Josphat Kabinga Wachira

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, Homa Bay and Luanda. Thank you very much. Hon. Chairman, the cotton industry, as my colleague said, was doing very well sometimes back, but after the collapse, some of the ginneries that existed went to private hands. For instance, the Mwea Ginnery is just sitting there and nothing is happening. I hope that as we revitalse the cotton industry, we are also going to revisit some of those facilities that changed hands to private ownership and understand how they changed. We will also find out whether there is need for the Government to take over as we develop this ... view
• 17 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I just want to support Hon. Duale on his comment on this particular Vote. Just to bring to your attention, I had a very important matter to sort out with my Committee in Mombasa, but we could not go because there was no money in the National Assembly. This happens and yet, as Hon. Duale says, our colleagues in the Senate are all out of the country because they have enough money. This is not fair. We need to go back and look at how to share this money on a pro-rata basis. The ... view
• 17 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 17 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I am Kabinga Wachira wa Thayo, Member for Mwea; view
• 17 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker; I second. view
• 16 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was listening to him very keenly and I was wondering whether he really meant to direct the Statement to the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing. However, this seems to be a longstanding issue that needs some time. If the Member is agreeable, we can do this in three to four weeks’ time, so that we go deeper. I have listened to him keenly. This is an intensive case that has been there for some time. It is not a case that we can dispense with in a week or two. We require ... view
• 10 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there could be a problem with the system because my gadget does not show anything. Thank you. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Report by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. On the onset, I thank them for working very hard under difficult conditions that we are in in the country to produce this Report. As I do so, I encourage them to continue fighting for the integrity of our budgets and budget making processes, and more so, ensuring that what we budget for is what we can meet in terms of supply. One of the things that we have noted is that despite the budgets that we do ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The Inua Jamii Programme falls under our Committee. As Members know, this is an important area where the elderly, both men and women, who are over 70 years of age, are supposed to receive money to help them to live decent lives. In the current budget, we have a deficit of Kshs4.7 billion putting 128,000 elderly men and women out of the scheme and disfranchising them from their peers who are receiving this money. It is painful when your neighbours are receiving this money and you are not receiving it. This is an area that I really urge the Budget ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: looked after. It is for this reason, once again, that I urge the Budget and Appropriations Committee to look at some of these areas that will directly generate revenue for our country. Another area is the National Youth Service (NYS) which is now operating under a new Act. The old NYS that we knew is probably changing to an institution that has the potential to generate revenue to not only sustain itself, but also generate revenue for this country. Anyone who visits the NYS would be impressed by the construction equipment that is sitting idle in that institution awaiting funding ... view