Johnson Nduya Muthama

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• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also stand to support this Motion. I would like to thank members of the Commission who worked tirelessly to produce this Report. In 1992, 1997 and 2002, Kenyans lost their lives. In 2007, the situation was worse than the previous years. Nothing happened to those who killed Kenyans. They were left to go scot view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: 4432 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January 27, 2009 view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: free. They were not prosecuted neither were they warned. The problem in our country is not the Constitution. The Constitution alone will not see this country out of the problems we have encountered. The problem is ignorance of the law. People are stealing others property. There is cattle rustling going on and so on. We have completely failed to tell our people that there are laws in this country which need to be respected. We tend to baptise every criminal activity that takes place in this country. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, unless we, leaders, come out strongly to tell our people that tribal issues and attachments will not take our country anywhere, we will not be dealing with the problem squarely. Leaders are the cause of these problems. We have made our people believe that they are Kambas, Kalenjins, Kikuyus and so on. However, when we come to this House, we want to discuss issues that touch on the whole Republic of Kenya. When we go back to our people, we always want to tell them that we belong to them. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Unless we get serious and behave like - forget about Americans - our neighbours here, the Tanzanians, we will not make any step forward. We must know that we belong to one country. To obey the law is a must for every citizen. We have broken our laws. We have been told that leaders are the ones who are breaking the laws of the land. A case test example is what is now happening with the food crisis in this country. Kenyans are bitter. They do not know where the Central Government that makes laws of the land and decides ... view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other day, the Minister stood here and told Kenyans, through this microphone here, that this country buys maize from South Africa at Kshs2,500. He also said that it costs Kshs1,241 to transport that one bag of maize to Kenya. The total cost comes to Kshs3,741. That is breaking of the laws of the land, irrespective of what people are saying. We are not listening. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other day, in the Rift Valley Province, a former Acting Finance Minister said that we have over 10 million bags of maize. Kenyans are expected to respect the Government that they elected. The Government has got the powers and mandate to give them food and protect their interests. They are sayings: "Kindly give us between Kshs2,200 and 2,500 per bag of maize!" But with total disregard, the Government is ready to spend that money without assisting Kenyans who placed it in power. Then, they are told using the other door: "It is time for you ... view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, our teachers have gone on strike. The laws of the land are being broken in totality. If you take the 15 million bags of maize that we are requiring between now and June, and import one bag at Kshs1,200, it would cost Kshs18 billion. That money is enough to pay our teachers who are asking for Kshs17 billion. That Kshs17 billion will come from the money that we will save if we do not import maize. With that money, we will be able to buy maize from our local people, instead of taking that money outside ... view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: If that money is given to our farmers in Rift Valley Province, the Government will still have money which it could borrow through Treasury Bills to solve the financial crisis in this country. That is lack of respect for the laws of the land by the leaders themselves. Yet, when all these things are happening, our people are getting bitter and bitter on a daily basis, we are expected to tell them to obey the law. We are also expected to tell them that there are no tribal issues taking place in this country. It is extremely difficult. We must ... view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: So, for violence to be stopped, we need to be faithful to the people we are leading. We have to be straight-forward and faithful to them. We need to exercise the powers that have been given to us in the right way to demonstrate and show that, truly, we are leaders who are ready to assist the people to respect the law. view