Josphat Kabinga Wachira

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1081 to 1087 of 1087.

• 26 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important matter of national security. As I have always said, I have been a peace practitioner in this region for the last 20 years, and one of the tools that we have been using to gauge whether we have peace or not is what we refer to as indicators. As I watch the trends, speeches and activities in this country, I can tell you that there are some indicators that are not good. We must not allow our country to be taken the road and ... view
• 26 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: solution to prevent what we see as something that might take us back to 2007. It is high time this House rose up and made sure that we prevent and not wait to cure what I can see ahead of us. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. My last name is Wathayu and it stands for peace. I represent the mighty constituency of Mwea, which I believe is the most populated rural constituency in our country today with over 200,000 people and a voting bloc of 123,000 voters. I want to thank my people for having faith in me and giving me a chance to represent them in this august House so that the many problems and issues we face may be sorted. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: My constituency is the home of the best rice in Africa. It is in Mwea where we have Basmati Rice. I will be walking around with some samples and taking orders on behalf of my people as I go on with my business here. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will find another place to do my hawking. I want to go direct to the Presidential Address. I will make reference to the first paragraph of the President’s Speech. He thanked the Almighty God for having given us this country with all its goodies and the peace we are enjoying for free. Before coming to this House, I was working as a regional peace maker. I have had the opportunity to provide my services in the 47 counties of this county. I have had an opportunity to preach peace in nearly all the countries ... view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: I know we have men and women in Ras Kamboni who do not sleep to ensure that we have peace in this country. When I see our leaders in Nairobi rushing to Kibera and other places vomiting words which suggest that our country is in trouble and at war, I feel it. This is because I know that the peace we have in this country is not being enjoyed by our neighbouring countries. It is unfortunate that our colleagues are not here with us today to first and foremost know that in this 12th Parliament, some serious minds have come ... view
• 13 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Motion. It is self-explanatory. The Presidential Address forms an important part of the business of this House. Therefore, it is only fair that we limit time so that as many Members may contribute to it. I second. view