Dr. John Kanyuithia Mutunga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Training our children at this point in time is preparing them to become powerful global citizens. Powerful global citizens mean people who are informed and empowered with knowledge. Our children will travel far and wide and we wish and hope it happens. When you go to other countries, like the right hand keeping countries in terms of driving, you will have challenges keeping the vehicle on the road. Normally, people try to remain in the middle of the road and the turnings can confuse someone. I remember I drove in Japan and I had issues with keeping the vehicle on ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: There is a project on monitor cameras. We are wondering, as Kenyans, when it will ever move from the trial stage or pilot stage to the actual implementation stage. We have seen many cameras on roads out of Nairobi. Now they are in Nairobi and its environs. We believe that this project must have yielded some resource at this point in time. It is only that these cameras and the actual follow up of what they record that can caution careless drivers that do not adhere to regulations. I would, therefore, expect that this project will give us results so ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: This training should include such nitty-gritty, so that our children will understand why we have the cameras. If you go to other countries, you will never find a police officer on the road. You will always find cameras monitoring speed and carelessness on the road use. view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Finally, there was a time this country had adopted the policy of removing certain vehicles from our roads. I know Kenyans like to own cars and I know it is good for us to drive, but I would like to see a situation where something happens that is closer to those countries that sell vehicles to us. They sell vehicles to us as second hand vehicles because they are not road worthy. If it has stayed for more than five years on the road, that vehicle is removed from the road. I am not trying to say that Kenyans should ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I support, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the proposals for 2019/2020 Budget. Looking at the three documents that are normally presented to the Committees, that is the BPS, the estimates and the proposals that come after the committees have looked at the estimates, we realised that they are all on an incremental trend. The BPS is always lower than the estimates when the committees present their budgets to the Budget and Appropriations Committee, which I have had the privilege to be a member. You would realise ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I want specifically to look at one sector that is of importance to this country and which has been neglected over time. The agriculture sector is so important that in the capture of the details of most of the reports and even in this particular Budget proposal, there is the recognition of the fact that because the weather was good last year, it was then possible for us to have our economy grow at a certain percentage. This country has not adhered to the protocols it has signed at the African Union (AU) level. Other countries which did sign these ... view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the President’s Speech that was delivered on the last day of the last Session. The President gave a very balanced speech. He touched on many issues, including governance, economy and strategic options linking up with the Vision 2030 going forward. There are also various efforts, especially the concern he gave and the emphasis on SMEs as part of the job creation process in this country. I admired the speech, especially the terms the President used on corruption. He said “no turning back” and “I will never relent” or ... view
• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: importance of agriculture as the backbone of this economy. We lack the linkage between agriculture and the Big Four Agenda. We probably need to understand that better. If there is a problem that affects us most as MPs, it is the one of being unable to employ Kenyans. We have very many Kenyans who are leaving institutions of learning and yet, they do not have jobs. I believe there is a potential in agriculture to employ many Kenyans. We can link that with the delivery of food, nutrition, security and containment of health. A greater proportion of ill-health is linked ... view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. We cannot have development unless we reach the people properly. We need to hear their ideas. The only way we can be in contact with the people is to involve these village elders in the development of this country. If we do not do that, the Kenyan economy will not grow. view