Josphat Kabinga Wachira

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• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Supplementary Budget. If he is allowed to be taking such short-cut measures to cover the weaknesses of his department in the MTEF, then, even the Supplementary Budget may never come at the appropriate time. Therefore, this is something that should not be allowed to pass. Hence, I join my colleagues in requesting or urging you to come up with a direction on this matter, so that those Cabinet memos that are out there to various departments which touch on various activities that have been assessed and approved by this House can be clarified. Our people out there are waiting for ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: We understand that we have various agenda items that we are following up on. This Parliament supports that. Therefore, it would have been prudent for the Cabinet Secretary to come back to this House and admit, first and foremost, that they had poor income focus and this has gone on for a long time. We commented during the budget-making process that we are pleased with large figures of forecast that end up coming back to us to approve a budget that is never met in the country. So, we need to go back three years and start tracking ourselves and ... view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am used to smiling. Member 001 was in our Committee this morning. The sitting Chair made a ruling that the Cabinet Secretary should appear before us on Tuesday. This matter is before the Committee and 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
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: it is handling it very well. The Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) came for that meeting, but we asked him to go back to the office and tell the Cabinet Secretary to come on Tuesday. We are waiting for Tuesday. After that, we can bring this matter to you to make a ruling. Our session Chair made a ruling that the Cabinet Secretary should appear on Tuesday. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Motion which was brought by our brother, Hon. Keter. I want to join in celebrating the heroes. I must confess it is long since I was glued to my television for two hours. I did so as I watched our son, Mr. Eliud Kipchoge, do what he did. That was really a great moment. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Even as I celebrate, I take note that this is a period where we also lost our sons in Liboi, Daramaje Road. Eleven soldiers lost their lives. Kirinyaga County lost three out of the 11 soldiers. Two of them come from my constituency. Police Constable Kennedy Njogu Murimi comes from Wamumu Ward in Mwea Constituency, and Police Constable Kennedy Kinyua Mureithi comes from Kangai Ward in Mwea Constituency. We also lost Police Constable Lewis Muturi Wanjohi who comes from Kirinyaga Central Constituency. When I got the news of these young men, I was disturbed because they are young. The three ... view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I also take note that as these young men were patrolling the area allocated to them, they were in a vehicle that was not armoured. I know that we have invested heavily in this country to buy vehicles that are armoured and protected against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) or bombs that these young men ended up being victims of. I want the country to re-look at the 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
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: investments that we have made as we rely on these young men to protect us. We are very peaceful in Parliament because some young men and women are out there patrolling to ensure that we have the peace that we have today. For that reason, it is very important that this country appreciates the sacrifices that these young men make. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Finally, I am interested to know of the extent our counties take care of the families that are left by these young men. Some of them were the sole bread winners of their parents who are now left without anything. For that reason, I am interested to know what is going to be done. I will follow up on this to know exactly how these young men are compensated. I will want to know not only what they are entitled to, but also what is in store for the dependants who are left helpless out there. I want to thank ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also want to comment on the concerns of the Leader of the Majority Party, as well as the comment by Hon. Nyikal. It is true that, at times, we observe that we need to do more, especially in the committees. The solution lies with the Leader of the Majority Party and the rest of the House leadership. The Leader of the Majority Party is aware that we have some Members here who are members of more than three committees and others are in only one committee. It is almost impossible for Members to attend three ... view