John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for also giving me an opportunity to make a very short comment. Although my request was for a debate of a different Motion, I think our side of the coalition has the capacity to whip the Cabinet Secretaries and show them the importance of appearing before the House to answer questions that have been answered by Committee Chairpersons. In any event, it is derogatory for the Cabinet Secretaries to completely disregard the Committee on General Oversight when they know that we are working collectively for the success of the Government. It is also untenable for the ... view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to rise and support the Motion on Adjournment. I am particularly excited because the period over which we will be on recess will be sufficient. We shall have an opportunity to meet our electorate, interact with them and look at the development projects that are going on. As we proceed for recess, I urge hon. Members to play an oversight role over the counties. This is because I noticed, unfortunately, that Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) have completely sold their souls to governors. Of course, it is not all of ... view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: However, we are saying that this House has already taken the lead. In fact, without even waiting for a plebiscite the House has already set aside about Kshs80 million to audit the Constitution, and identify constitutional gains and losses. Which areas do we need to amend and make better? That is why I am also telling the people who are pushing for constitutional reform that it is okay. It is okay to amend the Constitution. But again, shall we not even give time for the processes that we have put in place in this House or for the Kshs80 million ... view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very progressive Bill. However, even as I support the Bill, I would want us to be a bit conscious on the approach we are giving to this Bill because some of the provisions contained in this Bill are prone to abuse. Those are the provisions we should be looking at during the Committee of the whole House and propose appropriate amendments. Otherwise, the Bill seeks to address the provisions of the Constitution, particularly Article 45, on family and protection. It just gives a legal framework to enforce such ... view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: dwelling houses. It is important for that matter to give protection to some of the people who live with us in our dwelling houses. Hon. Speaker, of particular interest is the definition of “domestic violence” as provided in Clause 3(2). This Clause defines domestic violence as “violence against that person, or threat of violence or of imminent danger to that person, by any other person with whom that person is, or has been in a domestic relationship.” This definition is important and it cannot be looked in the absence of what the Bill defines as domestic relationship. The Bill defines ... view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, as we debate this Bill, we have to be very careful on whom we are giving powers because powers can be abused. However, the Bill is generally good because it provides for the procedure that one can use to obtain protection orders. As you read newspapers every day, you see headlines like “ Man hacks wife, turns knife to self” . In some cases we read that a man has completely mutilated or completely destroyed an entire family. So, it is an important Bill because it provides that anybody can apply for protection orders. Everybody has been given a ... view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: representative include a social worker, an employer of the applicant, a guardian of a child or a guardian appointed by court; a relative, a neighbour or a fellow employee of the applicant, et cetera. What the members of the public need to know is that if they know of a neighbour who abuses his children, or of a neighbour who barters his wife or vice- versa, they can take responsibility because this Bill gives them a locus standi . One can go to court and apply for protection orders for such children. Hon. Speaker, this Bill talks about shelter. We ... view
• 14 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: No. view
• 14 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. This is an important Bill because it is the one that will enable the national Government to transfer allocations to the county governments’ revenue fund. I also note with sadness that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Senate recently acted ultra vires their powers by freezing the accounts of various counties just because they did not appear before that Committee. These are the instances where we must tell our brothers and sisters in the Senate to try as much as possible ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, when I made my last submissions before the House adjourned, I was saying that this omnibus had some passengers that were not proper for purposes of minor amendments of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill and I am happy to see that the Leader of the Majority Party has seen the light and has kicked out passengers that were in the first instance not supposed to passengers properly. However, I am a little disappointed because he should have gone further because he has left some passengers in this omnibus who are also still not quite passengers. They should ... view