Maina Kamanda

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me apologise because when you called me earlier on, I had been summoned and stepped out shortly. I support this Bill because it is long overdue. It was discussed by the four counties and, in fact, all the governors mentioned here converged in Nairobi in 2016. The champion of this Bill then was the former Governor of Nairobi, Dr. Evans Kidero. Nobody could have believed. It was Kidero who was championing it more than anybody else. I want to tell Members that there was no bad blood between the governors concerning this Bill. It was ... view
• 20 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: This country is almost losing its face from other countries surrounding us. If you go to Ethiopia and Tanzania, in terms of transport, they have already overtaken us. I want to tell the Members who are saying that this is a Bill for Nairobi that it is not; it is for the entire country. Nairobi belongs to all of us. When we improve services in Nairobi, we even double its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Nairobi generates more than 60 per cent of what goes to other counties. When we double this, then we will get more National Government Constituencies Development ... view
• 20 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: This Bill needs the support of everybody. I am very happy because we no longer have the kind of politics that was about to destroy our country. I want to thank the two leaders because they agreed to work together, and we want the agreement cemented. We want to move forward. Kenyans and Members can attest to it that they do not want to hear about elections anymore. We have just come from elections and our people down there do not want to hear that elections will come again because this issue almost divided this country. We were almost going ... view
• 20 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: We have Cabinet Secretaries (CS), who are the engines of governance, appointed by the President and the Deputy President. When we have issues concerning development, they should be the mouthpiece when the President and the Deputy President are touring the counties. Let us remove politicians from those meetings because they talk politics all the time. I was in Malaysia the other day; they are going to hold their elections in April. One cannot know whether elections are nearing because to them, elections come and go but their country remains. They have guided their democracy in such a way that they ... view
• 20 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: I think we should move in that direction. We should at one time even decide to amend the Constitution and rectify those things which make us to divide our country. I was very happy to 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
• 20 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: see the President shaking hands with Raila. I pray that while their two fathers died in disagreement, they come together now and make this country one. I am the Chairman of the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity. When I was given that position, I wondered where to start because of the animosity and fighting that was in the country. I am now the happiest person because I can go to Luo-Nyanza and other parts of this country because we have been united. We can now speak in one voice for the sake of this country. view
• 20 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 27 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, let me also thank the current Chair who has managed to fine-tune the Bill from where I left it. I worked on this Bill for five years and it was about to be passed. I have seen that he has made some changes which are good for this country and this House. He is equal to the task and I wish him well in chairing this Committee. First, I want to thank the Jubilee Government. I also want to thank His Excellency the President because when he took over, he promised ... view
• 27 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: You may say no, but we know. Those saying no, will have their time. view
• 27 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am saying this because even some of those who are saying no, are aware of the reality. The reality is that work was done. view