Josphat Kabinga Wachira

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• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: We talked about village elders yesterday who are not looked after yet they bring cohesion among the various communities. Peace elders come in handy in various parts in Nairobi. They bring communities together yet they are not looked after. We do not give them anything. We talk about budgetary issues. According to our calculations, the elders need Kshs5 billion. In a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: country where the wage bill is over Kshs700 billion, we say that we cannot give them something to promote and encourage them to continue working on the cohesion of communities. That is something that we need to come back to as a country and re-think. In various parts of this country, were it not for the village elders and peace committees, the National Police Service (NPS) and other arms of Government would not have brought peace to our areas. It is for that reason that I urge this Commission, once it comes into place, to look for the volunteers out ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: With these few remarks, I support the Motion. I hope this Commission will be put in place as quickly as possible, so that they can start their work, especially as we move towards the coming years that lead to 2022. As we move there, as a peace practitioner, I can confirm that we are starting to see indicators that tell us that all is not well in the country, but we can make it well. When we look at some of the by-elections that we have held so far in Kilifi and Kibra, those are indicators that we need to ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to also contribute to this very important Motion. This Bill simply wants to operationalise that which has been spelt out in the Constitution. Article 204 of the Constitution stipulated that we shall have an Equalisation Fund that will be in existence for 20 years. After 20 years, we expect that things will be better and there will equitable development in this country. Unless that is the case, this particular Equalisation Fund will cease to exist. Of course, Parliament will review that. As we speak about marginalisation, as Members of ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: almost all counties in this country and I have seen by myself the need and underdevelopment out there. However, even as we do so, it is also good for Members in this Parliament to also live to the realities that even as we talk about counties that seem to have developed, we also have areas within those counties that have historical marginalisation. Historical marginalisation in some of these counties is a reality. I speak to my own constituency of Mwea. In the precolonial time, Mwea did not have the population that it has now. In fact, Mwea was a grazing ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: tomorrow. This is why I am saying CRA needs to open up its eyes much wider to ensure that even as we do equitable sharing of these resources, we also do not forget to invest in the same. I have always had an issue even with our resources here in Parliament. I look at my constituency, my eight wards and my population of 237,000 and compare it to some constituencies that are under 50,000 people and others which are under three wards and we are getting the same NGCDF resource. That is not a way of arriving at equitable development. ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also stand to support this particular Petition, more so on the issue of KPR. This is a section of Kenyans who do good work for us, but because they have not been recognised by our systems, they end up sometimes not doing the job they were appointed to do. Therefore, I urge that we move with speed on this particular Petition, recognise the KPRs and, if possible, ensure that they are remunerated so that they can feel motivated to do their job. I also want to note that the solution to insecurity in some of ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to add my voice to this discussion that touches on a very important matter in this country. We are talking about a memo that was released by the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Not only did the Judiciary receive the memo, but also various State departments. Even as we are discussing here, this Cabinet memo is being acted on. So, services out there are already suffering. This begs the question as to whether the Cabinet Secretary has the powers to issue such a memo that touches on the budget that has been passed by this House. Two, it also begs the question to what extent our Executive is capacitated in the budget making process. We know that this country, like any other country, goes through a very expensive exercise called the Mid-Term Expenditure ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: We want to take this situation that we are in our country to assess the capacity of our budget-making team to understand whether they have the necessary capacity to set targets and go through the MTEF. Does the Cabinet Secretary understand the Appropriation Bill and the fact that once it is passed by Parliament, it can only be amended through a Supplementary Budget? I am worried because the same Cabinet Secretary is the one who is supposed to initiate the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be ... view