Gathoni Wamuchomba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am now okay. I rise to ask Question No.65 of 2021 to the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection: (i) What is the criteria used in identification of elderly persons to benefit from the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programme in the country and in particular, in Kiambu County? (ii) Could the Ministry consider ensuring that all the elderly persons who have attained the age of 70 years and above from 2017 are fully enrolled into the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer programme in Kiambu County? (iii)What measures is the Ministry putting in place to ensure that persons ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is it in order for Hon. Sankok to keep talking about Fuliza as any other business yet it is a completely regulated and licensed product by the CBK? Is it in order for Hon. Sankok to keep mentioning Fuliza like an animal? view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, I am, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. We cannot bring unsubstantiated information on the Floor of the House. One should table evidence. Can the Member, Hon. Sankok, who is on the Floor, substantiate that Fuliza is a con business by tabling evidence that clearly shows that that legal entity called Fuliza is a con game as he has alleged? view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill, but with caution on a few issues that I have listened to as Members contributed to in this House. 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
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: First of all, I appreciate that if there is a country in Africa and, indeed, East Africa, that has taken a positive note in terms of economic development because of telecommunication development, it is Kenya. We must appreciate that Kenya, through its innovations in the telecommunication industry, has been the big brother in the sector. Other countries like Tanzania and Rwanda have been looking up to us when it comes to innovation lines in the telecommunication industry. Therefore, when we bring a Bill into the House targeting the telecommunication sector, we must be very careful so that we do not ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: On this, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want… view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for protecting me. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: On my submission, I want to bring to the attention of the House the fact that the development we have had in the telecommunication sector in this country has created a lot of jobs for the young and old people and businessmen and women. In as much as I support that we should regulate every new innovation we have in this country including in the telecommunication sector. We must make sure we do so with a thought in mind that we must also protect innovations that have been made. I want to be on record saying that because I have ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I would like to request this House that in as much as we propose regulations of new innovations so that the Kenya Revenue Authority can tap adequate revenue, we must also make sure that we promote product innovations and value addition. We must make sure that we tap onto the economies of scale of various enterprises in this country. We also must make sure that we drive growth in enterprise businesses and ensure that we have reduced overreliance of our major contributors of the economy. When I say “overreliance”, I would like to take you back to about five to ... view