Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 701 to 710 of 1730.

• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: As it is today, there are two or three big parties that receive the funding. We know the money is being used by the political parties, but how it is used is determined by very few people. We may have the reports that we have today and tomorrow, but decision-making in the majority of these parties is still concentrated at the top. It will be good to see this money trickling down to the counties and constituencies so that the parties are grown from there. The Special Funds Accounts Committee will help us more. I am sure they have the ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: When we were making the Constitution 2010, we never thought that Kshs1billion would be availed to political parties. If we knew that, I am sure we would have thought of providing for how the money would be spent because we do not want Kshs1billion to end up in the pockets of the Leader of the Minority Leader and the others whom he reports to. That is what is happening currently. I am not referring to this Leader of the Minority Leader. However, if he is the one who is in charge, he should tell us how they spend the money. ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We were wound up from the backdoor and ended up without a party. At one point, I was the deputy party leader of the United Democratic Forum (UDF) Party. How did we lose it? It was bought and wound up. We just saw people closing offices. We thought the offices were ours at one point. So, we need to be very careful about the Political Parties Act. We need to encourage political parties to own assets. One of the ways of ensuring that parties are managed and controlled by a few people is to ensure that they have no assets. ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: When we had a party like the United Democratic Front (UDF), it did not own much other than the spirit that belonged to a few of us. To wind it up, people sat over a cup of tea somewhere and they wound it up without our consent. Because the Party of National Unity (PNU) owns an asset in this city, to wind it up has been difficult. They have a house somewhere along Musa Gitau Road. One of the ways of securing political parties is for the Special Funds Accounts Committee to look for ways, as one of the conditions, ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: be buying properties. That way, you secure the political parties beyond the lives of their leaders. Without strong political parties, even functioning in this Parliament would become very difficult. Pushing an agenda would be very difficult. For now, it looks easy because we have some parties that are strong and they have some leadership which we can identify with. If we are all scattered into very small parties and this House has like 20 or 30 small parties with Members who can switch sides freely, the management of the country can be difficult. So, we need to pay more attention ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I want to support the leadership of the Committee and call upon the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury to ensure that the amount of money that is supposed to go to the Fund goes there. Let us work on how to manage it when it is still with the parties. I am sure also as part of the Constitution implementation team, we will call some of these people to find out how they are implementing the Constitution. view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. In 1983, the late Darius Mbela introduced Section 13(d) into the Estate Agents Act that completely killed the profession of estate agents in this country. The definition of a “registered pharmacist” refers to a holder of a degree in pharmacy from a training institution recognised by the board. The question that begs for an answer is: Which are these training institutions that give degrees? Degrees come from universities. Why can we not have that clarity? view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I propose that we delete the words “training institution” and substitute it with the word “university”. That ambiguity will be misused. It is now on record. If you decide to misuse it, I leave it to the House. view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move… view