Michael Manthi Kisoi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to condole the family of the late Otieno Kajwang’. His demise is really a big shock, not only to the people of Mbita and Homa Bay County but to Kenya at large. The late Otieno Kajwang’, is one of politicians who aspired many of us to be in politics because of his humour and courage. He was so passionate with whatever he used 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
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: to do. What is laudable about him is that, he inspired our colleague, hon. Tom J. Kajwang’, whom in a special way, I want to send condolences from the people of Mbooni Constituency and Makueni County at large through him. I want to tell him that we will support him. The late Otieno Kajwang’ is one person who will not go away from the face of this nation, for having fought for democratic space in this country. He is also seriously known for fighting for good governance in this country. He is an icon in the political field and he ... view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I concur with my colleagues that water is a very important natural resource, especially in the 21st Century; we should not be talking of areas where water has become so scarce that it is even leading to community unrest, drought and food shortage. From the outset, I would like to say that I support the Bill because it is timely. Its theme is well grounded within the principles of equitable distribution of our resources. For quite a long time, many communities in this country ... view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Secondly, once this Bill is enacted into law, it will enhance coordination of water services as one of the main resources in this country. When you look at it, it is talking about issues of governance and management of water. This is in reference to harvesting of water. It addresses very fundamental issues, especially the sustainable mechanisms on how we can harvest water through the Water Management Boards. In addition, the Bill talks about the administration of water as a resource. When it comes to health, water is a very significant resource especially when we are talking of waterborne diseases. ... view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Further, this Bill also talks about the provision and utilization of water as a resource. This is paramount because we know that issues pertaining to water have previously been administered in a very amorphous manner. This has resulted to serious challenges, especially for those who live in Nairobi and other areas. There has never been a proper mechanism which is sustainable, viable and seeks to address the utilization and provision of water to every Kenyan. If in the 21st Century we are still talking about Kenyans in Nairobi not having water or that in Makueni, about 200 kms from Nairobi, ... view
• 11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: I have quite a number of reservations on this Bill and will be looking at it critically because it is creating very many institutions. We have the County Water Boards, the Water Trust Fund, the Water Service Regulatory Authority and the Natural Water Harvesting Storage Authority. We must be careful not to create so many institutions that will end up creating confusion during the implementation stage. The institutions that we are creating will eat into the Exchequer. We are going to fund salaries. We are going to have resources to manage. The most important thing is to ensure that water ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First and foremost, I would like to join my colleagues in thanking hon. Diriye for coming up with such a Motion at this critical hour, when this country is gearing up towards the coming elections. The national ID is a crucial document in this country. It is the lifeline of very many people, yet it has been one of the documents that have been 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
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: completely difficult to access in this country. Issuing people with ID cards gives them the right to vote. When we deny our young people the right to access national ID cards, we deny them the right to exercise their constitutional right of voting. This Motion is essential because certain parts of this country have never been favoured with this exercise. They still lag behind very much. For example, Makueni County has only one vehicle, which is used by the Registrar of Persons. With six constituencies, you can imagine how difficult such a task can be. The people of Makueni are ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Kenyan; it has become possible for anyone from any country to access this document more easily than even a true Kenyan. Therefore, if we want to be very serious with the issue of security in this country, we must access background details of every Kenyan, and know what is happens at whatever time. With those few remarks, I support this Motion and say that it has come at the right time and we should support it. Thank you. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Chairlady. I rise to oppose this amendment. When you say that 61 per cent should be owned by Kenyans, I totally agree that we have a responsibility to protect the local interest; but when we give 61 per cent to locals, we are trying to have a very high benchmark in terms of how investments ought to be handled. There is no guarantee that when we do what this amendment suggests, the youths of this country will benefit. We know there is a kind of a silent monopoly that exists, and this percentage will go to a ... view