Mutahi Kagwe

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 960.

• 4 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the level of interrogation and interest in this Statement shows clearly that this is a matter of concern to all of us, as Senators, and leaders in the country because nobody would want any children or people in his or her county to miss job opportunities because of certificates. However, what has been proposed or some of the clarifications that have been sought by some of the Senators are actually different issues all together. For instance, Sen. Billow sought to know whether it is possible for a debt write off to be made so that if the ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the level of interrogation and interest in this Statement shows clearly that this is a matter of concern to all of us, as Senators, and leaders in the country because nobody would want any children or people in his or her county to miss job opportunities because of certificates. However, what has been proposed or some of the clarifications that have been sought by some of the Senators are actually different issues all together. For instance, Sen. Billow sought to know whether it is possible for a debt write off to be made so that if the ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as that happens and we discuss it further tomorrow, I also want a further clarification of the statements that have been made. A while back, you will recall that Parliament branded some contractors as “cowboy contractors” in a report that was adopted by Parliament. The report said that the contractors must not be awarded further work by the Government of Kenya. Would you clarify, in due course, whether, indeed, there are any “cowboy contractors” that are being The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as that happens and we discuss it further tomorrow, I also want a further clarification of the statements that have been made. A while back, you will recall that Parliament branded some contractors as “cowboy contractors” in a report that was adopted by Parliament. The report said that the contractors must not be awarded further work by the Government of Kenya. Would you clarify, in due course, whether, indeed, there are any “cowboy contractors” that are being awarded any government contracts, contrary to the Motion that was adopted by the House? view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to say from the outset that I support the Uwezo Fund, but like my colleagues, I see a lot of areas of concern that need to be addressed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, things fail because of management and they work because of management. What I cannot see in these regulations is the proper establishment or what one might consider as the properly thought out management scheme for the Uwezo Fund. When you look at the element of oversight and supervision that is there, you can see in ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: So, it is not possible for us to limit the number of years that the money should be repaid to two years. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you look at the whole scheme of things, we have to decide that either, A, this is a medium, long-term that can be paid; B, this is how we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate are going to supervise this money so that the money is repaid or, alternatively, say “this is ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: , especially with reduced salaries and so on. So, any money that can go to our constituents to assist them in moving out of poverty can only be supported by the MPs. But it can only have an effect if it is thought about clearly in terms of the long term; not one moment when we give the money and then from there, we have no idea about what happens to the people we give the money. So, we must ask ourselves; after this, what happens? How are we going to scale up the businesses that we give these people? ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a very proud owner of goats, and I agree with the Senator that, indeed, goats are very necessary, especially for peasant or even just above peasant farming. I would agree with that; but I am simply proposing that for our national economy – not household economy – to grow and for us to move from a third world economy to what can be considered as either a second or a first world economy, we must move beyond subsistence farming. Subsistence living does not develop nations into becoming first world nations. No nation I can ... view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: I agreed with him, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Dec 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I made the point very well. I respect people who own goats and I also even own them. I am simply saying that let us also think higher. Let us think how this Uwezo Fund can be used in building technology and making our youth move ahead in the ICT sector. That is the only way we can globalize our economy and make sure the youth are participating effectively. I want to support it with a proviso that we should look at the long term. Let us lend money on long term basis and ... view