Isaac Maigua Mwaura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill and I want to congratulate--- view
• 5 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I am doing so. I just want to make some quick observations. One is that, indeed, we need to ensure that these amendments are also introduced at the Committee Stage when we are discussing the constitutional Bill of Article 227. Two, as hon. Members have expressed, if you introduce the word “disadvantaged group”, first, it is only capturing persons with disabilities and youth but it leaves out women. It also goes ahead to make this preferential procurement superfluous and we do not want to go to the way of broad-based black economic empowerment in South Africa. Those are issues ... view
• 5 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report of the Committee. If we look at the history of the world, you realise that in the days of the medieval ages, we had great cities like the twin cities in Greece of Sparta and Athens. Coming to the modern society, it is very interesting because even with the development of the westphalian model of the state, we are kind of going back to that. I was taken aback sometime back when I was in London to realise that the economy of London was growing while that of the ... view
• 5 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: with that because the ambiguity of the definition of “urban area” may be positional. What would constitute an urban area? Is it a more developed area of the county? Even if it were to be so, the import of devolution would be, if it were possible, to ensure that you do not cause further marginalisation by empowering already developed areas within the county. So the sovereign will of the people to determine where their headquarters is must be upheld. In fact, as it has been observed by earlier hon. Members who have spoken, this list that is being presented to ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to support the amendment because it seeks to ensure that issues of climate change are properly mainstreamed in the functions of both the national Government and the county 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
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: governments. Further, it is meant to ensure that such issues do not lie under either the national Government or the county governments. That clarification in law is very critical at this stage. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to oppose the deletion of Clause 6. Even though the Council is going to be chaired by the President, with Cabinet Secretary becoming the Secretary of the Council, it does not mean that Council will not be able to function as an independent entity, even for coordinating purposes. We have similar bodies existing within our Government structure. They also have Votes, so that they run their operations. where will such a Council be domiciled? Even if the Council is going to be under the Cabinet Office, it has to be fairly independent. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. If you look at Section 7 of the Principal Act, you will realise that these are just guiding principles. For example, it speaks about issues of public participation and also speaks to issues of promotion of sustainable development. In my 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
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: opinion, the deletion of Clause 6 was very well explained, I find this provision not really in keeping with the establishment of a statutory body. So, it is very important for it to remain so as to guide the operations of the Council in terms of principles of the Constitution. Thank you. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I support these amendments, but I just have a point of concern. With the substantive removal of a Board which is very well explained and also the creation of a Directorate and a Cabinet Council, what we find in this Clause is that some of these things would actually be good if they were left to regulations. A case in point is how a notice can be given through the Kenya Gazette on the notification and approval of an action plan and things like those. I find that it is sometimes too deep to the point that it is over-legislating. ... view