John Kiarie Waweru

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 281 to 290 of 447.

• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: I want to conclude by saying that the President rather poetically and very eloquently painted a picture of words, telling us he likens himself to the great Prophet Moses, who on top of Mount Nebo, was able to see the promised land where he will deliver us as Kenyans. The younger generation of this country was highly inspired because we understand the vision of Moses and how he was able to see Canaan from Mount Nebo. It is very clear in my mind from Sunday School that it took a Joshua to deliver the people of Israel to Canaan. I ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to request for a Statement regarding the establishment of a proposed public primary school in Ngando Ward, Dagoretti South Constituency. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2) (c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research regarding establishment of a public primary school in Ngando Ward, Dagoretti South Constituency. Hon. Speaker, Ngando Ward has neither a single public sports amenity, public primary school, public dispensary nor public community center. Noting that the only public education institution in Ngando Ward is Lenana School ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: (ii) What plans does the Ministry have in place for the construction, complete infrastructural development and provision of adequate human resource for the said proposed new Lenana Primary School? (iii) Could the Ministry give firm indications as to when this proposed school will be completed and state the timelines for the first intake of learners into this new institution? I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it will not be long for us to wait because we have been waiting for over a year, so an additional two weeks is admissible to us. You know this is a hardworking Committee so we trust that in two weeks, we will have a good Statement response from the Ministry. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to take this early opportunity to congratulate Hon. Anthony Kiai a.k.a High Flyer for bringing this matter to our attention. We must discuss this issue as it concerns our employers. It is very clear in everyone’s mind that while COVID-19 might be a health calamity, it has presented itself as a test. It is testing leadership, families, institutions and civilisation. As we talk about it as a health crisis, we might not want to box ourselves in that small bucket of a health discussion. When did the ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: has made an important statement that, in unusual circumstances, usual solutions never work. We must look for ways to survive this menace. As Members of Parliament, we are doing our level best to persuade our National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) committees to cover as many vulnerable constituents as we can. As we talk about the NHIF, we want to ask our NG-CDF Committees to make it a bit easier and smooth for us to be able to cover the most vulnerable in our constituencies. This House must make some tough decisions if we have to survive. We must stand ... view
• 10 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I hope my minutes will count even if they are a few seconds. I stand to support this Report by the Committee and also urge my fellow Members to also further approve this Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2019. This has been an eventful afternoon. It has been an afternoon in which we have gotten all manner of accounts on this issue. We have gotten some medical accounts from some very able The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 10 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Members of Parliament, some of who are medical doctors, and others who have a background in activism on issues to do with the women and girls in this country. We have gotten some very good cultural accounts, some which are for and some which are against. The most interesting of them is the cultural account that we are getting from the Kamba people, who are telling us that, instead of cutting they have decided to actually enhance it for the pleasure of the female gender. That is because if men are enjoying this act, even the females ought to be ... view