Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Let us do it right! I will not take all the time. I am just saying that there is so much noise and concern about this country being able to support its activities. I want to say from the outset that this Parliament has a duty to help the Government of the day, whichever Government it is. We are talking about institutions to help our people. So, the Budget and Appropriations Committee needs to help with its constitutional mandate of budget-making and prioritizing things that we need. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Let me begin by saying that last year, we struggled. I made an amendment to the Budget to give the Office of the Auditor-General money so that we can have proper oversight of the new governments - the other 47 governments across our country. This House opposed that amendment but the result is what we are crying about now. Had we facilitated the Office of the Auditor-General, there would be no cry of corruption in the counties. We have just seen the Governor of Embu being kicked out because of some perceived corruption. He was never taken through the EACC ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: are all dying. This House has a responsibility which is not given to us as a privilege. We are paid to do it. So, we must discuss within the next so many days and open a window for the Executive to work with the county and national executives to do something to end what we can basically call a carnage because our people are suffering. That is not to say that we are interfering with devolution. I want to say that the talk about the wage bill, the answer is not in reduction of salaries. The answer is in curbing ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, but I am talking as the Leader of Minority Party and I am always clear. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Budget Policy Statement (BPS). I think we, as a Parliament, have a duty to do good for our country. There is so much noise about us and even before I speak – and I am speaking as the CORD Leader on this side - I hope that is will be understood we are not going to quarrel at the end of some minutes so that you give me my time. There is so much noise about lack of funds. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have to get an equal chance like hon. A.B. Duale got. This is just the law; I have no other law to follow. Let me say this: Who knew that the high and mighty would be paraded in court because of corruption? On Friday night, when I saw Amos Kimunya being arrested, I knelt down and prayed that God is helping Kenya. We must fight corruption. I was very happy when I saw Mr. Oswago being paraded in court because of the electronic voting equipment case. I felt elated. When I saw the issue of ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The wage bill is not high. All the Executive has to do is to do the right thing. It should follow the law. It should help in the implementation of the Constitution. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: How did we get to seven minutes? Or I am half a leader? view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, why do we still have the Provincial Commissioners (PCs) and staff sitting at the provincial headquarters and yet, there is no provincial headquarters? Why do you have all these people? The law said that we restructure. Why are these people not being absorbed by the county governments? Why are we sitting here castigating the governors for following the law? They are employing people that the Constitution and the law say they should employ. We have all these other people who are just hangers-on. They are sitting there doing nothing and yet, they have vehicles which are ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I said here last week that there is a problem of insecurity in this country because somebody up there, particularly in the Office of the President, has refused to allow the transfer of power of security officers. We must figure out if the governors will ever function in this country if we do not give them power over some level of security. I have said here that the insecurity we are experiencing along the borders is because the governors on this side and the other side have no security. I have been called by not less than three or four ... view