John Munene Wambugu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 177.

• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: This Motion has come at the right time. It needs to be supported by all. It is good for our country so that everybody is taught about road safety. When it comes to the cost of implementing the Motion, it is almost nil because already the infrastructure is available. It is just an issue of developing the curriculum since teachers are already there. Additional teachers can also be trained so that they can teach students. So, the cost implication for implementation could be almost nil and yet it would be great in terms of its effect on Kenyans. We can ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice and comment on the Budget and Appropriations Committee Report for the proposed Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2019/2020. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: At the outset, I support this Report. Like what has been said by the Members who contributed before me, it is very important that going forward, we have the status of the implementation of the previous Budgets. Why do I say so? For instance, in the last Budget, Kirinyaga Central Constituency was allocated Kshs15 million to improve dilapidated roads. Unfortunately, that has not been done to date. I believe that a lot of money was allocated in the previous Budget and nothing has been done. Going forward, it is important for us to know what has been done in the ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Further, I want to point out that we know that the Budget and Appropriations Committee is a very busy and big Committee. When they are going for public participation, it is very important to cover as many counties as possible. An item has caught my attention about the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in Kakamega. I have no problem with Ksh50 million being allocated to Ikolomani Constituency in Kakamega. However, I know that there are about 65 KMTCs spread out within the country which begs the question that there must be some counties with more than one KMTC. Kirinyaga County, ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: I support the recommendation on the amendment of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) that proposes that all pending bills should be paid within a certain period of time and there must be penalties if you fail to do that. I see that it took account of what is happening in Kirinyaga County where pending bills of previous county governments, now almost two years down the line, have not been paid on the basis that an audit ought to have been done first before the current governor pays them. Most of the contractors and suppliers in Kirinyaga County who had ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The other issue is on money allocated to TVETs. We could have done better. The money allocated is very little compared to what we want to achieve as country so that every constituency can have a TVET institution to cater for students who have completed secondary schools. Let me comment on health. As Hon. Oundo said, it was a mistake to devolve the health function. We all know what has been happening in hospitals in Kirinyaga County. As we speak, all the hospitals are at a standstill. It is a shame that residents of the county have been forced to ... view
• 30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that according to available data from the country’s education sector, a huge percentage of students who sit for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education do not transition to university to pursue degree courses; further aware that technical skills and knowledge are fundamental in every profession; concerned that despite the importance of technical and vocational training in teaching necessary skills and building adequate human capital to achieve and sustain the country and its uptake is slow; cognisant that promotion of technical and vocational education and skills alongside academics provides ... view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is true that I have been here since 2.30 p.m. From the outset, I want to support the President’s Speech on the State of the Nation Address. It is a speech which came from a true statesman. What caught my attention in the speech is what he affirmed, that he will continue with the war on corruption. He said there is no retreat on that war because corruption has eroded confidence of Kenyans in this country. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Going forward, I think the institutions which are supposed to fight corruption are the Judiciary, Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). We should now move from too much talk to action. Something else I liked about the President’s Speech is that this war must be fought within the confines of the law. We are the law makers and we are here to make laws. It is only fair that whatever laws are there we use them to fight corruption. Otherwise, if we do not do this it will turn ... view