Joseph Wathigo Manje

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to support the PIC Report on Phase One of the Standard Gauge Railway. This is one of the projects that this country has picked and it will spur development in this country. We have been having one access avenue from Nairobi to Mombasa. I am sure that when that railway is constructed, then it will ease traffic on our roads and thus reduce the destruction of Mombasa Road. Again, accidents on the same road will reduce. The SGR will improve the economy of the towns along the railway line hence creating ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to support this Motion. This is a good time that the Members will go back to their constituencies and reflect on our country. Our country is not developed but it is not by design but it is because of the leadership that we have been having in our country. I have realized a trend in our country where leaders do not respect each other. It is upon us, leaders, to realize that respect is earned and when we respect leaders from the CORD side, they will also respect leaders in ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to support this Motion. This is a good time that the Members will go back to their constituencies and reflect on our country. Our country is not developed but it is not by design but it is because of the leadership that we have been having in our country. I have realized a trend in our country where leaders do not respect each other. It is upon us, leaders, to realize that respect is earned and when we respect leaders from the CORD side, they will also respect leaders in ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: leaders turn back and take this money through corruption, it is pure theft. I believe these people should be jailed or killed. We should make corruption very expensive. We have enacted many laws in this country. We have passed so many Bills, but Kenyans will not remember us by the number of Bills that we have passed in this House. Most likely, they will remember us because of the development that we are going to do in this country. So, it is upon the Government to implement what we have done within this short time. Lastly, we have to identify ... view
• 30 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: leaders turn back and take this money through corruption, it is pure theft. I believe these people should be jailed or killed. We should make corruption very expensive. We have enacted many laws in this country. We have passed so many Bills, but Kenyans will not remember us by the number of Bills that we have passed in this House. Most likely, they will remember us because of the development that we are going to do in this country. So, it is upon the Government to implement what we have done within this short time. Lastly, we have to identify ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion. I want to underscore and say that this is a Speech from a great man and it is in alignment with Vision 2030 of our country and the Jubilee Manifesto. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I want to say that the Speech articulates what the Government has done, especially on devolution. In the Constitution, it was to start at 15 per cent, but we have found the Jubilee Government has given up to 32 per cent. That is a very good start and that is why devolution is taking place on the ground. I have also realized that the Government has also devolved functions of the county government without hesitation; otherwise, there could have been a blame game that some functions have not been devolved. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to talk about the security situation in our country, especially what happened last night in our country. We should be asking ourselves whether we have sold our country to Al Shabaab . Have we sold the whole of Eastleigh region? Are these people planning without the Government knowing what is going on? view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it happened just the other day in Mombasa, it happened in Westgate Mall, it is happening right at the centre of our town. We should come out strongly as leaders of this country and ask ourselves where we are headed to. We should also be preparing as a country and start benchmarking with other countries. 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 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: We should study what is happening in Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Northern Nigeria; the BokoHaram issue. The Government should be prepared for hard times because what is happening is just the tip of the iceberg. It has started and it will continue. So, we should start sending our forces to Iraq and Israel to see how they respond to such situations. We should start investing heavily in security in our country. view