G.J. Munuve Mati

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: As I was saying, one of the biggest problems about armed conflict in the situation that we are having in South Sudan is, refugees come in with arms which serve as security as they move within their countries and also serve as food and first income to the nearest country. What is going to happen is that although His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta is pushing for disarmament and a lot is happening, this disarmament is going to take place with a lot of infiltration of arms from Sudan, if nothing is done very quickly to make sure that we contain ... view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: This issue I think belongs to the Leader of Majority Party. view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Speaker. I was confused because the Leader of Majority Party kept looking at me because I am occupying this position. In politics there is never any vacuum--- view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I first would like to very strongly support the Motion. This region has been thrown into a very difficult situation because of the conflict that surrounds all of us. The problems that are taking place in our neighbouring sister state of South Sudan are going to very seriously affect the whole of the Horn of Africa region. This is due to armed conflict taking place in South Sudan from Gabella to Nakapipirit passing through Lokichoggio. I support this Motion, but would really move further and say that the problem with our brothers in South Sudan is ... view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Speaker. It seems hon. Maanzo mistook five for three. So may I continue. view
• 24 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: As I was saying, one of the biggest problems about armed conflict in the situation that we are having in South Sudan is, refugees come in with arms which serve as security as they move within their countries and also serve as food and first income to the nearest country. What is going to happen is that although His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta is pushing for disarmament and a lot is happening, this disarmament is going to take place with a lot of infiltration of arms from Sudan, if nothing is done very quickly to make sure that we contain ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, very much, hon. Deputy Speaker, from the outset, I would like to state that I support this Motion and in doing so, I know too well that I represent an area that is very disadvantaged. It has less than 1 per cent of the population enjoying clean water and it would pride itself with having not less than five schools in the last 50 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exams. It has only 800 meters of tarmacked road. It is a constituency where half of the population sleeps in the bush because of insecurity. It has seen the ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: As a matter of fact, I fully support this Bill because we have problems like other places. The Governor has not come to my constituency despite the fact that governors have been given resources. Although this is a matter for this afternoon, I would like to say that, maybe, the Constitution actually made a wrong choice of a name. The people getting the name “governor” have made them almost “lords” in the constituencies. Maybe, we should have called them “coordinators”. There is selective distribution of resources in most counties. Some areas have been favoured by the governors simply because, probably, ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The only basis on which I base my argument is the allocation of CDF and other resources. If I use indicators like tarmac, Kitui Central has got a tarmac road that cuts across it. I have got only 800 meters - not even 1 kilometer. If we look at water, Kitui Central has the biggest pipeline in our county. I have less than 1 per cent of the population in my constituency who access clean water. So, I have all the facts. However, this is not a matter of comparison between Kitui Central and Mwingi North. I do not represent ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I can go further and talk about the issue of computers. School children are going to be given computers fairly soon. I thank the Jubilee Government for coming up with the noble idea of providing computers to primary schools. However, 80 per cent of the children in my constituency will not be able to enjoy those gadgets because there is no electricity. There are no classrooms that can be fitted with electricity. Almost 80 per cent of them study in mud-walled houses. The rest of them study under trees. Can we install electricity under a tree? Can we put a ... view