Kathuri Murungi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This Bill is so important to this Republic of Kenya because the Bill we are repealing or amending was enacted in 1940. Hon. Members really need to concentrate to the subject of this Bill and maybe where we are going, you know I am a member of the Committee and now I am feeling almost dizzy. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I suggest we adjourn because there is no hurry when we are making an important law for this country. Let us have time. We can go for recess even for one month and come ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am opposed to the Motion, as a Member of the Committee. So, when the Chair sees me walking away, she should appreciate that I am exhausted. view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to contribute to this Motion by hon. Ochieng about the boda boda business in this country. It is worth noting that many of our young men are currently in this business. There is unemployment in Kenya. At the moment, we are finding even graduates buying boda bodas for survival. Therefore, this Motion by hon. Ochieng is timely because it will help the young men who are in this business to get training and licences. view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: On training, the Mover of the Motion has said that it will be subsidized training. Most of these young men just buy boda bodas, jump onto them the following day and start riding in towns and cities without proper training. I really sympathise with the situation and it is necessary for the Government to come in at this time so that it can offer training and minimize training costs. At the moment one licence costs around Kshs6,000 where I come from and it has been very hard for the boda boda businessmen to get licences, so that they can avoid ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: So, hon. Deputy Speaker, I think this Motion is timely; through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) I have tried to see how we can train these people through institutions which are recognized by the Government, but it has become impossible even after subsidizing the cost of the licences to the tune of Kshs3,000. Those businessmen have been unable to raise Kshs3,000 to pay for the licences; so, this Government, which I know is helping young men through Uwezo Fund and other funds, should subsidize the licences. view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Another problem is that when the youth are ready to be trained, they get problems because the licensing units are not centralized. The units have not been devolved in the spirit of the new Constitution. In the county I come from, there is only one licensing unit is in Meru Town, which covers the whole county. When we organize them for licensing, it becomes a problem for officers to move from the county headquarters to sub-counties. These licensing units should be decentralized to the sub-county level, and our youth will benefit. Another issue that needs to be addressed according to ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Unless the Government comes up with strong policies, this business will affect many Kenyans. Since the Government has come up with the Uwezo Fund, it is high time this business was streamlined, so that our youth can benefit by buying more boda bodas . It is unfortunate that two years down the line, this money has not been made available to our youth, so that they can do businesses. Uwezo Fund was established to improve the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: lives of our youth, but to date, there are questions from our constituents and I do not know when the Ministry of Devolution will release the money. They are still bringing in new regulations day in, day out and it has been a nightmare for young men and women to benefit from this Fund. view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I strongly support this Motion by my good friend, hon. Ochieng, and the House should adopt it, so that we can help our young men. view