James Ndungu Gethenji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, we had made a provision for support of modernisation of the Ministry of Defence. We would wish and have made a recommendation that additional funding be made to the Ministry of Defence through the Estimates and additional programmes to enable it engage and embark aggressively in a strong modernisation programme that will allow us to meet the contemporary threats we are facing from the estimated warfare from the Al Shabaab and challenges we have faced in Somalia and our country. I would like to mention something that was raised by the sometimes cantankerous, ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House today, Wednesday 17th February 2016:- The Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of:- 1.The Kenya Regiment (Territorial Force) (Repeal) Bill, 2015. 2.The Kenya Defence Forces Amendment Bill, 2015. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House:- The Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the vetting of Amb. Peter K. Kaberia, and Ms. Betty Chemutai Maina, nominees for appointment as Principal Secretaries for Defence and East African Community Integration respectively view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the vetting of nominees for appointment as Principal Secretaries for Defence and East African Community and Integration laid on the Table of the House today, Wednesday 16th December 2015 and pursuant to provisions of Article 155 (3) of the Constitution approves the appointment of Amb. Peter K. Kaberia as Principal Secretary for Defence and Ms. Betty C. Maina as Principal Secretary for East African Community and Integration. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the Vetting of Persons for Appointment as Principal Secretaries, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, and pursuant to the provisions of Article 155 (3) (b) of the Constitution, approves the appointment of Amb. Peter K. Kaberia as the Principal Secretary, State Department for Defence, and Ms. Betty Chemutai Maina as the Principal Secretary, State Department for East African Community (EAC) Integration. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in executing our mandate, the Committee was in receipt of your communication. On 2nd December, 2015, in the Message from the President, you informed the House that on 1st December, 2015 the President submitted nominees to the office of Principal Secretary in the respective State Departments as I have just read. The Committee held its sittings on Tuesday, 8th December, 2015 and Thursday 10th December, 2015 to familiarise themselves with the Curriculum Vitae of the nominees and to consider Memoranda received thereof. On Friday 11th December, 2015, the Committee held an approval hearing during which the two nominees ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, allow me to speak directly to the individual nominees. We had Ambassador Kaberia. Since 2010, he has been the ambassador extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire to the Kenya embassy in Brasilia with accreditation to Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela. Recent positions he has held include Charge D’Affairs in the Kenyan Embassy in 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
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Madrid in Spain, Deputy Head of Chancery Kenya Embassy in Madrid in Spain and first Chancellor in the Chancery of Kenya Embassy in Paris. He has also served in Washington DC. Ambassador Kaberia is a fine diplomat and civil servant. His elevation to the position of PS is a natural progression and indeed, a testament to his diplomatic and public service skills and his service to this great nation. As such, the Committee found him well suited for the position as PS, as an Accounting Officer, as a manager and indeed, even as a diplomat especially in the ministry he ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to donate two minutes of my response to--- view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Let me donate a minute to Mhe. Nyokabi. view