Dr. John Kanyuithia Mutunga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to add my voice to the voices of my colleagues who have spoken for and against the Bill. We are all aware of what has happened in Kenya over time. Banks have collapsed. People have lost their livelihoods and savings. Any effort to assure people of their livelihoods and savings is welcome. That is why I support the Bill and the effort to increase the amount of money that one would recover in the event that a bank collapses. We are also aware of what happened in the past. It is ... view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill creates an opportunity for investment in the banking industry. Many banks will survive. Small banks will come up. They will get customers because people know that their money is protected. Opening up brackets will enhance that confidence in saving. We are talking about the maximum amount paid to a depositor increasing from the currently legislated Kshs100,000 to around Kshs1 million. Even if it was slightly more, it would create more confidence and open up brackets for slightly bigger savers to also be confident that they may keep their money in terms of cash in the bank instead of ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice to the debate on the NHIF (Amendment) Bill. Healthcare is important. It has been a major issue in this country. That is probably why we had it included in our Constitution. Under Article 43 of the Constitution, we are, as a country and Government, mandated to provide the highest standards of healthcare services, including reproductive healthcare. Also, Article 46 of the Constitution looks at the kinds of food we eat and how we grow them. I am saying this to underline the fact that ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: accessible. However, this cover is not very much known. Many of my colleagues haves spoken to that fact. I remember when we were talking about universal healthcare, the NHIF was considered as one of the major solutions. We went round educating people on the importance of having the NHIF medical cover; and the importance of paying for that cover. Each household is supposed to contribute Kshs500 a month. We even demystified the fact that Kshs500 is not a lot of money because somebody can earn that money or even much more from casual labour. Many people do not know about ... view
• 5 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: that will help us reduce the turn-around time. At times, it takes too long for the NHIF to come into effect, especially when there are cases where people have to access treatment outside the country. It takes long. Sometimes, we have heard of cases getting complicated or even people dying before the NHIF can turn around and say: “It is possible for us to support you in so much.” It is important for us to have a cover that is not only available to everybody, universal in terms of coverage, disaggregated in terms of socio-economic status, but also one that ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to also add my voice to this Bill. It has come at a time when we need to sort out many things and needs in this country, concerning our foreign offices. Kenya is important in the global world not only in terms of diplomacy but on issues of foreign relations and participation in the global economy. Therefore, this comes in to shape the method of doing this. view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: I have a few issues which I hope have been captured in the Bill. First and foremost, I hope we have captured well how to open up missions based on their importance and minimise staffing levels. When we have a consular for a foreign mission, what should be the minimum? Diaspora has been complaining a lot whenever we go out there. They call us for meetings and the only thing raised is they are not significantly recognised in terms of recruitment. There is need to consider Kenyans living in those countries, who have qualifications when recruiting in our missions. view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: The issue of separation of powers is key and we need to throw caution to it. When powers duties, roles and responsibilities are defined, it is important for those who have been given those roles to stick to them. We have seen some of them surpassing their responsibilities and overshadowing others. The final thing I want to highlight is the academy which is supposed to train our staff in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign missions are not only ambassadorial or consular but there are many others set out at departmental levels. We have offices in Washington, Geneva, Rome, South ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: ways. So, as they go out, we need a curriculum to train them on how to behave or conduct themselves in a manner that is commensurate to the standards we put as Kenyans. When it comes to the staffing of these foreign missions, we have a serious shortage especially of the commercial attachés and these are the ones who sell Kenya as a brand and also sell products from Kenya and negotiate for these other countries. We need to look into that. I support. view
• 8 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak to this very important Report. I support the adoption of the Report. The Report highlights key issues that affect our country, our economy and the way we do business. I will raise a few issues that are disturbing. First and foremost, is our budgeting process. As a House, we consider ourselves to be making the budget. I believe this is allocation of resources to various needs or utilisation centres. What we do in this House most of the time is to allocate what we do not have. If we ... view