Joseph M'eruaki M'uthari

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I rise to support this amendment because it is important to be inclusive in law-making so that we do not appear to be supporting one faith. view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. The menace of cattle rustling is a serious crime, a crime against the livelihoods and cash of the people. I have witnessed in my constituency people who were rich and had invested in livestock being made poor within a day. By their livestock being taken away, they have ended up being sick and some dying because of depression because they have lost all they had. So, making the penalty huge is good. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. The menace of cattle rustling is a serious crime, a crime against the livelihoods and cash of the people. I have witnessed in my constituency people who were rich and had invested in livestock being made poor within a day. By their livestock being taken away, they have ended up being sick and some dying because of depression because they have lost all they had. So, making the penalty huge is good. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: At the same time, it is also good to realise that the business of cattle rustling has changed and it is now a multimillion business where people involved in it use lorries and other small motor vehicles to transport the stolen livestock. The other thing accompanying this Bill that I support is imposing penalties for those who are involved in its products and transportation. It is also important, but that can come in another way where the livelihoods of the people involved in cattle rustling are also changed because that can also change the way of living of the people. ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: At the same time, it is also good to realise that the business of cattle rustling has changed and it is now a multimillion business where people involved in it use lorries and other small motor vehicles to transport the stolen livestock. The other thing accompanying this Bill that I support is imposing penalties for those who are involved in its products and transportation. It is also important, but that can come in another way where the livelihoods of the people involved in cattle rustling are also changed because that can also change the way of living of the people. ... view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that Article 43 of the Constitution provides that every person has the right to clean and safe water in adequate quantities; further aware that water harvesting is an important practice for water management; cognisant of the fact that earth dams and water pans would play a key role in water harvesting especially in arid and semi-arid areas; noting that large quantities of run-off water goes to waste in most parts of the country; further noting that this run-off if properly harvested and managed would be useful ... view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker. This menace of cattle rustling is a serious problem in this Republic. I do not know why it has never been declared a robbery with violence crime. Many times when people are involved in cattle rustling, there are a lot of negotiations. I wonder why the Government has to be involved in negotiating with criminals. The question of stealing cows is a terrible thing after all these years of Independence. This should also be seen in the light of challenges associated even with political activity and local leadership in the areas prone to this problem. ... view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: It is true that this cattle rustling is a multi-million business. There are people involved in this practice as a serious business. These days, when livestock is stolen, it is ferried by known people in both lorries and small vehicles. It is a matter of requiring the Government to take serious action against the perpetrators of cattle rustling. If that is done, this will be a thing of the past. This matter should be taken seriously, especially at the level of the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Coordination of National Government. This thing needs to be taken seriously so that ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to make a comment on the issue raised by Hon. Lessonet. In my opinion, we are receiving a raw deal given what we were promised in the beginning and what we are receiving at the moment. It means that most of the proposed projects or those that are ongoing will not be accomplished, given the amount of resources that is going to be disbursed to our constituencies. The committee had made commitments with the constituents. Given the fact that the money is allocated at the national level--- view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Speaker. view