John Kiarie Waweru

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 447.

• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Yes, I am youthful but by any definition, I am not a youth. The United Nations (UN) defines a youth as anyone up to the age of 24 while our Constitution defines youth as anyone less than 40 years. I will own the term ‘youthful MP’ but I am not a youth by definition of the law. I stand to support this Bill by the Committee and even before I get into its flesh, I would like to commend it. It is important for us to recognise the work done by hardworking ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: and very powerful entities. So, the first order of business the new commission will have on its in- tray is to stamp their authority and showcase their independence as they handle very high profile cases of human rights abuses. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: More than 10 years after we promulgated the Constitution this country is still grappling with very basic rights. As a city dweller, I know that the Constitution guarantees proper and quality education for all. The same Constitution guarantees clean affordable drinking water for domestic use and sufficient nutritious food for every individual in this country. Ten years after the promulgation of the Constitution, some of these basic rights are still a pipedream. They are still very far-fetched for some of the people who dwell in the capital city, the biggest city in East and Central Africa. As we talk about ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: I said some of the offenders of human rights are very high ranking officials, institutions and entities. One of the biggest offenders of human rights is the State itself. For example, we recently realised that the State had been competing with COVID-19 in killing its own people. The number of people who were killed during the periods of lockdown, cessation of movement and curfews competes with the number of people who were killed by the COVID-19 pandemic. So, the question begs: What kind of country is this where the State is in constant war with its own people? These are ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: I am in full support of this Bill. I urge some of our honourable ladies who may be having a small contestation on the issue of gender to understand that the proliferation of commissions in this country does not work in their interest. In fact, it works to counter efforts they have tried to make. Let us mainstream issues of women, the youth, the marginalised and people living with disabilities. Rather than proliferate them, let us mainstream them so that they can be tackled on the high table. That is what this Bill seeks to do by bringing the commissions ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally, there is a matter I brought to this Committee and it was well handled. I pray that this House and the relevant institutions that are mandated by the Constitution take up the Petition that I brought to the Committee and do as was prescribed by the Committee on the issue of our esteemed civil servants who retire without benefits, making it so dangerous to work in some of these offices that the President appoints citizens to so that we make the public service not a career killer but a career builder. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I strongly support the merging of these Commissions to create Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission. view
• 7 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, thank you profusely for realising the technical hitch that has happened. I would like to support one Petitioner – the one who recommends for us to institute a national prayer day. We are reminded that this is a country that believes in God, as it is noticeable 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
• 7 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: in our National Anthem, which starts with the acknowledgement of the God of all creation. Also in our Constitution, in our Preamble, our first acknowledgment is to the supremacy of the Almighty God of all creation. I would like to note that for the last 500 years, we have been living in an epoch that I would call the scientific materialistic age. However, we are now living in a new world. We are evolving into a spiritual realm. Even as we speak of a national prayer day, I would wish that this Committee would look more into issues of spirituality, ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to boldly say that this House can do more than just read from the book of lamentations. My contribution to this Petition is that as the Committee prosecutes this matter, it should also look for provisions in law that we should amend or new laws that we should create so that we are able to assign personal culpability on individuals, because the Government is a faceless agency. People get away with this kind of stuff because the Government is not an individual. If people are culpable personally, they will take it ... view