Isaac Maigua Mwaura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1361 to 1370 of 1711.

• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: There is something that is always ignored with regard to the borrowing of this country; the cost of service delivery. Some of these monies that we are borrowing are not based on realistic projections of the cost of a project. If you look at the cost of doing an election in this country, it is the highest in this region. A by-election will cost about Kshs300 million which is not at par with any of our regional countries. If you look, for example, at the cost of constructing roads, again it is very high. So, even when we look at ... view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: We also need to consider the issue of having a lot of liquidity in this country. Indeed, there is no question that the borrowing will increase because of this ceiling and, therefore, the issue of inflation. Just recently this Parliament discussed how to ensure that the people at the bottom level of the economy can actually lend their money to the Government when we reduced the amount from Ksh.50,000 downwards. Therefore, the question would be: Have we really exhausted internal mechanisms of ensuring that the Government has actually money to invest in these projects? My take is “no.” view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we were just recently again misled by being told that if we were to borrow the Eurobond that, that in itself was actually going to bring down the interest rates of this country. That never happened. So, for me, this is a bit suspicious, that we can actually want to borrow money that is in excess of our projected growth, collection and 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
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: requirement for the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). In my opinion, the projected benefits have not been properly stipulated. A conservative estimate of the current debt shows that everybody in this country owes our debtors up to Kshs60,000. That is conservatory. So, then where is this going to take us? We must find a balance between our political promises and the reality of the balance sheet of our economy. We have to be bold as a country and tell Kenyans that, yes, indeed, we would want to grow this way, but it is not possible to support it with the ... view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Other than just having it as a Government directive, I would want to implore upon this House that this matter be referred back. It should not be looked at in haste. We should reconsider it so that we do not also come back in this very same Parliament or a future Parliament, and start complaining that, indeed, we made a wrong decision. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I oppose. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. This proposal is very good because sometimes when you get information about people who are arrested, you try to communicate with them but their phones are off. You wonder where they have been taken to. This is going to go a long way in ensuring that at least they can be traced. I am only concerned whether this proposal can be misused because we have seen in the past people in detention using phones to fleece Kenyans, as alleged in the media and other places. view
• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I rise to support this amendment because when you give the responsibility to the Cabinet Secretary to be the one to determine whether a prison meets the needs and requirements of persons with disabilities, others can abdicate their roles. I think when you say “competent authority”, you are actually encouraging the Cabinet Secretary, the Commissioner of Prisons, prison staff themselves and also, for example, the National Council for Persons with Disabilities which is in charge of giving accessibility guidelines, to ensure that these facilities are conducive. This, if well implemented, will help in terms ... view
• 27 Nov 2014 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
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I would want to support that amendment especially because some elected leaders have served in a distinguished manner in the Public Service, and they know how the Government runs. It is only fair for them to be consulted, so that they can also give a proper input. view