Mukiri Macharia

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this lady was a timber merchant. When she disappeared, she is alleged to have had a lot of money with her. She was in the accompany of some people with whom she used to do business. I want to know from the Assistant Minister if, in the course of their investigations, they asked those gentlemen to record statements. I want to know from him if the police followed up this aspect, because the information about these gentlemen was given to them. view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for four years, the Government has been evicting people from forests, yet it has done nothing on re-afforestation. The Government came up with a policy of banning the shamba system, and right now, you have heard the Vice-President say that they do not have enough resources to plant trees. Why can they not revert to shamba system, which was not costing the Government anything? view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very expensive to liberalise a corporation like Telkom Kenya simply because--- view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very expensive to privatise a parastatal like this one. Eventually, they will bring in a strategic investor, as they are saying, and many Kenyans will lose their jobs. Why can the Government not invest in proper human capital so that we have a corporation that is running profitably? Why can they not invest in proper managers for this parastatal and make it profit oriented? view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, in view of the important role electricity plays in the daily lives of ordinary Kenyans and considering that most citizens are unable to access electricity due to the fact that it is expensive; this House resolves that Value Added Tax (VAT) charged on those applying for installation of electric power be waived. view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Administration and National Security: (a) whether he is aware that Police Corporal David Luganji Amakanga, (P/No.39894/8006427) of P.O. Box 784, Njoro, was dismissed from the force on 5th January, 1999; and, (b) what the grounds for his dismissal were. view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that the officer had a poor disciplinary record. He has not told us what offence that he committed against the Police Department. view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is very prejudicial. The Assistant Minister has talked of very minor offences that were committed in 1997. This officer was dismissed in 1999. The Assistant Minister has not told us why the officer was dismissed in 1999, two years after the last minor offence was recorded. Could the Assistant Minister tell the House what offence was committed by the officer? Was he given the right to be heard, so that he could respond to the allegations of indiscipline? view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Parliament is not a court of law. When an hon. Member asks a Question, he expects the Minister or Assistant Minister to go and investigate whether what he or she is asking has some sort of fairness. What has the Assistant Minister found out from his own investigation? Was the work done valued and paid for? Sometimes, contracts are not signed in that nature of work! view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to support the amendment. If we pass this clause in the way it is worded, we will criminalise business. As Dr. Khalwale said, the passage of this clause will make it incumbent upon business persons who are, for instance, running hotels to sit there and wait for whoever checks in to see whether he will commit rape in his premises. The net is so wide in this clause that is prone to abuse. In the circumstances, I support Dr. Khalwale's amendment. 1100 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 31, 2006 view