John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move. I ask my Chairman, Hon. Chepkong’a, to second. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also want to join my colleagues in congratulating Hon. Jude Njomo. I support his amendment for making bank CEOs fully accountable. I also want to congratulate the people of Kiambu Constituency for bringing such a brilliant Member to this House. I support the amendment. view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to support the Petition. Indeed, the Girls Guides Act, Cap. 220 is a colonial relic. Progressively, we neglected most of the pieces of legislation that we should have seized and moved on to breathe some new life. An Act that was created by the Great Britain through a Royal Charter clearly cannot cater for the interests of our domestic situations. I, therefore, see the sense in coming up with a Kenya Girl Guides Act to establish a board because as it were, the Petitioners say that it limits the mandate of the girl ... view
• 26 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: domestic situation and come up with laws that are friendly, helpful, not oppressive and laws that do not leave us with hangovers of the colonial era. We need to liberate our minds, to review our laws and to live in an environment where we domesticate our own laws and where we bring together some legislation that fits the lifestyle of our people. I would also urge that once this Petition goes through, we need to look at how it can attract a national fund in order to carry forward the mandate of the girl guides in the country. I am ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to debate this very important Bill. Our county assemblies are new entities in the devolved system of governance. In the devolved system of governance, it is the county assemblies that are the first point of call by the members of the public. It is the county assemblies that formulate the law that is applicable to the counties. It is the county assemblies that oversee the governance of our county governments. This is a very crucial role. Their mode of operation in counties and the roles of making laws at ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: that have now gone down to the counties. We want MCAs who are well equipped and who can debate without fear of litigation and threats to their roles. When you talk about health as a devolved function, we are saying we want MCAs who will do proper budgets for the health care of their people. If we do not have MCAs who are cushioned against vagaries of the debates, you will then find that governors will even unnecessarily put money on health budgets. They may not put the money to do that. For instance, we know that our health centres ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. I was submitting that when the members of the county assemblies sit in their committees, they should know those committees are like this plenary. They also need to know that those committees have powers of the High Court and that they can summon members of the executive to come before them and make their submissions. Without this law, it is becoming increasingly difficult for the operations of MCAs because they do not have a guide. They do not have a legal framework like we do. This is a law that is crucial. It is very important ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: environment. Members of the public will also appreciate and realise that those MCAs are playing a law-making function. More than ever before, we have assemblies that not only lack capacity to pass legislation that resonates with the county functions and environment, but also make laws which are not researched. As we debate the Elections (Amendment) Act, we need to raise the bar a little to make sure the quality of the MCAs is such that the laws they make, make a lot of sense and are in compliance with the Constitution. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this Bill. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we are looking at a theatre of the absurd which is coming from the CORD. It is very interesting because we have mentioned here before that the 11th Parliament, particularly, the CORD Coalition, is run by remote control by strangers to this House. This is unfolding right before our eyes. It is very painful for a Member like Hon. John Munuve, a man who is well versed in electoral matters, to be de-whipped from the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs at a time when we are considering very serious matters on electoral reforms. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, of course, de-whipping an entire team from the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and pretending that it is a strategy, causing uncalled for pain, demonstrations and even deaths on our streets, is wrong. Much later when that strategy does not carry the day, they come back here and want their membership back. They also say that their chair is not democratic and that there were perceptions. They now do not talk about perceptions any more. They return some Members and not all. view