Josphat Kabinga Wachira

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• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: We are also aware that there are some vice-chairs or committee chairs who are also members of other committees. That is why they do not concentrate on their committees. There was a commitment in this House at the beginning, through the Leader of the Majority Party, that there will be no Member who will serve in more than three committees and House leaders will not be members of other committees, so that other Members can have, at least, two committees. This did not happen. That is why we have this problem. So, the Leader of the Majority Party should be ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order! view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank my brother, Hon. Munene Wambugu, for thinking through this Motion, which is very important. I also take note that, as the Members who have spoken before me have said, in the Wednesday morning Sittings, we have very important Motions. But, sometimes, they are not taken seriously and, sometimes, they are not implemented. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: This Motion that I am seconding is very important. It comes at a time when our country is struggling with unemployment. Many of our youth go without any livelihood. This is the time in our country when we want to bridge the gap between the haves and have nots and bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. This can only be done if we have the right policies that ensure that every child in the country is given an opportunity to exploit its potential and that would come in different ways. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: As noted by the Mover, Hon. Wambugu, only about 10 to 15 per cent of our Form Four candidates find themselves into universities by scoring C+ (plus) and above. That means that about 85 per cent of Form Four candidates do not get an opportunity to get into universities and find themselves in the wilderness. They start looking for opportunities and some are lucky to find unskilled employment. But some do not find such opportunities especially if they come from poor backgrounds. That is why I seek to bridge the gap between the haves and have nots in the country. ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: high notch of all types of services so that, even in a village you can quickly get somebody who has electrical skills and skills in other areas. That way, you will not struggle going to the nearby town looking for skilled persons because those skills will be readily available where you are. All sectors require skills and the only way we can flood those skills in this country is by ensuring that all our children who leave Form Four are given an opportunity to pursue something that would be useful to the society. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I come from a rice-growing area. Today, we do not have agricultural extension officers to support farmers. Our county governments would have those skills if we are to transit our children from Form Four to tertiary colleges. They would return to the counties and help to enhance farming. Today, if you go to Mwea, you will find farmers struggling. There are no agricultural extension officers with the right skills. If you have to acquire one, that person would be so expensive that farmers would not even afford to pay him and yet, we have so many ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: We have people who suffer on our roads due to mechanical breakdown of their vehicles. Their vehicles break down and they are forced to tow them to the nearest town, which could be 10 kilometres away, simply because within the area where the vehicle broke down, there is no skilled manpower. Yet, we talk about unemployed youth who are in those areas. By supporting this very important Motion, we are simply saying that we are going to invest on policies that will, in return, give us services. The funds that we put in policies are below the gains that we ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Having children complete secondary education at the age of 18 and having no other opportunities for them is tantamount to giving opportunities to bad guys like terrorists, who find it easy to recruit such idle groups of youth. That is a group that has gone through Form Four, struggled to get their grades, have no other opportunity and here comes somebody who is offering some money to do certain things. We find our children engaging in some of those security threatening activities not because they want, but because in a way we have not looked after them or thought through ... view