Humphrey Kimani Njuguna

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• 26 Jan 2017 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
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am rising in place of the Chairman, Hon. Asman Kamama and on behalf of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. The Committee has had a chance to thoroughly interrogate this Refugees Bill. Indeed, we have had a chance to even travel to some of these refugee camps like Dadaab and even to interrogate various stakeholders in this important matter of refugees. To the extent that the principal objective of the Bill is to provide for the recognition and protection of refugees in this country and to align it with international conventions and ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of the Bill proposing to domicile management of refugee affairs in two Ministries and that the Chairperson of the Kenya Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission should come from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry in charge of internal security. We thought that would bring problems in terms of management. The Committee feels that this responsibility should be vested in one Ministry for purposes of streamlining and ensuring that there is no conflict in the two Ministries. The issue of employment of refugees is thorny. The Bill proposes the employment of refugees and even ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: pasture means that they should own livestock. These are people running away from their countries in order to seek a temporary home here and yet we are now saying that they can access employment, pasture and business. The Committee felt this will be very unwise to our people and could raise serious issues of conflict. It, therefore, needs to be interrogated. Indeed, this is an area the Committee will bring amendments. We feel that a visitor cannot be given prominence to a point where he replaces the owners of the home. When you give this visitor employment and allow them ... view
• 17 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to echo the feelings of Members who have spoken before me in supporting this Bill. The issue of contempt of court has been an enigma in this country. Many people have suffered perhaps because of lack of proper interpretation of what constitutes contempt of court. To the extent that this Bill attempts to define contempt of court, what instances one can be punished by the courts for it and the defence one can put up in the face of such proceedings, I support this Bill. I take note of Clause 3 of the Bill ... view
• 11 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support my colleagues because they are all in support of this Bill. I support the spirit of the Bill. I strongly support education as the Member for Gatanga. In the recent past, there has been a lot of support for our university and post primary education. There is now a lot of support in our primary schools. Like all Members in this House have acknowledged, we need to address the issue of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 11 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: infrastructure. I have noted that schools’ infrastructure in my constituency is in a very pathetic state. Since the schools were built up to today, very little has been done in terms of the infrastructure. Some of the schools are worn out. They lack proper sanitary facilities such as toilets. view
• 11 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This Bill focuses on the foundation of our education. I compare this with the architecture of a building. The foundation you set for a building will determine the kind of structure that will come up on it and even the lifespan of the entire structure. The ECDE is the foundation of education. Our concern is the emphasis we have given to this foundation. These are children of age three years to six years and they are at the formation stage. Like Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal has said, the issue of feeding is very important. It ... view
• 11 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. With regard to the spirit of this Bill, we want to see issues of early childhood addressed in such a manner that develops standards. Most ECDE teachers are not trained. As a country, we need to have standards for teachers. We also need to have the infrastructure and other requirements in place. This will ensure that our children get proper foundation. The issue of distance is important. One Member has noted that there is no way a three year old child would be subjected to walking five or ten kilometres. Standards must be set ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion but with reservations. Hon. Members, it is very important that we trace the origin and spirit of view