Bishop Margaret Wanjiru Kariuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Once we pass this Motion, it will help us, as a country, to slowly curb and phase out the problem of tribalism in this country. Tribalism is a cancer eating our nation day by day. If we do not do something as leaders to stop tribalism, it will destroy our country. As we debate this Motion, I would like to challenge some of our leaders and ask them how they relate to others. Even some who are seated in this House, you will find that their drivers, security officers, secretaries, the people who walk with them and those who surround ... view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I support this Motion, I represent the Starehe Constituency which is a cosmopolitan constituency. In Starehe, we have no tribalism. You cannot even stand in a baraza and address the people in one ethnic language. It does not work. You address the people of Starehe in Kiswahili or English and they will understand, but you cannot pick one ethnic language because we are mixed up and we have learnt how to destroy tribalism. When you go to schools in the villages which operate from the grassroots, you will not find the students interacting with ... view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member is misleading the House and the nation. He is even misquoting the Motion itself. He wants to imply that we are stopping everybody from speaking their languages. We are not banning Kenyans from speaking their languages. I am a Kikuyu. I will continue being a Kikuyu and I will speak my mother tongue. We are only limiting ourselves to public offices and institutions. Let us debate within those parameters. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my point of order is that this Motion is not about what the hon. Member does in his village, but rather about what he does in his office. view
• 8 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this particular hon. Member is being rude in his language! view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (a) I am aware of the housing problems facing slum dwellers not only in Fuata Nyayo, Kaberera, Marigoini, Kisii, Shimo La Tewa, Hazina, Mukuru Kaiyaba and Wiwandani villages in Makadra Constituency, but also in other slums and informal settlements in the country at large. (b) A considerable amount of work has already been undertaken to improve the situation. The Ministry has undertaken several reform measures and initiated various social and physical infrastructure projects across the country to address the challenges in the entire housing sector, including in slums. Those measures include:- (i) Development of National Housing Policy to serve as ... view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: (c) Provision of adequate and affordable housing for our citizens as enshrined in the Bill of Rights of the new Constitution is an enormous task requiring substantial capital, which the Government alone cannot afford. In this respect, the KENSUP received a total allocation of Kshs747 million in the current financial year to facilitate upgrading projects nationally. As such, the desired approach by the Ministry is, therefore, to provide basic physical and social infrastructure as opposed to house construction, so as to cover as wide a spectrum as possible in the slums and other informal settlements. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: It is upon this realization that the Government is calling upon our development partners and all other stakeholders in the industry to join hands and strive hard, if the country is to achieve housing aspirations for all Kenyans. view