Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, why do we still have the Provincial Commissioners (PCs) and staff sitting at the provincial headquarters and yet, there is are 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 ... 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
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me end by saying this. There is talk even in this House and even our women colleagues are saying that we want to send them home. I was at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) yesterday morning and I was accosted by a group of nominated MCAs. I think they have a function in Mombasa. They were saying that Parliament wants to get rid of them and I, Midiwo, was in the lead. Nothing could be further from the truth. All we are saying is that this country must live within its means. This Parliament ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: If you go to Siaya County, you will find that it has 30 elected MCAs and 18 nominated MCAs. What kind of formula is that? How do you nominate 18 people after electing 30 people? In other words, the 18 people are even usurping the powers of the electorate because they were nominated somewhere in the streets of Nairobi. They were not nominated by the people. So, they have equal powers and earn the same amount of salary. I am sure that we can do better. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: If you go to India, which has a population of 1.2 billion people, it has a Parliament of 565 people. Why are we being equal to them with such a minute population? view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to support and say that we have a duty as a Parliament. If we do it any other way, all of us, our grandchildren and our great grandchildren will never forgive us. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Let me say that I agree with the Leader of Majority Party. I agree with Chair - not this Chair - but the Chair sitting up there. There is another Chair here. view