John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: It, indeed, is. In fact--- view
• 6 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Clause 7(3)(c), (d) and (e) are matters that we need to have a closer look at. In paragraph (c), we are talking about seduction or pregnancy of an unmarried woman or girl, but we are not talking about the age; we are not talking about defilement. We are saying that if somebody seduces and impregnates a woman, then situationally, it is an offence. In my thinking, that is wrong. I would want to bring an amendment to delete paragraph (c), because it is anybody’s right to seduce a woman. Even women seduce men. With ... view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to second the Bill. The Committee considered this Bill and found that it does not limit fundamental rights. This Bill is not like the previous Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, where the Senate took upon itself a Bill that was not supposed to emanate from that House. They debated that Bill and forwarded it to the National Assembly only for us to realise it was a money Bill and, therefore, this House could not consider it. However, this Bill contains several pieces of legislation. The amendments that the Committee considered were found to be sound. ... view
• 30 Sep 2015 in National Assembly: the Senate had given a lot of consideration. We proposed certain amendments like on the issue of consultations just to make sure that sports activities are not impeded by legislation. The proposed amendments to the Pyrethrum Act will go a long way in actualising--- These amendments are long overdue. Most of the pyrethrum-growing people have already uprooted this crop because of poor management of sale and marketing. We looked at the Pyrethrum Act and proposed appropriate amendments to make sure that pyrethrum-growing areas benefit from the growing, sale and marketing of pyrethrum. The NACADA Act is another serious Act that ... view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I also want to urge the Hon. Omondi to consider withdrawing this amendment, because the appointment of an insolvency practitioner is well elaborated in other clauses of this Bill. Secondly, we do not want to load the Official Receiver with committees and duplication of work. Therefore, what he proposes now will unnecessarily duplicate what has already been dealt with in other clauses of this Bill. So, the right thing to do is to withdraw this amendment and we proceed. view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving this chance to support the Private Security Regulation Bill. It is shocking that this country, in this age and time, has not passed this piece of legislation in a country where security is the main business. Any investor who would like to make money very quickly in Kenya should invest in security. Unfortunately, the investors in that sector have the habit, conduct and will to abuse and under- employ the people who work in that industry. The people who work in that industry are watchmen and security guards. This Bill ... view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I see the authority as a very important tool because as constituted, therefore, it will capture the data of the people we are talking about here. Most importantly, it is the view that they are going to enforce standards. As they enforce those standards, the starting point should, obviously, be their employers - the people who run private security firms. The starting point should be there. Even before we pass this legislation, the authority comprises of even the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour, Social Securities and Services. As it is now, it is very important to look at ... view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: In this Bill, nowhere is it mentioned that we should give our security personnel some guns. We will bring amendments to this Bill to provide that all security officers should carry guns. You cannot imagine a security guard with a rungu against a robber with an AK47 rifle. It is a slap on the face. It does not make sense. In our neighbouring country Uganda, all security guards carry guns. Why can we not give our security personnel guns and then fight the small arms peddlers? Moving forward, we need to have a security system that looks holistically at our ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I wanted to speak on the Transfer of Prisoners Bill, Order No. 13 but--- view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, however, I am completely not lost to the fact--- view