Gathoni Wamuchomba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Indeed, I want to echo your very weighty sentiments concerning this very sensitive Office of the Auditor-General. I am quick to note that this office has in the past subjected us to a lot of drama and scripts when they read figures that are unbelievable to our ears. This is especially in the reports they have read with very extreme figures trying to convince that our resources are not in safe hands. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: It is now very shocking that, as a House, we are going on recess and we do not have hope of somebody sitting as the Auditor-General of this country. It is coming at a time when the economy is struggling and everybody is complaining of lack of money in circulation. Small economies and businesses are complaining and suffering and we expected to see some seriousness when it comes to the Office of the Auditor-General. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: We must agree that there are two things which bring a lot of discomfort to voters in Kenya. One is the struggle for economic and political power. Economic power can only be controlled by those who are able to follow what our budgets have been used for. The Office of the Auditor-General is one of the critical offices that help by telling us where our money has gone. I am wondering that the office seems to have no control of what is happening. Who is supposed to be telling us what is going on? It is sad that the Committee ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: is. The worst thing is that once we strain our economic power, we look for other avenues to have solutions. For example, today we have been given the BBI Report which we have been waiting for. So, we can see the tension that has been there in delivering political and economic power has been brought down. We congratulate our President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and his brother Raila Odinga for having made that wonderful milestone of bringing soberness to our economic and political power sharing in this country. We must be live to the fact that we are MPs and our ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: With those many remarks, I congratulate the Committee that presented this matter on the Floor of the House. Well done. I hope you can assure us that before we go on recess, we will have somebody to trust with the Office of the Auditor-General. So, we can steer the spirit of the BBI and stamp authority of what we witnessed today at the Bomas of Kenya. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Indeed, I have waited to give my weight to the amendments in this Bill. I want to congratulate the Committee through the Chair who is present for the efforts to fill the gaps identified in their proposed amendments. They are quite weighty and are deemed to bring a lot of change to the way we handle political processes touching on the special groups in Kenya. view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: As a woman, I must confess that the weight of political violence and use of derogative language during political competitions in this country is something we cannot ignore. I am a victim and I must confess it is not a good feeling. Some of us are known to wear a thick skin when it comes to some of these processes. So, it is our duty to ensure that we protect the weaker ones who are known to give in to the language and violence meted out on women especially during political competitions. view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: As I support the amendments, I will be keener to know how the Bill will protect women politicians especially when they are elected. This is not just about when there is political competition, but when they are elected. Recently, we witnessed some Members of Parliament using vulgar language against elected women who have political space in leadership. We all look at the courts waiting for them to protect women. Also, on our social media platforms, a lot of bad language is used especially on women in politics and political leadership spaces. view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I would be very much interested to know how the amendments in the Bill will cushion women in politics against such kinds of attacks. I come from a background or region where women’s space is mostly equated to the kitchen or household and is not expected to overflow to political leadership. In fact, in my backyard, a woman never arrives. A woman is always on the move. Where she is born, she does not belong in that home, culturally, and where she is married, she neither belongs there culturally. In fact, many proverbs are used to insinuate that a woman ... view