Jacob Waweru Macharia

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Kathambi. I will remain with three minutes, so give the opposition one minute. view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank Members for the contributions they have made towards this Motion. Thank you, Members, for your support. It has come out clearly from the Members that when you look at the Big Four, water is the overarching enabler to them. Without water, we do not have food, housing, industries and good health. Therefore, I am grateful to the Members for the contributions they have made. I urge the Government, just like the Members who have spoken before me have said, we do not want to just debate ... view
• 12 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution provides for the protection of environment and natural resources, and in particular water protection, securing sufficient residual water among others by the national Government; further aware that the abundant water during rainy seasons goes to waste; deeply concerned over the destructive nature of the said excess water on roads, buildings and other infrastructure and which many a times has resulted in loss of lives and properties in the cities; cognisant of the fact that during dry periods, there is always ... view
• 12 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation wishes to seek for a further extension of 21 days to consider the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which is currently scheduled for Committee of the whole House. The Bill underwent the Second Reading before the Committees were constituted and therefore, this was conducted without the Committee Report. The Committee has received several submissions from the public and is in the process of considering them. Hon. Speaker, I urge this House to approve our request. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think we need a little more than 10 days because the Computer and Cybercrimes Bill has taken a lot of our time and we think 10 days are not sufficient. Possibly, we could work with 14 days. view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: That is okay. We will try to work with that although I know we need to bring a quality Bill in the House. We do not want to rush unnecessarily and work under too much pressure. view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Fine, Hon. Speaker. We will try to work with the 14 days. view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Sure. Thank you. view
• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to support the appointment of the PS, Mr. Noordin. view