Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand guided. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources on the payment of mining royalties by miners in Taita-Taveta County. In the Statement the Committee should- (1) Provide names, addresses and directors of the companies that are licensed to carry out mining activities in Taita-Taveta County. (2) State the types of minerals they mine from the county. (3) State whether the miners pay royalties, the amount of money collected from these royalties, the account to which the royalists are paid and whether the royalties accrue ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity to join the rest of my colleagues in welcoming the students from the far-flung County of Lamu who are our neighbours. Being the Senator for Taita Taveta County, Lamu is one of the counties in Taita Taveta, therefore, I would like to encourage them--- view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, kindly protect me from the loud consultations. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I meant that it is part of the former Coast Province or coast region as it is currently known. I would like to encourage them by saying that education is the only equalizer and that the roots of education could be bitter but the fruits are very sweet. They need to be The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: very disciplined and remain focused in applying the principle of delayed gratification. When you work very hard and remain focused, there is light at the end of the tunnel, despite the fact that they come from an area that is prone to insecurity. It does not matter the economic background that they come from. I welcome Mpeketoni Boys High School. view
• 26 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I would like to support the Statement and look forward to getting the response from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Education. The truth of the matter is that the 100 per cent transition has failed. This is because the statistics on the ground show that there are so many students who have not reported to secondary school since they were opened. In my county, for example, there are more than 500 students who have not reported because there are not enough places. Secondly, the thrust of 100 per cent transition ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. It is true that we need to have a policy framework to govern the way counties and devolution work. It is also true that there are so many functions that have been devolved, but then the money has not followed the functions. This is for the simple reason that Sen. (Dr.) Zani alluded to; that the functions have not been costed very well. view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: More importantly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to speak to the issue of how taxation is done. You will discover that sometimes the poor people are overtaxed. The way that taxation is done, for want of a clear framework for public participation, you will discover that we might have people being taxed without public participation. Sometimes they are taxed once, twice or thrice; and sometimes goods move through counties and the people are taxed several times. We, therefore, need to have a clear policy framework which will guide how taxation is done within the counties. Once again, as the ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view