John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very important Report. view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very important Report. view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we were a little sad when this amendment Bill was lost on 6th March, 2014, when it came to this House. A cursory look at the appendix attached to this Report shows that most of the matters on which hon. Members raised concerned have been addressed. I would like to congratulate the Medication Committee for their very good job. view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we were a little sad when this amendment Bill was lost on 6th March, 2014, when it came to this House. A cursory look at the appendix attached to this Report shows that most of the matters on which hon. Members raised concerned have been addressed. I would like to congratulate the Medication Committee for their very good job. view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: We have exceedingly seen the governors alienating even the Senators, notwithstanding the fact that the Senators are mandated by the Constitution to oversee the counties. This Bill seeks to give Senators the powers they need in order to exercise their mandate in the counties by even making them conveners of board meetings. The salient features of this amendment Bill is, obviously, the establishment of the County Development Board, which is lacking in the mother Act. Hon. Speaker, of course, the functions of the County Development Board, and most importantly the modus operandi of the boards, is well spelt out in ... view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: We have exceedingly seen the governors alienating even the Senators, notwithstanding the fact that the Senators are mandated by the Constitution to oversee the counties. This Bill seeks to give Senators the powers they need in order to exercise their mandate in the counties by even making them conveners of board meetings. The salient features of this amendment Bill is, obviously, the establishment of the County Development Board, which is lacking in the mother Act. Hon. Speaker, of course, the functions of the County Development Board, and most importantly the modus operandi of the boards, is well spelt out in ... view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: part talks about the penalties. Without provision for penalties, a governor may decide not to even convene the board. Of course, making the governor the vice-chairperson of the board is good. The governor is the Chief Executive Officer. To expect him to sit as the chair of the board would have been a challenge. At the same time, to make him a secretary would seem to alienate him. I am a little sad about this Bill though. The mother Bill that we rejected had attempted to say that the County Woman Representatives would be the vice-chair. This Bill is silent ... view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: part talks about the penalties. Without provision for penalties, a governor may decide not to even convene the board. Of course, making the governor the vice-chairperson of the board is good. The governor is the Chief Executive Officer. To expect him to sit as the chair of the board would have been a challenge. At the same time, to make him a secretary would seem to alienate him. I am a little sad about this Bill though. The mother Bill that we rejected had attempted to say that the County Woman Representatives would be the vice-chair. This Bill is silent ... view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also note that the Bill includes the County Secretary as the secretary of the board. Given the need to properly involve the governor and his team in this forum, the Bill has taken to mind the need for the governor to own the board. The governors must know that the boards are not coming to alienate their positions. They must also know that the boards are not coming to contradict the constitutional provision on separation of powers. We are not in any way coming to dictate to the Executive at the county level, or even contradict the ... view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I also note that the Bill includes the County Secretary as the secretary of the board. Given the need to properly involve the governor and his team in this forum, the Bill has taken to mind the need for the governor to own the board. The governors must know that the boards are not coming to alienate their positions. They must also know that the boards are not coming to contradict the constitutional provision on separation of powers. We are not in any way coming to dictate to the Executive at the county level, or even contradict the ... view