Irungu Kang'ata

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• 1 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I can comment on that. I think the Committee was minded to take into account that we have other key laws that govern appeals. If it is a civil matter, the Civil 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
• 1 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Procedure Act can take care of that. If it is a criminal matter, we have the Civil Procedure Code (CPC). I would imagine, maybe, if it is a succession matter, there is the Succession Act. So, maybe, that was the mind of the Committee. So, maybe, this one was only dealing with the issue of jurisdiction and also the administration. That is it. view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I am very happy with this proposal by Hon. Cecilia. Let me start by saying that initially, I was somehow 50-50, but after hearing arguments from those who are opposing and those who are supporting, I am now convinced why we should support this Bill. The reason why, initially, I was somehow skeptical, was because I thought maybe this Bill is going to whittle down the engineering profession. I am a firm believer in the fidelity of key professions. In particular, professions like engineering and medicine are very ... view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: The same also applies in the engineering sector. The people who interact with wananchi a lot are technologists. Therefore, we need to support their industry, regulate them and provide them with an enabling environment under which they can practise their trade. The only area I would ask my dear sister to check is the issue of who is an engineering technologist. The present Bill does not sufficiently establish qualification criteria. My sister has told me in private that she intended that one to be provided for by regulations. However, that is very dangerous. You may have a situation where you ... view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to drop my amendment in favour of Hon. Mutura’s. We had a discussion and I chose to compromise. view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I have dropped it. view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. The reason I dropped my proposal and adopted this one was because it was a compromise. I was told it was not fair to just bring on board students only. I had to drop one student and allow the private sector to come in. Why do we bring in the private sector? The reason is the HELB capacity to recover money. Majority of students join the private sector then recovery of the money becomes an issue. Two, the private sector may help the Board towards coming up with more ideas of getting money that is going to supplement ... view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 4 be amended by inserting a new paragraph immediately after paragraph (a) − “(b) inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (5) − (6) All regular government sponsored undergraduate students in the universities shall upon application for the loan be entitled to an award of the loan unless the Board is able to provide documentary evidence of a student’s ability to pay fees without the loan.” The whole idea is to give priority to regular undergraduate students. This was borne out of my own noting of the Garissa attack. ... view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: undergraduate students came from very poor families. Were it not for this HELB money, majority of them would not have been there. So, we need to secure them, one, because of where they come from; two, by virtue of them having performed very well in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Most of them joined in as regular students, having got grade “B+” and “A-” as opposed to students who are there may be out of their parents having some strong financial background. So, to support these young children who perform very well in the KCSE, let us have ... view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, clause 5 of the Bill is amended by:- (a) inserting the words “supported by an affidavit” immediately after the words “in writing” in the proposed new subsection (1A)”. (b) inserting the following new subsection immediately after subsection (1A) – “(1B) The affidavit referred to in subsection (1A) shall be valid for one year and can be renewed annually.” This was a compromise after HELB approached me. The way I had originally crafted this proposal was that--- The idea was that if you get a loan from HELB and you do not ... view