Eng. John Kiragu Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: First, we know that in these lands that we refer to as arid and semi-arid, insecurity faces the people there. We also know that generally in the country we are also having issues with insecurity. The question we should be asking as Kenyans is whether we will be creating special forces to deal with special areas. Referring to happened at Westgate, the people who were manning the shopping malls may also have a justification to say that the security system cannot guarantee them security and for that reason we need to create special units for them. I think we need ... view
• 25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I come from Limuru and most people think that Limuru is all green but we have an arid and semi-arid area called Ndeiya. Just three weeks ago, a councilor who has served this nation for 25 years lost 200 goats to a neighbouring community in Naivasha and Narok. I asked him how he was to handle the issue and he told me that he had talked to the wazee on the other side, and that he had gotten back 130 of them. What we need to do in this country is not arming each other. It ... view
• 25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if we restructure our security forces and provide them with resources, we can secure this nation. I can repeat many things on 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
• 25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Limuru. We have been given an Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) in Limuru but he does not have a vehicle. So, even when I asked him whether he could perform, he told me that he could not. We have more serious issues to address. It would be important for us to discuss our performance as a country. We are under attack. As I stand here, I have a very heavy heart. I have lost several people from my constituency and some personal friends. My own niece will be undergoing a third operation tomorrow as a result of what happened at ... view
• 25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: So, as much as I would like to be with my brothers and sisters in the areas that are prone to cattle rustling, as leaders, we also need to ask ourselves: “We hear of cattle rustling, but where do the stolen cattle go to? Who makes money in this business?” I am sure that they are not the ordinary people in those areas. They are people stationed in Nairobi, who know where the markets are. They are the ones who can even provide guns and ammunition to cattle rustlers. I have heard that every person in those areas has a ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. As I support it, I represent a constituency known as “Limuru” where we have the biggest shoe factory in this country. This country has to be serious when it refers to unemployment for the youth. We have solutions but we do not seem to fulfill our promises. The shoe industry could create an additional 1,000 employment opportunities for our young people. This is only if this country makes a decision to buy shoes for the military, Administration Police and other Armed Forces that are manufactured in this country. ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion mainly because all of us throughout our lives have known what corruption can cost this society. I am a worried person because when I look at the office of the Auditor-General, in this country, they have only 180 persons. When you look at their responsibility which is to ensure that all the payments are checked, audited and verified; you find that the number of people involved is not adequate. The amount of money allocated to them is very little. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have given ... view
• 25 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion, and it was a very important thing for me to understand how Mr. Nduva Muli will handle the matter of retired Kenya Railways staff. I am one of those retired members of staff of Kenya Railways, who go without a salary. I found the Kenya Railways Managing Director (MD) in a very awkward position; he was manning a concession that was put in place before he was given the job. This was a concession that was not fair to Kenyans. This was a concession that handed over the assets of this ... view
• 25 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Even as I stand here we know that we have another problem with Telkom Kenya. We have to look at the way we deal with our national assets. For me, I am convinced, as a former Kenya Railways employee that once Mr. Nduva Muli is appointed as a Principal Secretary, together with Mr. Mosonik, who also exhibits experience in infrastructure and Eng. Kamau, who is now a Cabinet Secretary, they will handle matters of transport and infrastructure in this country. view
• 25 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we have issues of traffic jams at our weighbridges and also across our transport corridors; I am convinced that these two gentlemen can sort out this matter. I also believe that we can bring down the cost of transport in this country, so that we can continue being competitive in our manufacturing sector. I believe that they have the capacity to do so. view