James Ndungu Gethenji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. I also request Hon. Katoo ole Metito to second the Motion for the agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Kenya Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 41 of 2015) be read a Third Time. I also request Hon. Katoo ole Metito to second. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would just record my gratitude for the diligent work and the attention that the Members of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations brought to this particular exercise and this Bill. The Committee is dedicated as we have seen, to ensuring that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) execute their mandate to the best interest of the people of the Republic of Kenya. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: We have said here severally that military matters are sensitive. They are not common place. In many countries around the world, they are treated with a lot of reverence and secrecy. I appreciate the same has been pertaining in Kenya and continues to pertain for obvious reasons. It is not possible that we can lay bare all matters security and military 100 per cent to the public because this is the last line of defence for the republic and we certainly need to have a modicum level of secrecy, so that those who would seek to do us harm do ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: As we do our oversight work, we also request the public for sensitivity in matters military. It is imperative and important that they be facilitated to be able to execute their mandate 100 per cent by not exposing them. In fact, not only by creating weakness in that exposure, but also exposing members of our military to harm by exposing how we operate, the equipment and manpower that we have, so that the enemy may not get a strategic advantage in our attempt to create an environment of openness and transparency. We have to strike a balance and this is ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Finally, we just wanted to say that we continue to support the men and women in uniform in their endeavours within and without this country in hotspots such as the Boni Forest and in Somalia. We will continue to support them and ensure that we provide whatever is necessary and whatever it takes in supporting their budgets and operations to ensure that they are able to execute their mandate in defending this country and protecting the people of this great republic and also protecting their lives. view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I raised this point at the weekend even before this matter appeared in our newspapers. It has been a sore concern to all Kenyans when our national carrier and strategic airline, which is meant to bring people to this country for the gains in the tourism industry and corporate business is in the hands of looters and thieves. The Kenya Government continues to pump money into the KQ to bail out the thievery and the looting that is continuing under the current management. The Government of Kenya, for almost four years, has been subsidising the systematic ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we are independent and we are Hon. Members of Parliament. We are here to defend public interest. We should not be sent text messages to be told what to say on the Floor of this House. A thief is a thief and must be called out on the Floor of this House in public interest. They must go home. view