we have a lot of malaria these days. Although I recognize that the Government does give mosquito nets, not every household gets them. By making them cheaper, we will be subscribing to what we all say, prevention is better than cure, but this time round we will say, prevention ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I am happy that milk and cream are zero-rated. In the first place, milk is very necessary; I do recall that most of us did enjoy the Nyayo milk which was being given for free. That is why probably most of us are here and serving this nation. So, by removing VAT on processed milk, we are saying that in future companies such as Fresha, Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC), Brookside, Limuru, Molo and all other companies will increase their production capacity. In doing so, they will increase the number of people they will employ in this country and increase the ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: again, we will be talking of affordability. I know in other countries they have gone to the minimum guaranteed return but in this country, we have not done so due to budgetary constraints. There are too many ways of doing one thing; we can still get there by zero rating agricultural input, which will increase production once more and productivity. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are other proposals such as the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB). Some banks in this country have died because of giving wrong people loans. Therefore, CRB should make sure that such services are made cheap so that only those who pay, like hon. Members are given loans. Once given mortgage, hon. Members pay over the time they serve in Parliament. If other Kenyans can pay their loans the way we pay our mortgages, cars and meals, I think liquidity in banks will improve and money will be available for all Kenyans. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the postal services, communication is actually a must. We need to have cheap communication. In fact, we need letters delivered at our doorsteps like in the USA and other developed countries. The Jubilee Government is on the way to giving free connections to homes so that we attain the 5000 megawatts and add that to the national grid. When we put VAT on connection of 200 kilowatts of electricity, which is for domestic consumption, we burden our people. Removing VAT on it will make electricity affordable in the short-run and make the Jubilee Government’s ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker. I support this amendment because you can see that the governors have totally failed to absorb their The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: funds in this country. The governors have over Kshs80 billion which they have not taken from Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Giving them more funding is actually over- burdening them. I, therefore, think this should go to the Members of Parliament who, through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), development has been seen by the people of this Republic. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Furthermore, it is the same Members of Parliament who know the problems in their constituencies. They are the ones who criss-cross every village in their constituencies. They know the problems they undergo and I am very sure that, once they take charge of this Equalisation Fund, they will solve all those problems depending on their priorities. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it has now been proven and it is no longer a theory that the only Government funds that are felt on the ground by ordinary Kenyans are through CDF. Over the last ten years, CDF has done a lot. Go anywhere in this Republic and you will see that. Go to Prof. Nyikal’s place, Ngumo’s constituency, my place and even to your constituency and you will see what CDF has done. One thing that is well done with supervision and accountable level is CDF. I think this Equalisation Fund should also follow the same route so that ... view