Dr. Gideon Mutemi Mulyungi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill because energy can make a country rich and the opposite is also true. Energy can make a country very poor if you do not have it. There is coal in the constituency I represent; which is a source of energy and there is every intention by this country to start mining it. As leaders from Ukambani region, we made a memorandum and submitted it to the Committee for consideration. We would like it to be included in this Bill. During the Committee of the whole House, we shall move amendments ... view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: electricity so that the local community can benefit from the coal mining. It has been proposed to build a coal mining plant in Lamu. The other day I saw leaders from Lamu rejecting that coal plant. I propose that that coal plant be located in my constituency - if the coal will be mined - so that the local community can benefit from job opportunities. I expect that there will be a proper environmental impact assessment so that we can understand whether that coal will have an impact on health. I do not want to die early because of coal ... view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on cancer by Hon. Waruguru. Cancer leads to more deaths than HIV and AIDS at the moment. One in every six deaths is out of cancer. In the world, cancer is the second largest killer. Recently this House lost a Member due to cancer. We have had firsthand experience in this 12th Parliament. Cancer does not choose. Seventy per cent of cancer cases happen in the low and middle income countries where Kenya lies. Therefore, we are mostly affected by this disease. It is very expensive to treat. ... view
• 11 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: cancer, one session, is between Kshs35,000 to Kshs500,000 based on the hospital you are in. You need about 30 continuous sessions to be treated. Unless you have medical cover, it is very difficult to afford cancer treatment even for ourselves. Therefore, most people end up dying because of the disease. We conduct a lot of Harambees or fundraisings down in the villages. We support a lot of people who are suffering from this disease. As Members of Parliament, we are mostly affected by those who are suffering from the disease. Unlike HIV, cancer is treatable yet it still remains the ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on Sessional Paper No.3 of 2016 on the Housing Policy. As we know, housing is one of the basic needs of human life after clothing and food. According to the World Bank and Appetent Survey, we run a deficit of 500,000 houses every year totalling to two million houses in the country. We know that 30 per cent of Kenyans live in urban areas, and the population continues to grow by 4.4 per cent. Out of these, 60 or 80 per cent live in the slums on about ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Kenya Roads Bill, 2017. I also happen to be a Member of this Committee. We discussed this Bill and we realised that it is a good one. The Bill intends to retain the roads authorities as they are, namely, KURA, KeNHA and KeRRA. However, the Bill changes KeRRA to the Kenya National Secondary Roads (KNSRA) to clear the ambiguity about rural roads. The Bill is now clear in the sense that what is not an urban road or a highway is a secondary road. We also looked at the ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: users. We, therefore, suggested that we accommodate the Matatu Owners Association as members of the board and also the Kenya Association of Manufacturers. We removed the LSK and accountants from the membership of the boards because they were not going to add value. Communication is an integral part of life. Roads offer connectivity in terms of trade and even socialisation. This Bill is intended to enhance that social part of life which is part of our common need. In this Bill, we are trying to diffuse conflict between the national Government and county governments. There has been a fight as ... view
• 13 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion which is very important. As we all know, this matter of EALA was derailed and carried forward from the 11th Parliament. Therefore, it has immobilised the EALA and frustrated the intentions of EAC. It has dented the image of Kenya within the region. view
• 13 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: It is important we dispense with this matter by tomorrow and get back to good books within the region. I have looked at the shortlist which is very good and well balanced. It manifests competence because it includes legislators from the 11th Parliament. It also includes well-schooled and experienced people. It also manifests gender balance. It cuts across age brackets from the age of 30 to the age of 74 which is very well balanced from the young to the old. It also manifests party and regional balance. Therefore, that shortlist is very good. I support it. I urge Members ... view
• 13 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: I support the Motion. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view