Josphat Kabinga Wachira

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: We, therefore, urge that there be exchange of skills between the national Government and county governments in the area of public works so that we can also build the capacity of public works officers in the county government so that they can also execute as much. So, this is just the beginning. I hope that this Bill will serve as an example of what needs to be done with the other levels of the county governments. view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I support this Bill. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Report by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I fully support it despite the fact that the timing of this Supplementary Budget is becoming a concern. It only shows that our budget-making needs to be strengthened. Having said that, we must be cognizant of the environment under which this Supplementary Estimate is being brought to us. We cannot be sure about our budgets, especially with the pandemic that we are living with now. We must keep looking at areas that are needy. We need to have our people ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you know it all depends on the kind of mind you have at given times but, let me say as we approach the polls next year… I am not looking at what my friend is looking at. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, the next vote. As I said, I did not expect anyone thinking in that direction given the seriousness of what we are discussing at this moment but I forgive my brother. You never know. I was saying this is a time we must review some of our development projects and ensure those projects that can be completed within the next one year are well funded. I am happy with the Committee on Budget and Appropriations for accepting one of our proposals in my committee. This is where we want to complete some of the children’s homes that were built ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I come to the conclusion, I think it is high time this House relooked at the application of Article 223 to ensure that this is not abused by the various departments because this constitutes a large part of our supplementary budget. Other than that, we also need to strengthen our budget. We are looking forward to a day when we shall have zero supplementary budget, when we shall be able to meet our budget in total, and when National Treasury will have enough resources to be able to remit Exchequer as budgeted for. Otherwise, we ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. Last week and today, we are debating what really affects Wanjiku, and anybody who is not around may not have the authority to talk about Wanjiku out there in as far as money in the pocket is concerned. This is where we are putting our minds together. The Finance Bill is brought to this House during a very unique situation that the country is undergoing. We want to thank the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for being very tight and ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: In this regard, in the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, we intend to turn the National Youth Service (NYS) into a commercial venture that can generate funds not only for itself, but to support the budget. We are looking at a possibility of using the equipment and strength the NYS so that it not only generates jobs for itself, but works closely with some international companies that we can bring in. We see no reason why we cannot compel all the companies that come here to extend 20 or 30 per cent of their jobs to the NYS ... view
• 22 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Before my time is over, I want to touch on imported goods. It is high time we increased tax on imported goods. The fact that some countries import our goods should not be a reason to hold us hostage. Some countries are holding us hostage. We cannot increase our import taxes because they are importing our goods. I am looking forward to the day when rice from outside will be taxed at 50 per cent, so that our farmers can enjoy the fruits of their hard labour. These people are given subsidies in their countries. view
• 17 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. I support the allocation of funds to revive these ginneries in Homa Bay and that other place. I would also like to urge… view