Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Allow me to be heard. On behalf of the tea farmers of Kenya, we want the debate at Order No.9 to be heard. The tea farmers of Kenya deserve to be heard! view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise to congratulate his Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta for a very good Speech that he rendered last week. First, he touched on issues on infrastructure. We have seen a transformation of this Republic in terms of the so many roads that are being built here in Nairobi and in several other counties. Indeed, from 2013 up to now, this Government has done more in terms of infrastructural projects vis-a-vis all other governments combined. We all know the impact of the Last Mile Project. We now have more households, which are currently benefiting from that program vis-a-vis ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Yes, Madam Deputy Speaker. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. When we were joining the university in late 1990s, you needed to have a B (plain) to join the university. That situation obtained until 2013/2014/2015 when his Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta became the President. Currently, we now have a situation where every person with a C+ is getting an admission to join a public university or even a private university under Government sponsorship. To me, that is development and revolutionary. Madam Deputy Speaker, the President also highlighted efforts that this Government has made to ensure that we expand our health. Currently, the NHIF is covering ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to highlight the system called--- view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Sorry, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will highlight the merits of what we call proportional representation system as proposed by the BBI. We have two types of electoral systems: One that we call the majoritarian electoral system and another one called proportional representation system like the one in South Africa. The current one, the so called, first-past-the-post electoral system creates a two-part system that is why you find that in this Republic, there are two main political view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: parties; the Jubilee Party and the NASA Coalition. That is not good to me for the growth of the small political parties. Proportional systems usually tend to create incentives for small parties to grow and prosper because it does away with the concept of the lost votes. For instance, all the people who vote for the Jubilee Party in Kisumu, their votes do not count in so far as parliamentary positions are concerned. Similarly, the people who vote for a candidate in the NASA Coalition vying in Murang’a County, their votes do not count because their candidate does not win. ... view