Eng. John Kiragu Chege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Some of the recommendations in some of these reports have far reaching implications to some people’s careers, but it is important that we follow these 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 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: recommendations. We are calling upon the various organizations and agencies that are responsible in following up matters of investigations and prosecution to ensure that those that have looted public organizations are brought to book. There is also another important issue. When it comes to privatisation of public organizations, we have to be very careful so that privatisation is done in a way that the public interest is safeguarded. A case in point is the Kenya Oil Refinery, the Telkom Kenya and concessioning of the Kenya Railways, among others. As a nation, we have to be very careful about people who ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: It is important that we safeguard strategic companies in this country to make sure that they provide returns for the monies that have been invested. It is also important to safeguard the interest of this nation and make it possible for us to compete in the global economy as we move on. The matter of land and grabbing of public land particularly for parastatals is an issue that has come up. It is also important to make sure that all these issues are looked into and parastatals are protected so that even as we go ahead, there will be areas ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: As I close, I recommend that Members get time to go through the recommendations. I want to thank the Committee for the work that they have put in to go through over 70 reports of parastatals. It is such a hard job. I want to thank the leadership of the Committee and its Members for a job well done. view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I support this Report. As a matter of historical information, we know that the refinery was put up in 1960 when the Kenyan population was about 7 million only. The primary objective of putting up that refinery was to give Kenya an opportunity to have the technology to refine crude oil and particularly to produce liquefied gas, motor fuels and heavy fuels for industrial use. We know that the technology in that refinery has become obsolete over the years. The companies that initially invested were making money because the ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: and the demand in the country. It is important for us to look at that industry afresh. We need to understand that it is a global industry and Kenya is also getting into the oil processing activities together with our neighbours in the region. One of the things that we need to remember is that there are people who depended on that industry to the tune of 300. When you close down an institution like that, you are saying that all the skilled people should go out in the streets. They will not get jobs because they have specialised skills ... view
• 3 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion. We know that the Standard Gauge Railway is a wider gauge railway than the current one that we have, which is a one metre gauge railway. The size of this railway is 1,435 millimetres wide. By adopting this gauge, it becomes possible for this country and the region to procure equipment like rolling stocks, wagons or coaches at a much cheaper cost than procuring for a one metre gauge railway. We have been particularly serving the Kenya-Uganda region and part of Tanzania with a one meter ... view
• 29 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I stand to support the amendment. If we were to make sure that every contract above Kshs5 billion goes to the Cabinet, this country would not even move. For example, road projects of like 30 kilometres or so will fall in this category. I believe that the projects of the value we are talking about are first approved at the Cabinet level. However, when it comes to implementation, I suggest that the Attorney-General can use various avenues for consultation, but not necessarily to send them over for approval. view
• 29 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support because I do not think we can overexpose ourselves on matters of security. It will not be in the national interest to do so. view
• 29 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: No. view