Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I just want to say that now this looks like a very balanced Budget. However, there are some issues that I wanted to raise on the allocation of Kshs120 billion to the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government. This is a lot of money for security. After Madaraka Day, very many people were asked questions on the street. They were asked what their concerns are. They were asked to state what they would do if they were made President of this country. Most of them said they would tackle security, corruption, negative ethnicity and youth unemployment in order ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: has been doing a lot of posturing and scaring people is to apply a localized approach. The Members who come from those areas know those areas better than even our security system. We have interacted with Members from northern Kenya, Pokot, Marakwet and Turkana. They tell us that if we want to end insecurity in those areas then we need to take development to them. Let us have soldiers recruited from amongst the people of those regions if we want to triumph over Al Shabaab . So, this money allocated to the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On the same issue of this big Budget, corruption has to be tackled. Last night, view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: showed the Administration Police officers who did parade in Nyayo Stadium and were duped by their officers. Instead of being paid Kshs12,500 they were paid Kshs2,500 while the police were given Kshs12,500. So, they lost Kshs2.1 million to some senior staff. If we have to tackle corruption we have to start with these State organs. If these officers go to parade for a whole month and their colleagues are given their rightful share--- With regard to the Administration Police, those people who were involved should be sent home. view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Not of a Bible school. I was a teacher. My father is the one who was a bishop but I was a secondary school teacher. view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I know how we struggled. Most of these hon. Members who are laughing have been teachers. Is that not true? So, teachers should not always beg. Let us make sure that when we appropriate the Budget we do it appropriately so that teachers get their rights without having to go to the streets to fight for their rights. Lastly, agriculture is the engine of growth. In countries where economic growth has taken place, they have put more than 10 per cent to agriculture. Today we say that the Rift Valley is the bread basket of Kenya but look at the ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Committee Report and support it. The most important development that the Jubilee Government has undertaken is the Standard Gauge Railway. It is a big investment and it has immense advantages. If we support this Protocol and approve it, Kenya will be the biggest beneficiary because of its large economy. This Committee has carried out its mandate in accordance with Section 8 of the Treaty Making and Ratification Act, 2012. They have done a good job. Integration of East Africa will create a bigger market for the ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Railway and the Lamu Port. However, it has been late in approving this Protocol. So, we are doing a catch-up. However, this is a good time. The East African Community (EAC) is not as old as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) or the other associations in Africa. However, one thing that we have done to overtake these other units is the monetary integration. This has put EAC ahead in the region. I am sure through the same Protocol, there is the central integration. We want to be one Government. This will ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: addressed and it is cheap. Those economies with advanced railway transport grow faster and they are able to create employment opportunities. So, let us take advantage of this. While we approve this Protocol, there is this issue of Rift Valley Railways which will be competing against the Standard Gauge Railway. Competition is healthy, but when it comes to the Port of Mombasa, the Standard Gauge Railway will not reach the Port of Mombasa - It will reach the outskirts. I would urge the Government and the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing to look into this so that ... view
• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to the Report of the Public Investments Committee. I urge the House to adopt it. As the immediate speaker, Hon. (Dr.) Pukose, has said any big projects that several companies tender for end up in court because of procurement irregularities. Corruption starts at the procurement process. If that can be addressed, there will be fewer court cases. view