Japheth Kiplangat Mutai

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 124.

• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Lastly, I want to support Hon. Limo on his sentiments on the amendments on the VAT by saying, the amendments done were in the right direction. I only have a reservation. Next time we are doing an amendment let us bring them through the normal legislations. The amendments that we are dealing with in an omnibus way, through statutory amendments, are not good for this country. We require serious time to transact and interrogate fully the legislations that are coming. Sometimes you find that when an amendment is brought in, the office of the Attorney General are called in, they ... view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. First, I support the President’s State of the Nation Address. It was a well- balanced Address. On that particular day, the President rose to be a Statesman. I wish to comment on the issue of corruption. Corruption in Kenya is a cancer. It is a disease eating the nation. In the President’s words, we all should have moral re-awakening. We should stop being hypocrites in this country, pointing fingers and appreciate that fighting corruption begins with us. What we need in this country is not hauling all Cabinet Secretaries ... view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, when it comes to corruption, we have institutions that deal with it. Section 35 of the National Police Service Act gives powers to the office of the DCI to handle crimes which include corruption because in essence it is a crime. There are certain multi-agencies that are handling corruption. However, we need proper legislation in this House to lay the foundation so that it is clear that in cases that are complex in nature and require extra manpower, they should be given to certain institutions that are in existence in law such as the EACC. That is what we ... view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Lastly, as I wind up, the issue of extension of the SGR from Naivasha to Kisumu is very welcome. That SGR will pass through my constituency and I am sure that it is going to bring an economic boom in my constituency and the whole region especially around Kericho and Bomet as it goes all the way to Kisumu. So, we welcome such incentives. On another note, when it comes to the BBI, the President rightfully said that it is going to ensure inclusion, cohesion, unity and respect. I do not feel included in it. I am talking as an ... view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. I thank the Mover of the Motion for donating some minutes to me. I support the Motion. Looking at the Motion, there are two components to it. One is the policy guideline on expansion of schools and the second one is creation of the fund. You will appreciate that most of us come from rural constituencies. We have a lot of pressure as regards schools. When it comes to secondary schools, there is a move towards creation of day schools nowadays because most parents cannot afford to pay for education in boarding schools. The pressure is so much ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report. In support, I want to state that the rural-urban migration is growing every single day. People in our rural areas are moving to urban areas seeking green pastures. When they get to those urban areas, they have to earn a living. They have to eke out a living. I am impressed by the amendments to the original Bill. The original concept of the Urban Areas and Cities Act was good, but a good idea gives way to a better idea. If you look at the amendment, it cascades ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I am impressed that this fund will create the Directorate of Urban Development and Management. It is a good concept in the sense that it will assist in the management of those towns. What we have is an area which has haphazard and an unclear mode of management and ways of running it. This will bring order. It will bring development. It will pump in money for devolution. This Act will see money cascade all the way down to the common person. I welcome it. If you look at the initial Act, certain areas were left out. Even the issue ... view
• 14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report. From the outset, the Report is good. It is detailed and encompasses everything the Members were taken through at the IPU meeting. view
• 14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report. From the outset, the Report is good. It is detailed and encompasses everything the Members were taken through at the IPU meeting. view
• 14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: One thing that caught my eye was the stigma faced by people living with HIV and AIDS. The Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU went into details in dealing with this. It is very critical and it strikes a chord in me that at this modern age, it is sad that some people living with HIV and AIDS still face stigma in our society. The HIV and AIDS have been with us for a long time and it is surprising that stigma is still on going. I thought it is long overdue and this issue has been got rid ... view