John Muriithi Waiganjo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to debate the Kenya Roads Bill, 2015. This is a very timely Bill. It is the kind of Bill that we should be debating in a country where the road infrastructure is taken very seriously and also to align it with the Constitution. We now have two levels of government and already there are conflicts that are emerging on which roads are national roads and which ones are county roads. So, it is a very good Bill. The spirit of the Bill is good. The formation of KeNSRA, KeNHA and ... view
• 14 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: because this Authority has not brought regulations to the Committee on Delegated Legislation where I sit. They are, therefore, operating without regulations. Clause 78 of the Bill is a duplication because it prescribes sentences that contradict already existing statutes. If we are to pass this Bill with these clauses, then we will contradict the Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Traffic Act. We need to amend this area. Section 79 of the Bill creates other offences. For instance, if you are found within the compound of an Authority, then there is a sentence. If you entered an Authority’s ... view
• 14 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I beg to support. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Judiciary Fund Bill. I simply want to emphasize what the Mover of the Bill has said. Basically, this is a legal framework for creation of this Fund, as opposed to this Fund being created by regulations. I completely agree that creating a fund through regulations is quite irregular. Therefore, anchoring it in law is the right way to go. This is a Bill whose time has come, particularly because it is very important for the Judiciary to maintain its own independence. One of the ways that we can make sure that ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also wish to thank the President of the Republic of Kenya for carrying out his duty and mandate to come to the House and give us a national Address in line with Article 10 of the Constitution on national values, principles of governance and Article 132 of the Constitution which is the functions of the presidency. It was a little disheartening when the President came to carry out his constitutional mandate as would be expected by both divide of this House and the Members on the Minority side chose to put him under extreme pressure ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Having said that, I wish to say that I really appreciate the President’s Speech especially the way he linked the state of the devolution with accountability. He acknowledged that having successfully implemented devolution which is a new governance structure, accountability came into sharp focus because we are devolving a lot of money to the counties. We also seem to have devolved corruption. It is interesting how the President captured corruption. He gave us an overview of how his administration has been putting more investments to fight corruption. Indeed, it is true we have about 360 corruption cases pending in our ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I do not get the point of Hon. Midiwo when he says that as long as the secretariat of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is in place, then we have no business saying that we are fighting corruption. I do not see any relationship between the fight against corruption and Mr. Halakhe and Mr. Mubea. It is unfair to the two individuals to be subjected to such allegations every time we talk about corruption. The President enumerated what his Government is doing to fight corruption. We must always remember that corruption is not a Government preserve. It is about ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I like what the President said about the media. He said: “The media shines light on the misdeeds that must be laid bare to the public. It sings the songs of praise that galvanise our nation during times of victory.” He reminds the media that they are powerful and power comes with responsibility. So, Article 34 of the Constitution will shine light to this House. view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I thank the President and support his speech. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to also put a chance on this very important piece of legislation. I congratulate the Committee as well as say that I am very proud because we have Members who are athletes in this House. It feels nice when they debate this Bill view