Josphat Kabinga Wachira

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Now I am not sure when I will start my three minutes. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: I would like to speak on this Adjournment Motion specifically about some of the low level disasters that we have out there that go unnoticed. I say this knowing that we have large scale effects of the ongoing rains in Tana River and elsewhere but we also have some low level effects. In my constituency, we have settlement setups in form of villages and what we refer to as canals for rice growing. We have a lot of adverse effects from the ongoing rains and as we speak, I have an area in South Ngariama where more than 20 families ... view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. My correct name is Kabinga and if that is difficult, you can call me Wathayu which means peace. view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I come from Mwea where we have the best rice in Africa. I rise on behalf of my colleague, Hon. Martha Wangari, to reply to this very important Motion. I thank the many Members who have contributed to this very important Motion, especially now that it is coming at a time when our people across the country are struggling to register their children to enable them to continue with their education. view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: As we are aware, most of the centres that are in place today were designed in the old days when the population bulge that we have today was not in place. That is why we have queues and backlogs in those centres. Therefore, it is important that this Motion passes so that we can have those registration centres in all constituencies. I would add that for constituencies that have more than one sub- county, we have those centres in those sub-counties so that they also benefit. I am aware that there are some constituencies that are so large that they ... view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving our ladies that chance. I do not mind. I want to support this Motion by my neighbour, Hon. George Kariuki. With the growing scarcity of water, climate change, rapid urbanization and the increased demand for water, water harvesting and storage becomes a very important aspect in our lives. This Motion calls for water harvesting and management to reduce water consumption, alleviate storm water runoff and provide drinking water for our people. I want this to be extended to the entire country and not just in the cities. Our country is blessed with ... view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: I want to call upon the leadership in this country because if we are to succeed in the Big Four Agenda, this is one of the most important aspects we need to support. I am surprised to know that we already have a National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority which is not active. I call upon the authorities to make it active as quickly as possible. Some countries have advanced and they not only talk about harvesting water, but also ensure they have invisible water. This is held in the soil as moisture or in living plants. When it evaporates ... view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: There are many ways of implementing this Motion. We do not require a huge amount of resource. We only need laws and regulations. For example, if someone is coming up with a building today, they need to ensure waste water is recycled. Collectively as a people, with proper education we can implement this Motion without resources from the Exchequer. I am aware that in our constituencies we have many seasonal streams. We only need to build small dams at the bottom of these streams and when there is a dry spell we can stop our people from suffering. view
• 25 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: As I conclude, let me join my colleagues in cursing the people who directed an extortionist act against my Deputy Governor. This kind of act is unacceptable and portrays a bad image of him. I want this to be a lesson to many Kenyans. It should stop and not be directed to leaders of this country. I support. view
• 19 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. I just wanted to understand because I also have an amendment in Clause 2 and we have already passed that. Are you going to go back? view