James Lusweti Mukwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to take part in this very important Motion. First, I join my friends to thank you in making very wise decisions today. This is because at first, I thought we, as Parliament, are just a rubber-stamp. From the way you have taken the direction, we respect you. As they want to make you a leader in different communities, also I believe we can make you a Luhya elder. Having said so, I also want to make a few comments. First, the police should not take advantage and rip-off our people. It is painful ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this time to make my first remark in this august House. I rise to support the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.9 of 2021). I ask the Government, again, to prioritise the payment of pending bills. If you look at how we are doing businesses in this country, you will realise that most businessmen doing business with the Government and other institutions their properties are being auctioned because delayed payment. I now want to, first of all, to thank the people of Kabuchai. The people of Kabuchai woke up in the morning ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: governments down there. A mama selling bananas in a market sells them for, say, Kshs20 and then the county government requires her to pay Kshs50. That does not make sense to that businesswoman! We must see how to exempt small businessmen and young men from some taxes. They need to come up with businesses. We should encourage them to start businesses. I cannot finish my speech without thanking the people who came together and supported me in winning this election, and coming to the august House. I cannot forget my party leader, Hon. Moses Masika Wetangula. I cannot forget leaders ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to the Motion. As the saying goes, charity begins at home. We have some parents who do not take care of their children. They leave their children to live as if they are in the streets. When they make mistakes, they are not punished. That encourages the child, even if he is in school, to always make mistakes and they do not expect anything to happen to them. If a child is taken to prison, the cells or to remand, the fingerprints are taken and once they ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I know Hon. Mishi visited my constituency last month to see a school for special needs education both for primary and secondary school. That is why she was the first to bring the Motion in this Parliament. When we talk of special schools we must consider those children who are blind and those who are deaf. We must have a special school in every constituency for the blind and the deaf. Take for instance when they are doing examinations, we had one student who was writing using his leg. If they are not given ... view
• 18 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity. This is a very important Motion because it touches on lives of people. As my friend has said, it is also affecting us Members of Parliament. We have those ones who are taking care of their loved ones in hospital. Someone can stay in hospital for almost five years. The person taking care of that patient is stressed. So establishing centres for counselling is very important. Yesterday, I was reading an article on WhatsApp . Mrs. Matiba was narrating how she was tortured and beaten. Eventually, the husband also ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I beg to move the following Motion: 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
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that Free Primary Education is an important milestone to economic and social development in the country; further aware that since the introduction of Free Primary Education (FPE) in 2002, the Government has spent huge amount of money on the programme; noting that the recent Report by the Ministry of Education submitted to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) indicated that the Government could be losing millions of capitation funds in public schools through inflated enrolment figures, fraudulent deals that include irregular allocation of funds, procurement of goods and questionable expenditure by headteachers; concerned that the spirit of FPE ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: condoning malpractices and embezzlement of these funds. Some of them issue wrong enrolment figures, flawed procurement procedures, bribe and hide crucial audit documents to conceal evidence. In some cases, schools receive fewer funds than expected based on the numbers of pupils enrolled. It is clear for everyone to see that in the education sector of our country, we do not have a challenge of resources to be spent. Kenya is the seventh highest funder of education in the world, more than any other country in Sub-Saharan Africa. The major challenge is how to manage these resources. It will be prudent ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- 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