Jacob Waweru Macharia

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Nakuru, have built toilets to the tune of Kshs8.9 million. It is high time public finance is managed properly. When the NGCDF started, it also had problems akin to the county governments’ in terms of financial management. As I speak, NGCDF is one of the best managed funds. Even if a public officer was a wanton thief, it is very difficult for him to steal because of the structures we have put in place where PMCs and the people are involved in deciding which projects are going to be funded, how the funding is going to be controlled and how ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am one sad Member when we talk about burning of schools. I want to commend Hon. Wamalwa. I wanted to bring this Motion but I was told that he had already brought it. In the last two weeks, five schools have been burnt in my constituency. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, five schools is a big number. Michinda Boys Secondary School has been torched twice. There was also rampage in which window panes were broken twice. That is a record number of four times. It is sad to say that irrespective of these criminal ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: As a motivation from the fact that nobody is being arrested, girls from Kambala Girls Secondary School torched their school. I am happy to say that the OCS and the OCPD, Molo, arrested eight girls. They were arraigned in court yesterday. Chandera School was successfully burnt and two attempts were made on PCEA Elburgon School and Molo Secondary School. We attended a stakeholders meeting on Saturday, and we said unequivocally that we must see arrests because the perpetrators are criminals. They have torched their school twice. We got reports from that school yesterday that about 13 boys who were suspects ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I have been talking to the Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Matiang’i, who gives me an ear every morning, including today. I have been trying to give him remedies on what must be done because I do not understand how 13 boys and their parents can ran away from a school that has a gate 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
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: watchmen. This country has a system of investigating crimes. The students who are causing mayhem all over should be arrested. The students were saying that they wanted their girls to be sent back to the school, which used to be mixed. I find this myopic. Some of the students are claiming that school rules are very harsh and that the second term is too long. Some of these things are a matter of policy. I believe that the Ministry of Education together with the DCIOs and others can tackle this kind of unrest in our schools. view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: It is important to note that in some instances, fingers have been pointed at some members of staff and teachers who are trying to sabotage some of the head teachers. Finally, they are pointing fingers at insurance companies. That is why I still demand that the Inspector- General (IG) and the CS arrest the suspected arsonists of Michinda Boys Secondary School so that we can understand the motive behind the burning of schools in my constituency. view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion by the Member for Kisumu County. Initially or before there was a perception that fish and fishing is a preserve of the Luo Community. But, with time, Kenyans have experienced a paradigm shift and now other communities are taking fish and that is why we have many fish ponds even in Central Kenya. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I like the way Hon. Jakoyo put it very passionately as if it is a Luo problem. In terms of capacity, this country has a serious challenge in fishing. We have a long coast at the Coast region where Hon. Mtengo comes from. We also have Lake Naivasha, Lake Baringo, Lake Victoria and several other lakes that could be developed for fishing. Unfortunately, all those who engage in fishing activities in these areas, notably, in Lake Victoria and also at the Coast, use traditional methods and this is not seen as a lucrative trade. It is not respected. They are ... view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: It is so sad that when I go to Malindi I only see the fishermen going to fish in the sea with rafters that are made of wood and are dangerous to use. Tunasema hiyo ni ya mvuvi: that it is for the mvuvi, let him go. view