Eng. John Kiragu Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: I support this Report. I am a Member of the PIC and I had opportunity to visit the site in Mombasa. Without repeating what has been said, this is a case of a good project, but without serious feasibility studies having been done. A project that was initially estimated to cost about Kshs8 billion was scaled down to Kshs4 billion. There are certain fundamental requirements that need to be addressed at the site, for example, treatment works. This is a college named after a very important leader in the coastal region and it should not stall. Plans to train people ... view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: with the best hospitality in the hotel industry. That can only be achieved by making sure that we have such a college at the Coast so that this country becomes a better tourist destination compared to the rest of the world. With those few words, I support. view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First, I would like to support this Report. In doing so, I would like to thank this House and my colleagues in the PIC for the opportunity to serve in this Committee that has given me a lot of experience, particularly in looking at the huge number of parastatals where public funds have been invested. My experience is worrying that the economy of this nation has a major effect on how we perform through parastatals. My experience is that there is poor management in most parastatals and delay in making crucial decisions, like in ... view
• 13 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: nation. I know we are almost coming to the end of this Session. I, however, believe that we will come back and I can do that with a very independent mind. Thank you. I support. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Sorry, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. As I do so, I want to recognise that this proposed Bill will be important for this nation mostly to support our industries and address the issues of unemployment in this country. But in doing so, it is also important to note that we have existing agencies like the Kenya Bureau of Standards whose role we cannot ignore in very similar assignments. ButI still believe this Bill will go a long way in ensuring there is fairness in trade. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Sorry, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. As I do so, I want to recognise that this proposed Bill will be important for this nation mostly to support our industries and address the issues of unemployment in this country. But in doing so, it is also important to note that we have existing agencies like the Kenya Bureau of Standards whose role we cannot ignore in very similar assignments. ButI still believe this Bill will go a long way in ensuring there is fairness in trade. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: As you know, this country is facing a very difficult time with unemployment particularly among our youth. My constituency of Limuru is known for the production of shoes. It has been doing that for many years. But dumping of second hand shoes and even poor quality shoes has made the Bata Shoe Factory to be another distributor other than manufacturing. One can go to many industries in this country whether it is in the agricultural sector, automotive or textile and you will find that for a long time, this country has not dealt with this problem seriously. This country has ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: As you know, this country is facing a very difficult time with unemployment particularly among our youth. My constituency of Limuru is known for the production of shoes. It has been doing that for many years. But dumping of second hand shoes and even poor quality shoes has made the Bata Shoe Factory to be another distributor other than manufacturing. One can go to many industries in this country whether it is in the agricultural sector, automotive or textile and you will find that for a long time, this country has not dealt with this problem seriously. This country has ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: I believe this Bill will help not only to develop industries, but also to safeguard the loss of foreign exchange which we have to use sometimes when we are buying things which, in fact, have no value. We must know, for example, that this country previously made an effort to grow industries. I know there were restrictions in the past, but we did not sail through in some of our pledges in ensuring that unfair competition is not there. There was a time when the Kenya motor vehicle industry had grown to a point where the local content was significant. ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: I believe this Bill will help not only to develop industries, but also to safeguard the loss of foreign exchange which we have to use sometimes when we are buying things which, in fact, have no value. We must know, for example, that this country previously made an effort to grow industries. I know there were restrictions in the past, but we did not sail through in some of our pledges in ensuring that unfair competition is not there. There was a time when the Kenya motor vehicle industry had grown to a point where the local content was significant. ... view