John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: security in this country? The answer is no. Whatever we do or say, however much we complain, and whatever rhetoric we come up with here and say ole Lenku and Kimaiyo should go, we are doing nothing. So long as it is the same Kenya, with all its insecurity problems and without a policy on national security--- Lastly, the President came to this House on 27th March, 2014 and presented a report. In that report, he highlighted transnational threats. That was in March this year and eight months later--- If we had time, we would have wanted to listen to ... view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to address myself to the Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Amendment) Bill. I must say that I agree with hon. Gumbo on the manner of drafting of these Bills and the fact that the Committees really need to bring their reports. But even as we say that Committees need to bring their reports, the House Business Committee, as well, must also give Committees sufficient time. I remember the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee was deliberating the Persons Derived of Liberty Bill and we were in the process of making a ... view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: not necessarily be with the Committees per se, but also the House Business Committee should consult with the Chairmen of the various Committees to know at what stage they are deliberating the Bills, so that Reports can be brought to the House. Nevertheless, this is one of the Fourth Schedule Bills that the Legislature is required to pass. I have looked through the Bill and I notice it is a good Bill generally, but it requires some panel beating. One of the things that I notice is that it dissolves various establishments that are contained in the same Bill, particularly ... view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: In conclusion, this Bill attempts to rationalize State resources, according to Article 201. I believe we would have probably debated the Water Bill first because it talks about resources. An environmental Bill will also touch on the issues of land, basins and others. Therefore, this is a Bill that should have come after we have debated other legislations. We can follow and even quote the other Acts even as we debate this Bill. It is good Bill moving forward, but it requires some amendments, particularly on the issue of dispute resolution. I could not agree with hon. Gumbo more; moving ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I also wish to join my voice with those of my colleagues in eulogising Senator Otieno Kajwang’. I know Senator Kajwang’ as an astute lawyer and a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). I have known him since my days in practice; actually since my days in high school. I read a lot about him during my time at the university. I was very impressed by him during the second liberation. He is one of the people who fought for the second liberation. He is a good politician and it is not easy really ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. The Bill we are discussing today is a very important one. As a matter of fact, every hon. Member has situations in their constituencies regarding water. The Bill as drafted is good but there are certain areas that we need to take a harder look at because of what appears to be duplication of functions within the authorities that have been under this Bill. To get to the gist of this Bill, perhaps we need to look at the constitutional provisions that anchor the need for this Bill. ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: which is on national values and principles of governance. I want to close in subsection 2(b) on social justice because water is life and when you are talking about life then you have to talk about constitutional provisions that give the basis of this Bill. What we are creating are establishments within this Act that will require the governance of these establishments to have good governance. I think that is why Article 10 of the Constitution comes into play. Then, of course, Article 2(c) is on sustainable development. Water must be sustained. It is a national resource that has to ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: If you look at Article 43, which also anchors this Bill, it talks of economic and social rights. It is a constitutional provision that everyone must have access to water. So, in Article 43(1)(b), we talk about access to housing and reasonable state of sanitation. We are talking about sanitation here because, this Bill, as much as it talks about water, it also talks about sanitation. Article 43(c) talks about freedom from hunger. You really cannot talk about freedom from hunger when you do not talk about accessibility to water and plenty of water for that matter. Then (d) talks ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Under Clause 28 of this Bill there is established something called the National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority. If you look at the membership of the National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority and you look at the membership of the Water Resources Regulatory Authority, they are exactly the same because they have the chairpersons, of course, appointed by the President, then they have got Principal Secretary for Water, Principal Secretary for land, Principal Secretary for Finance and four members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary. So, I ask myself, these two authorities are created within the same Bill, but their functions ... view