Francis Mwanzia Nyenze (Deceased)

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: leads to cardio-vascular, gastro-intestinal and psychiatrist effects. Lastly, they said the negative social effects of khat are related to child labour, which has been exposed by the Committee, exposure to drug abuse, indiscipline in schools and poor academic performance. Let us face the facts. Khat is of immense economic importance to this country and, more so, the Merus, Embus and those who live in Central Province. Khat has employed numerous Kenyans in various capacities. If you go to my constituency, you will see vibandas and small kiosks that belong to people who make money through selling Khat . From the ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: No! I have 15 minutes. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I am the Leader of the Minority Party or so they say. Hon. Kajuju--- view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have 15 minutes and all the Members have agreed. I can only reduce it to ten minutes. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to congratulate and thank the Member for Kikuyu, hon. Ichung’wah, for bringing this very important amendment Bill to the House. We have lost very many Kenyans. I do not know where to start from because the church that I attend does not allow worshippers to take alcohol. I am sure that my pastor is watching. If I had the power and authority, I would request that hon. Kimani Ichung’wah goes ahead to propose a total ban to alcohol consumption. There have been over 100 deaths. In Kitui County alone, we buried 20 ... view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, between 2009 and 2011, it is shown that miraa exports and domestic consumption was worth Kshs6.64 billion and Kshs8.27 billion, respectively. The contribution to the national economy is immense. When the UK and Netherlands banned khat, the lady who banned it, the right honorable Teresa May, Secretary, did it against the recommendation of the committee. Hon. Van Verse, a Member of Parliament in UK, noted that the ban on miraa will result in strained relations between Kenya and the UK. The Select Committee there recommended that miraa should not be banned in the UK, but Teresa ... view
• 3 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for granting me this opportunity. view
• 3 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, actually, I have improved. I am the “leader of the majority government”. view
• 3 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Jubilee has 24 county governments and CORD has 23 or 24 county governments. So, as a leader of the majority government, we may have to change the title. But that is not the point. view
• 3 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I just want to say that the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is sugar-coated and, as my colleague here Dr. Eseli has said, it is very likely that if we pass these amendments the way they are proposed in this Order Paper, which I oppose very strongly, we will be fighting devolution. I have scrutinised these amendments very closely and just wanted to highlight just a few things on the Transition to Devolved Government Act. Hon. Speaker, this Bill seeks to delete Section 24(1) which states that:- “Any other variable as may be prescribed after consultations between the ... view