Isaac Maigua Mwaura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 1711.

• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: It is also true that the current form of politics that we are practicing – and it has been alluded to by the Senators who have previously submitted their observations and remarks - is nothing more than what I call “the Big Man Syndrome” predicated on the politics that I call “poverty -producing politics” anchored upon a social welfare dispensing system which is the cornerstone of our corrupt state. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: It is unfathomable that if we continue to practice our politics as is, then these politics do not engage the masses. They continue to breed inequality and to favour a very small group of elites who as a result, make decisions that appease the groups of fellow elites in order to capture and or maintain political power to the detriment of the common hapless masses who live on a day to day basis from hand to mouth, without having the benefit of reasoning on matters statecraft that would uplift them from the dungeons and vulgarities of abject poverty. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in that regard, it is important for us to look at the key elements that have been addressed by the President‟s State of the Nation Address. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: First and foremost I want to congratulate the drafters of the Constitution because they were able to institute an accountability mechanism. It was not on his own volition, not because of the desire to give a public lecture or out of a crisis that a Head of State would come to address none other than the august House, the institution of Parliament in 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
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: order to update the nation on where we are with regards to germane issues, for example, our national values and principles, the state of our security and more poignant to me, the issues of social justice. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: The President‟s Address has spoken very clearly about the issue of devolution that we have been able to have counties get money cumulatively to a total of Kshs1.7 trillion. This is a lot of money that if put into good use would transform our counties so that they become the bastions of economic growth. However, truth be said, I think governors are in a competition as to who will loot more. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: We have seen situations where a number of the current governors, some of who left senior public positions such as Cabinet Secretaries, being able to whip up the masses- -- some used the money they had looted to become governors. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Sometimes we ask ourselves what prayers does a coffin-maker say when they go to church because a coffin-maker is a human being like you and I. I think just like you and I pray, the coffin-maker says: “God bless the work of my hands.” Since we are told that if you do not sweat, you should not eat; this means that more people should die so that the coffin-maker can make more coffins and, therefore, win bread for his family. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am trying to drive at the fact that we have come up with a political architecture that seems to favour the corrupt and yet we trust them to superintend over our devolved governments. It is therefore, not a surprise that the returns we are getting, including in your County of Samburu, are individuals whose only preoccupation is to accumulate more so that they can use it to bargain for further political space in the future. I may not be able to mention names but these are some of the things that are making the dividends ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sometimes I wonder whether it is a lack of imagination or passion when you come from a poor background; you can see the suffering of your people; how they struggle to fetch water in jerricans; they have no roads and you decide that these hapless ignorant individuals who were gracious enough to elect you into office, you will raid their pockets by taking away their hard earned cash in terms taxes to enrich yourself. I am speaking generally; I am not referring to the Chair in particular. You do this so that you are seen to ... view