George Theuri

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we cannot find this New Clause 45A anywhere. So, we have no idea what it says. With what has been happening here, we are very much afraid of the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock Development that he might create another position specifically for himself. view
• 26 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I am getting the direction to which the Chairperson is guiding us to. However, I am afraid that you are opening up something. You are opening up an area where you are saying the issuing authority is the Board in consultation with the county government. Are you trying to create another? Let me take you to an issue that we have come across while doing public participation which at times gives us problems when you are trying to get something across. What happens if you are consulting and the person you are consulting with disagrees ... view
• 26 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: I wanted to speak before the Chairman because this has been brought back. In the definition and even Clause 62, I noticed that there is reference to imports of clean coffee for these buyers. I wonder why we are legislating on this. Is it in anticipation that we will as a country be importing what we have been referring to as clean coffee? I just want a clarification because this is reappearing consistently here and under Clause 62. Just clarify for a second time please. Thank you. view
• 25 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Talking about the economy and job creation, the people are looking for hope and reassurance. view
• 25 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: 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
• 25 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: They want to hear us speak about the economic growth and how to address the challenges. Allow me to go straight to some of the issues that were raised. One was the issue of Adani, which has been a thorn in the flesh in the Government and amongst us as Members of Parliament. Hearing the President agree to cancel those contracts was like pulling out a thorn that has pricked you in the foot. It is painful, but it is good pain because it is relieving. It is what got Members of Parliament on their feet. Even those who wanted ... view
• 25 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: The President spoke about Junior Secondary School (JSS) education. His Government has done very well in terms of the construction of classrooms, especially for schools in Nairobi City County. He has constructed quite a number of them. We appreciate it. He fell short on the new university funding model. There is quite a bit that needs to be done. The projects that I have just mentioned are big ones. I fear that, at times, we forget what the common mwananchi wants – small projects. The President talked about food prices, which is very good. We know that food prices have ... view
• 25 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: There are other basic needs like roads and hospitals, which need to be addressed. There is also the issue of construction of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions, which the Government promised to construct in the remaining constituencies that do not have them. There is also the issue of climate resilience of Nairobi River, which we believe the Government is doing very well. Those are some of the things that this Government must look into because they touch on the people. The President has had meetings with Members of Parliament several times. I hoped he will consider having a ... view
• 25 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: I have just come from public participation where I was listening to constituents talk about the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) in my constituency. Some of the projects they were talking about go beyond NG-CDF. I will need about Ksh2 billion or Kh3 billion to implement them. If we allocate such sums of money to some of these constituencies, we will start seeing the real changes down there that will impact the common mwananchi positively. Such a move will be a game-changer for this country. There is also the issue of corruption. Corruption cases must end within six months. This ... view
• 25 Nov 2024 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, as the National Assembly, it is our job to oversee the operations of the Government. Let this House not be seen as a sycophant of the Executive. Let us criticise where we think the Government is going wrong. When they are doing something right, let us applaud them. By doing so, we will make the Executive stronger. We will help the Presidency to carry out its mandate effectively and ensure that we have a better Kenya for everyone. It is important that this House does not lose its voice, going forward. Kenyans feel that this House has ... view