Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: At the moment, we are still faced with this problem of insecurity in the country. Just recently we had the Likoni church incident. The same laxity was still there. There are lapses by the security agents. They do not respond to terror attacks. I think it is high time the Committee followed up the recommendations in this Report. We need to have different security agents coming together like the National Intelligence Service (NIS), the police and the other agents. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is important that there is harmony. The other day we saw the Inspector-General (IG) effecting transfers of senior police officers, which were followed by contradiction by the Chairman of the National Police Service Commission. We need serious co-ordination; it appears that, that same lack of co-ordination by the various security agents is putting our country at risk, and that makes it very difficult for their operations and also for investment. It also makes people’s lives difficult. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I think it is high time, as a House, we made recommendations that people who commit mistakes are made to account and take responsibility for the lapses which we experience in the security sector. As I said, we also need to look at the other local incidents. In the past we have seen instances where we were not secure in our homes and the estates where we live; all this is because of disharmony in the disciplined forces. So, it is important that as a country we reflect and then ask: “Where do we put our resources?” If ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with these few remarks, I support this Report. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am very glad that this House today has come up with this Bill which is going to bring sanity and order in this country. The fact that we have provided that the flag has to be flown by a certain number of people does not mean that we will reduce patriotism. The idea of patriotism is not only displayed by just flying the flag. What has been happening has been a recipe for chaos. I stand and I am glad we have done this. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am very glad that this House today has come up with this Bill which is going to bring sanity and order in this country. The fact that we have provided that the flag has to be flown by a certain number of people does not mean that we will reduce patriotism. The idea of patriotism is not only displayed by just flying the flag. What has been happening has been a recipe for chaos. I stand and I am glad we have done this. view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to support the report on the Bill. It is important that the Committee made some good considerations in their report on the Bill. The fact that we have reallocated some money from some sectors that are not able to absorb it and taken it to those sectors that are important, is a good gesture. As a country, this is the moment to look at ourselves and see where we are and where to allocate our resources. As we have the debate about the expenditure going on in the country at the moment, we have ... view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: contractors have not been paid. Some of the roads are half done and by the end of the day, the Government will end up spending more money on the contracts. It is important when money is appropriated for projects, planners and implementers keep track of everything that is happening. At the end of the day, we should know what has happened instead of waiting for the end only to realize that we have not done the right thing. We have spent money that is not there. As a country, being an agricultural country, we could have thought about sectors like ... view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support this Bill. view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this report. The security situation in our country is a very serious matter. In fact, this report has come up with very important findings as far as security is concerned. As we discuss it, we need to read the whole report. We are told that the information was alluded to; there was information before the attack as in the case of Westgate attack. We know there are different security agencies in this Republic. For example, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) has to gather information and share it with other security agencies. So, why ... view