Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion nominating the Rev. Samuel Kobia to the JSC. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: There is no doubt that he will add a lot of value and integrity in this very important institution in the country. He is a towering theologian who has led the ecumenical movement, not only in this country, but also in the world. He has always fought on the side of the oppressed people of the world. Indeed, some of the problems he has encountered and some of the enemies he has made in the world are because of fighting on the sides of the voiceless people, people who are fighting liberation like the Palestine and people who are fighting ... view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The spirit of this Motion is good, but what it is intended to do is what it is not likely to do. Experience in other countries where subsidies have been employed— view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, experience in other countries in situations similar to the Kenyan one, where countries tried this method to help poor people survive when fuel view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: prices were high, shows that it does not work. Ghana tried it in 2005 and the result was fuel shortages and smuggling out of fuel and attempting to sell it elsewhere. If you have fuel in Kenya and you can raise more money in Uganda or Tanzania, where there are no subsidies, then you will take it there. Also Nigeria tried it and it did not work. So, we do need to reinvent the wheel. view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Subsidies of fuel end up benefiting the richer echelons of society because they are the ones who consume more of that product than the poor people. The poor people in Kenya, for example, spend more of their money on kerosene. They do not spend it on fuel guzzlers like the rich echelons of society. So, we do not need to subsidize lifestyles of rich people who use more fuel than poor people. The right way to do it is to give the poor people money directly, so that they can buy the fuel and food themselves. Do not subsidise everybody. ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: The consumption of fuel is by the higher class. The rich classes are the ones who consume more fuel than poor people. So, if your aim is to help the poor people, do not give a general subsidy for everybody. Target the poor as the Government is doing. Make direct money transfer to them; we are now asking the sponsor of this Motion to, perhaps, come up with a Motion that directs the Government to upscale the mitigation measures to the poor people by giving them money directly. Give that poor man or widow in the village money in their ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is an argument and I am saying that if you want the poor man to afford the high matatu fare, do not give a subsidy as it will help even somebody who does not use a matatu . Give that person the money directly. The Government is already doing that, but we are saying it needs to upscale it. There is already a programme by the Government of transferring money to poor people, or giving monthly stipends to poor families in Kenya. What we are saying is, expand that programme. Give stipends to a bigger ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Then there will be a burden on the economy, in the sense that the Government debt will rise when you put money in non-productive sectors. When you subsidize consumption you are not contributing to production. You are actually contributing to consumption. You are telling people to consume more, because it is cheaper. So, we will not be helping the economy grow and ultimately solve the problem of unemployment. We should put money in our pockets and make ourselves richer. This is a poorly thought out Motion. It will not produce the intended result. view