Michael Mwangi Muchira

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• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to ask Question No.480/2021 directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on the progress of construction of ‘Ex- Jacob Dam’ in Kirimingai area of Ol Jorok Constituency in Nyandarua County? (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that the residents continue receiving water during the ongoing construction period? (iii)What is the expected completion date of the dam? The Question is supposed to be directed to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and not the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is because the said dam is being implemented by the State Department of Crops, which is under the Ministry of Agriculture. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Committee does not oversee the Ministry of Agriculture. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: No, Hon. Deputy Speaker, view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy the following Question: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the delay in metering of over twenty-five projects undertaken by the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) and Transformer Densification Programme in Ol Jorok Constituency? (ii) Within what timelines shall the projects be metered? view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (Amendment) Bill. From my understanding, the aim of this amendment Bill is to form one strong commission that will have its presence felt all over the country. As it is, we have commissions whose presence 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
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: is felt only here in Nairobi. If you come to my rural area and ask people about the NGEC, nobody knows about it. In fact, if I was to be asked, we would merge all the three commissions, namely, the NGEC, the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) - which is the Office of the Judiciary Ombudsman - and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) to form one commission, and then strengthen it so that we can have offices in all the 47 counties. Right now as a country, we are facing the problem of ballooning wage bill. We ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I was saying, we have commissions with duplication of duties where we have one commission doing this, and another commission doing the same thing. The merger of the two commissions will therefore create effectiveness. I do not know whether some commissions do not have work. We have some commissioners hopping from one political rally to another, yet they are commissioners. This leaves us with a perception that the commissions are very idle. view
• 16 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Why would we have a commissioner hopping from one political rally to another while we are expecting them to be delivering on their duties? With those few remarks, I support the Bill. If I was to be asked, we would even amend the Bill and include the CAJ. view
• 8 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question No.247 of 2021 to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy: (i) What is the status of implementation of the Last Mile Connectivity Programme projects in Ol Jorok Constituency being undertaken under the Impact Evaluation of the Last Mile Connectivity Project (LMCP, Phase I) of the African Development Bank (ADB) Group? (ii) Why have the said projects taken too long to be completed and what steps is the Ministry taking to ensure they are completed and by when? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view