Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Therefore, you cannot put a semi-illiterate man from the streets to oversee that Fund. This person and that Namuye need to be in prison. They do not even need sentencing. I am not in agreement with the recommendation that they be investigated. What is there to investigate? Jail them. The Jubilee Government’ manifesto looked good. I remember one day I was sitting in my House in Gem and I looked at the youth propositions by the Uhuruto campaign and I thought they were making sense. What have they done to the youth? They have instead presided over the theft of ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The President comes from Thika where nearly all our industries are. I would have never objected if he told us that that wing of the SGR was going to Thika to bring goods to Nairobi and to the airport. What is in Naivasha? Flowers? So, the SGR does not go to the airport and it does not go to the flower farms. It beats logic. It is the reason somebody went and closed the inland port in Kisumu, so that one is created in Naivasha. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: You cannot impoverish my people and expect me to keep quiet about it. You cannot have a bad policy and expect us to keep quiet about it. These are the issues we ask the President that, “please, whatever you want to do, let us not eat the calf and the cow together”. That is what is happening in this country. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: This is so depressing. This morning, I was talking about betting and gaming as an uncontrolled industry on Citizen Television. It is so big. What is so disappointing about it is that there are people in the Government who are involved. It is not right to let our people suffer while the Government watches. If you look at how much money is being exported in the so called betting and gaming, it beats logic why there is so much appetite for public funds. It used to be 10 per cent and things were okay. It is 10 per cent in ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: This animal called corruption has reached levels where we probably need to admit that we are all so corrupt that it is necessary to legalise corruption. What will our youth expect of us if anything that was promised in a manifesto was turned upside down to benefit a few? This was supposed to be the flagship of the Government. Tomorrow, without consulting Parliament, there is some deal being signed by De La Rue, namely, theft of public funds. We shall take that to court. The De La Rue thing, if it is not brought here so that we can know ... view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the House does not know what it has just done. I want to speak from my heart so that it is seen what it is. If we do not control or act on this issue of gambling, the House has already had its way. On a point of order, Hon. Speaker, it is good to hear me. I beg that you hear me as my colleagues. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, corruption is an interesting animal. How sad am I that this House does not want to deal with this animal! Fortunately for us, tonight in the House Business Committee (HBC), we will introduce the Bill sponsored by the Government of Kenya. I urge Members to propose amendments. Those people will not have a chance. We will abolish the issue of gambling. There is a Bill before the House and we will deal with it. The Bill did not adequately address the issues which were in this Motion. We will soon propose amendments to the Bill. You can see ... view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Simba Arati, I beg you to be a proper Member of Parliament. I am happy that it has gone the way it has because Members of Parliament have had their way. The country knows why and how. view
• 4 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that the betting and gambling industry in Kenya has attracted a lot of public interest in the recent past, leading to its exponential growth; further aware that the services of betting companies like Sportpesa,Elibet, Betway, Betin Kenya and mCHEZA, among many others are now easily accessible via online and mobile platforms; deeply concerned that the industry is facing a myriad of challenges such as weak and insufficient regulatory and institutional frameworks, proliferation of betting and gambling activities and attendant negative societal impacts; also cognizant of claims of malpractices in ... view
• 4 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: some of the betting, gaming and casino businesses in form of tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering, manipulated disclosures and misrepresentation of information; appreciating the fact that the Government has a role in strengthening the licensing and collection of tax revenues from the industry while ensuring its sustainability; further noting that while the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution has devolved the functions of betting and gambling to the county governments, Articles 95(2), 189(2) and 191(1) and (2) of the Constitution obligate the national Government, through Parliament, to resolve issues of concern to the people and pass law to ensure uniformity ... view