Jude L. Kangethe Njomo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: This is a House of order, which is supposed to have dignity. What we saw on the Floor of this House is very sad, where the instruments of the House are not respected. This country went into war in 2008 because leaders did not show dignity and respect for the law. We should not go in that direction again. Because of lack of time, I would like on behalf of myself, my family and the people of Kiambu Constituency, to wish all Kenyans a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I wish them safe stay without any accidents and ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was wondering whether it is in order for hon. Junet, who is also a member of PAC, to insinuate that the Accounting Officers were never called to the Committee to explain? He knows very well that the current Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and the former Principal Secretary were called to the Committee and they provided explanation on why they had to make those withdrawals at those particular times. Is it in order for the Member to mislead the House? He knows very well that the Principal Secretaries ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. There are three parties to this Report, namely the Public Accounts Committee, a committee of this House; the Accounting Officers and the Auditor General. I will first start by commending the Public Accounts Committee for a job well done. They have done what has not been done before. This is not the first time; this is the second bunch of reports that have been tabled by the Public Accounts Committee. On the outset, it clears all the backlog of the audited accounts that had not been ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: can be able to do his work effectively. He can even outsource because the work in his hands is enormous. The Auditor General must know that he is working as an independent institution that should be free from any political maneuvers. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you remember the Auditor General came to the Floor of this House and announced that over Kshs.500 billion had been misappropriated by civil servants, only knowing too well that the money had not been accounted for. One of the problems is what I mentioned about, the IFMIS not been available for a month after the ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this Motion. As you have seen in the past, county governments have gone ahead to pass Bills that purport to override this proposed Mining Bill. So, the earlier we are done with this Bill, the better. That is why I support this Motion. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I also support that amendment because it is going to be in tandem with other clauses of the Bill which involve the Mineral Rights Board. This particular clause is also talking about prospecting and large scale mining which is governed by the Mineral Rights Board. So, I support that Bill. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, when you have a contract with, for example, the Ministry of Public Works and you are supposed to execute a bond, you execute it to the Ministry. When you are doing a bond, maybe for import and export, you do it directly to the KRA. If you were to do this bond to an advisory board, we are complicating this issue. It will make more sense if we said that the bond was to be addressed to the Ministry of Mining. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, it is not a contrary opinion. Kenya has been viewed as a risky mining destination after several cancellations of licences for reasons that were not understood by the stakeholders. The introduction of this Mining Rights Board will bring confidence to the investors, who will see Kenya as a country where decisions are made after prudent consideration. I support this as a measure that is going to help bring in more investors to come and invest their money in our country. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Chairman. This part of the Bill will ensure that our small scale miners or our artisanal miners, who have been doing activities in the dark because of fear of being arrested by the police for doing illegal business, will now be able to do their business and grow. This is because they have been recognised by the law and they will be able to expand their businesses. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I am sure this Committee has set a precedent such that even the other committees that will be doing new laws in other areas, they will also consider small scale business people in their respective fields. view