John Michael Njenga Mututho

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: I want to congratulate our military forces for what they have done. I think they have a lot of lessons to teach to their colleagues in the regular police, administration police and others. They have shown us how a force can go, assemble itself, and do what they were meant to do, without causing unnecessary hassle. I want to say this military strategy which was primarily meant to make or reduce Al Shabaab’s military capability to nil is a success. Therefore, we are likely to have that lacuna. If we have a lacuna, and you do not have people there ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Having said that, we, as a nation, need to help the Somali people, who are our brothers. They need a political solution to their problems. A political solution is not a military intervention. That now should be focal point of our next move. We should assist them to solve their problems. Whatever they are quarrelling about, there must be a political solution in Somalia. We should be able to help. Now that the guns are silent, we should be able now to help the Somali people form their own Government. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we achieve that, we should have our think-tanks up with economic strategy. Kenya should not squander this chance. In my view, we should be thinking of putting a railway line from Nairobi to Kismayu or Mogadishu. If we do so, the private sector will take over. They will discover Somalia is a good country to do business and tour. They can use the Port of Kismayu or Mogadishu to import their goods. I am sure we will discover many things about our neighbour and the issue of Al Shabaab will come to an end. Let ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: While welcoming the Secretary General of the UN to our country, let him first and foremost, when he lands at Dadaab, shed tears when he sees the plight of those refugees. What mistakes have they done on earth? Nothing! What is it that we could not solve there in Dadaab Camp? Among other things, the environment around this camp has been in a total mess. The decision to have people in Dadaab for whatever reason was not correct, in environmental thinking. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Since I will not have a chance to meet him, I would urge that in future when they are putting up refugee camps, they should provide them with water, energy and food. They should not only provide for tents. Energy is a very important component that they should provide. Otherwise, they will be forced to look for firewood. In the process, they will destroy the environment. That has led to the destruction of Dadaab. We must persuade them to help in reconstruction and rehabilitation of this delicate ecosystem around Dadaab. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: We cannot wish Somali people away. They are business minded people. They are good investors. We have lived with them for a very long time. We have intermarried with them. They are our neighbours. It is the high time we stopped engaging them with suspicion. We do not want to witness a similar situation like what is happening in the Middle East. Let us live peacefully with our neighbours. Let us create peace with ourselves. That is why I support the Member who said this Government must learn very quickly to respect its own citizens. This Government is fighting its ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, this Parliament should find it honourable to invite their colleagues from Somalia, Eriteria and other neighbours. Let us all sit together and solve our problems amicably. Let us meet in Naivasha; it is a very good place. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: With that, I beg to support. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I realized yesterday that most people did not really seem to capture what we were saying, that the existing laws, the existing statutes are very generous – they allow the Minister, under Section 43, to appoint a Wages Council. This Wages Council is categorized into two wings, one is general workers wages council and then the agricultural workers council. There is a provision that you can form any other council as you wish. That has not happened for the last many years and the workers in the flower industry – not Naivasha people – ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have been having a policy, as a Government, to plant a lot of trees, and there are a lot of trees being planted all over. Most of the flower farms are in fragile eco-systems, where trees themselves are a challenge. Now, you have a situation where 100,000 workers plus, who are in this industry, are condemned and will never use gas, because one gas cylinder costs more than their entire salary. So, they will never use gas. The 100,000 plus workers will have, in one way or another, have to find their own way of ... view