Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Let me refer you to Article 223(5) of the Constitution which says that in any financial year, the national Government may not spend under this Article, more than 10 per cent of the sum appropriated by Parliament for the financial year unless under special circumstances Parliament has approved higher percentage. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I was in the House Business Committee (HBC) on Tuesday evening. A trend, of a bad habit and unlawful habit, which we cured when we sat in the leaders’ meeting in Mombasa--- There is no way what was not discussed yesterday can come back as a 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
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Motion. Even Order No.8 on the Procedural Motion, to extend the Sitting, was not discussed in the HBC. The Leader of the Majority Party comes here and moves a Motion which he has discussed probably with you, the Chair or with the Office of the Clerk without the other side. So, why do you need the HBC? You cannot do that. You cannot tell us that we want to talk about a special circumstance that the leadership of this Assembly has not sat in the HBC and deliberated that there is a special circumstance in this country. There is none. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: If yesterday’s event is anything to go by, do you know what the special circumstance is? It is the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), the cash cow of the day. That is the special circumstance. Let me plead with the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, a man of the Lord--- view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: “A cash cow” is a cow that instead of giving milk, it gives cash. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: “A cash cow” is like the National Youth Service (NYS) thing, the Goldenberg scandal and others. He has asked me for a clarification. I am just clarifying what a cash cow is. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: You do not have to be happy the Leader of the Majority Party. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, did you hear the Leader of the Majority Party call me a mole? view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: But Hon. Deputy Speaker, with a light touch, they are asking for cash for it. Let me tell you that my friend, Eng. Kamau, is in court for the consultancy of the SGR. Eng. Kamau is my friend, but he is in court for impropriety of the SGR. The mere fact they are investigating theft in SGR means it is a cash cow for some people. My friend, Nduva Muli is being investigated for cashing this cow and not milking it. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: My friend, Nduva Muli is in court because they are saying they cashed this cow. If you cash a cow, what does that mean? It means these people are cashing the SGR. view