George Peter Opondo Kaluma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: To oppose. view
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: It is to oppose. They are just beating around the bush. His Excellency the President gave the direction that VAT be reduced from 16 per cent to 14 per cent. I thank him for it for the reason that he was dealing with the nation in the 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
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: situation the Covid-19 pandemic has placed us in. If there is something which this pandemic has revealed to the entire world, more so to Kenya, is the levels of classification in our society. We have people in Kenya who can buy everything, we have people who can buy some things and we have people who cannot buy anything at all. The number of the last category, people who cannot buy anything at all, is increasing every day. People are losing employment. I am not an economist, but I also understand that the most reliable sources of income for any government ... view
• 14 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: (Off-record). view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was in Rome, Italy, just before this epidemic broke out. To see what is in Italy today, a short while The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: thereafter, makes me confirm to the nation that we are looking at death in the eye. This is a crisis of monumental proportions. We need to change our habits. I was in my constituency on Friday and everybody was running to hug and greet me. We must change this African culture which makes people think that unless they touch you, they have not greeted you. The Government has given directives. I have a very big problem with those directives to the extent that they are not adequate. These directives are still being couched as some permissive regulations: “Please, avoid going ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity. This is a very progressive Bill coming from our sister House, the Senate. There is a good reason as to why our Constitution categorised some members of the society as people deserving specific rights, namely, older persons, children, women and PWDs. It is a fact that as you grow beyond your active ages, there is decline in intellect, physical capacity and immunity. As the last born, my mum is over 75 and my dad is approaching 80. My The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: biggest expenditure on them each time is towards health. This is the main reason I stand to support this Bill. Clause 11 of this Bill seeks to entitle older members of our society to affordable, adequate healthcare for free. How beautiful! I have had cases back in the village where elderly persons are taken to hospital, but they are not covered under the NHIF or any social security arrangement. The social security support system around them is not as strong as it was traditionally. You do not know how it can be done. It is worse when you think about ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I was just beginning. The points were just beginning to come. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that the sensitivities of the issues that the Committee deals with make it difficult for us, at times, to report directly to the House. This is a security committee, but you will note that although we are talking about 101 Questions against 35 substantially reported to the House, even Members who asked the Questions are not complaining. Many are the matters that we deal with in terms of direct enforcement. I will give you an example. When the Members of Parliament from Kitui County raised concerns with the security situation in Kitui ... view