Joseph Wathigo Manje

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to the S ine Die Motion. I thank the people of Kajiado North for giving me a chance to serve them twice from 2013 to this term. Within a very short time, I was able to transform that constituency to a state of the art. We were able to connect the constituency with many roads and constructed many schools. I constructed a secondary school for every primary school and established very good bursary committees at sub-location level and gave bursaries to our people and uplifted the standard of the ... view
• 9 Jun 2022 in National Assembly: In the National Assembly, I have served in several committees. I have served in the Departmental Committee on Education and Research, the Public Accounts Committee, the Committee on Implementation, the Departmental Committee on Energy and lastly, the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Hon. Speaker, I got good assistance from you and from other Members of Parliament. Colleagues, goodbye and thank you for the good service we offered to this country and the good environment you provided me to achieve my endeavours in the country. view
• 9 Jun 2022 in National Assembly: The country is in a very good trajectory especially through Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, our President. It is the correct trajectory although we have some challenges that I see as a Member of Parliament, especially on the accounting system of our country. As Members of Parliament, we do not have the capacity to oversee the kitty that is contributed by the taxpayers. We do not have a very good system. The accounting system is a bit clumsy, where we have the budget, the supplementary budget and a second supplementary budget that we are supposed to oversee. That is a challenge to ... view
• 9 Jun 2022 in National Assembly: Lastly, we have to do something about our politics. We have to create political parties that are not dependent on individuals. We should have political parties that are like roads to propel people to power instead of worshiping individuals, view
• 9 Jun 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. I thank the people of Kajiado North. view
• 18 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion. I want to see things differently. I want to oppose creation of a medical unit within Parliament. We should concentrate on the core business of Parliament, which is legislation. If you create something, it is with the intention of growing it into a big thing. Our Parliament is located in a good place where there are medical facilities around. It is in the capital city where there are good hospitals. The Nairobi Hospital, Kenyatta National Hospital and many other hospitals are within reach. If ... view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to talk on this Bill that has been brought by Hon. Washiali on the Insurance Professionals Registration. This industry is key, especially in a developing country. This sector’s key importance is to make sure that it restores you to your original position. The main idea is that you pay for a promise that in case anything happens in your business or other endeavours you will be restored to where you were. That is the safety net. Having said that, insurance has penetrated all sectors of our economy, for example, if you ... view
• 1 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the chance to say something on the Motion on the Address by the President on National Values, International Obligations and National Security. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: When I listened to the President yesterday, I got a feeling that this is a man who knows the vision of this country. A good Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is somebody who knows where the entity is and where it is going. So, according to me, he has a clear vision of this country. A good president of any country is one who knows how to administer a country, has public persuasion, deals with the economy properly and knows how to deal with crises like the COVID- 19 pandemic that is a problem world over. The President managed to manoeuvre ... view
• 25 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to also thank the Chair of the NG-CDF Committee for the good update. At least, we now know where we are. I also ask the National Treasury to do something this year because next year is a unique year. We are going for elections. Most likely - and it has happened before - many Members, maybe, about 70 to 60 per cent, will not come back here. That means the projects that are supposed to be done next year should be given priority by the Government so that they are completed. You ... view