John Kiarie Waweru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Great minds think alike. view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this Petition. We, as a country, invest very heavily in education. If you look at our budget, the amount that we allocate to education is very significant. The Ministry of Education is also one of the ministries that has one of the biggest workforce in the Government and the institutions under the Ministry of Education are quite many. The Ministry of Education also has six permanent secretaries unlike many other ministries. So, such a blunder is inexcusable coming from a reputable university. My prayer is that ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I would like to first thank the Committee, under the leadership of Mheshimiwa and the Members, for the quick response. The reason why I sought this Statement is because the intent of the Kshs100 million stimulus package was to shield and cushion artistes during the pandemic period. As we all realise, the pandemic, lockdowns and curfews are still here with us. That means that the people who were working in the hospitality industry, the entertainment industry, visual or performing artistes are still out there in the cold not working. For the Ministry to respond ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: More importantly, during this exercise of the disbursement of the Kshs100 million, there are many questions that still remain unanswered. First, how do we identify an artiste in this country? What qualifies one to be an artiste? Secondly, does such a database exist? If such a database existed, we would have gone back to the Ministry and said that out of all these people, the beneficiaries were the ones that you have listed. Finally, and most importantly, so that it does not find itself in a similar situation, the Ministry will need to do the hard work. The hard work ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I would like to first thank the Committee, under the leadership of Mheshimiwa and the Members, for the quick response. The reason why I sought this Statement is because the intent of the Kshs100 million stimulus package was to shield and cushion artistes during the pandemic period. As we all realise, the pandemic, lockdowns and curfews are still here with us. That means that the people who were working in the hospitality industry, the entertainment industry, visual or performing artistes are still out there in the cold not working. For the Ministry to respond ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I would like to authoritatively say that the intent that was envisioned by the Head of State in giving this cushion to artistes was not achieved. The Kshs100 million is a drop in the ocean for the hundreds of thousands of artistes who are suffering right now in the prevailing COVID-19 situation. We will take up the follow-up issues through the necessary channels because the Ministry has given us a response. We will take up the other questions through the relevant channels. Much appreciated, Hon. Speaker. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I stand to support this amendment. In a city like Nairobi, bread is the staple food for the hustlers. So, by supporting this amendment, this House is seeing what the people in the National Treasury might not see. In my contribution in the Second Reading, I said that we cannot be seen to be Marie- Antoinette who says that people should eat cake when there is no bread. I support this amendment because the hustlers in Nairobi depend on this staple food. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Finally, this Bill is here on the Floor of the House. Some of us can actually shout Hallelujah because it has been long in coming. After many false starts and a very long delay, it is now on the Floor of the House. I dare say that this Bill is urgent. If there was ever an urgent piece of legislation, this is a text book definition of an urgent piece of legislation. It is because the issues being canvassed in this Bill were urgent many years ago. Two years ago when we ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: blood and even prepare blood products without regard to a proper legislation. This Bill is giving that much needed legislative framework. As we discuss this, the elephant in the room, as was raised by the much esteemed Hon. (Dr.) Eseli, is the issue of whether we should be having a stand-alone legislation on blood transfusion or whether we should bring it together as part of the organs and tissue legislation. However, I would like to say that even when the public participation was being conducted by the Committee, the issue of organs and tissues transfer was addressed. That is why ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The shortage of blood in hospitals is real. Today, there are patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital who will have to wait for over three weeks or a month and ultimately, they might be discharged to other health centres so that they can get blood. This piece of legislation is critical. It is critical because we shall finally be able to give autonomy to the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Services to enable it to even manage its financial propriety better. It might source help elsewhere as a body corporate, unlike the situation we are in, where it is dependent on ... view