Humphrey Kimani Njuguna

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: “Where are we? Are we not part of this country? Are we not taxpayers? Have you forgotten that we form the back-bone even in the family unit? Have you forgotten where we are coming in terms of traditions?” Such and other criticisms out there have informed this Motion. I have also looked at the Bill of Rights in our Constitution which talks about fairness, no discrimination in terms of colour or gender. Basically, the focus is fairness. Everybody should be treated fairly, socially and economically. I know there are exemptions, but in terms of these funds, men above the age ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: when you operationalize that idea. It is when that idea works. Safaricom are now able to make profit of over Kshs18 billion annually out of M-Pesa . In the SME sector, where I am advocating for support for men above 35 years of age, there is a lot of creativity and innovation. This is where you require a lot of support. I am told that the fellow who discovered Coca Cola as a beverage in 1885 died a pauper yet the guy who operationalized the idea in 1915 became a billionaire. I am interested in the SME sector whose critical ... view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a Member of this Committee and I must admit that we really interrogated all the stakeholders in this tender. We were also alive to the fact that the elephant in this particular tender was whether it met the required constitutional threshold and also the other legal requirements such as the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. Indeed, we were alive to Article 227 of our Constitution that requires public entities as they procure goods and services, to do so in a method that is cost-effective, transparent, accountable, and that which delivers value for ... view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: threshold is very high because it talks about the fact that there must be an emergency. The method must be such that other methods as outlined in the Act are more or less impracticable. In this tender, we agonized as a Committee. We interrogated the insecurity in this country. Quite honestly, we must accept that no other time in the history of this country have we been faced with issues of insecurity where all of us are concerned. Over the weekend, this Committee was in Lamu again to play our oversight role. Why should 67 Kenyans die? We know where ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Okay. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Right from the outset, I want to support this Motion. I want to say that as the legislator for Gatanga, I have been involved in boda boda issues; be it releasing the boda boda riders from police stations and funerals because there have been a lot of accidents arising from boda bodas and even building view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: sheds. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so what am I saying? The boda view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: phenomenon in this country cannot be ignored just like the way we had the matatus in the late 1960s and 1970s. It is a new mode of transport that is national. We do not want it to go the way the matatu industry has gone over the years. We all know the prevailing chaos in the matatu industry. We want the view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: mode of transport to be taken care of such that we are able to come up with a proper legislative framework that takes into account 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
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: social and economic challenges facing the transport industry. Just like the hon. Member who seconded the Motion noted, the boda boda sector has created employment and some form of social engagement that has assisted the youths to stay away from bad social habits like drug abuse. So, we cannot ignore the role that the boda boda sector has played in the social and economic development of this country. We also note the challenges that prevail in this sector, like the fact that there is no training. The boda boda operators have had problems with insurance such that they always get ... view