Methu John Muhia

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jul 2023 in Senate: (4) Outline measures put in place by the Ministry of Education to mitigate the harsh working and learning conditions for teachers and learners at the school. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this well-thought-out Bill by my colleague, Sen. Mariam Omar. She is a Member of a committee that I Chair. If Members of the committee were here, they would tell you that we refer to her as our midfielder. Sen. Ogolla and herself rarely miss any meeting. They are the fulcrum around which the committee operates. I am happy they are Members of my committee. We have never faced quorum hitches when they are around. Just as the Senate Leader of Majority has mentioned, they are always with ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Government should create an enabling environment for business people so that they can do business. Another principle of application for licensing proposed in this Bill is equity, transparency and accountability. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, more often than not, this has been a preserve of a few people. Many people apply but not every person is subjected to a standard procedure of getting licenses. For example, licenses for a bar and alcoholic drinks in Nyandarua County is one of the major areas where governors used to reward their people. People are not subjected to a standard way of licensing. There has not been equity in this particular area. I feel proud and happy that it is been addressed by this Bill. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Another principle is access to information relating to licencing. In Section 11 of this Bill, Sen. Mariam Omar has proposed that part of how information shall be availed to the public is to have this information printed on the print media of one of the major dailies. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: However, I wish to ask my colleague, Sen. Mariam Omar, to widen that scope. More often than not, there will be an advertisement which would be meant to be seen by specific people. There will be a small liner in the newspaper, next to the obituaries and you will not see it. If anything, the leading newspapers in Kenya print less than 100,000 copies for 50 million Kenyans. We should increase this scope to not only include print media but also electronic media. It should be announced on radios and televisions so that a person in a small remote village ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: This privilege is abused by just opening a window of 14 days for people to apply. Then you put a small advertisement in a newspaper and alert your people that the advertisement is there, for them to apply. When other people complain, you tell them that it was in the media and that they did not apply, that is why they have been locked out. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Another principle that has been proposed in this Bill is to enable licence holders to adjust to changes with minimum friction. It is ringing in my mind how many businesses were affected in the just ended COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses were forced to readjust. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: For example, if I am operating a bar and restaurant, the licence that I get for selling alcoholic drinks allows me to remain open for 24 hours. Government had ordered that all bars must be closed by 7.00 p.m. There was a lot of friction for application of the licences because your licence says you are not supposed to close but you are being told by the Government to close by 7.00 p.m. This friction should be addressed. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: As it is now, the Government has given licences for harvesting and thinning foreign trees. I am the Chairperson of Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources. The licences have not been issued because harvesting forest products has been banned for quite some time. There should be a framework so that we allow those that have licences to do their business in peace. view