Mutahi Kagwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. Madam Temporary Speaker, while I support the Motion, my conscience tears me apart when we talk about political parties. I ask myself: Do we really have political parties in Kenya? If you look at the Oxford Dictionary and go to the definition of a political party, you will find that what is popularly known as a political party here is not what is in the dictionary or any other definition remotely related to “political party” as a definition. Madam Temporary Speaker, ... view
• 19 Sep 2013 in Senate: My party leader--- There are individuals who are not addressing the Chair. view
• 19 Sep 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I will let you know that the party leader of NARC was recognized by no less than the President of Kenya and given a powerful position in Government because of her contribution to the well being and development of the party. Indeed, that does not, however, change my position that a lot of these parties are simply cults that are almost near religious cults. In fact, were I the head of some of these political parties, I would just make it a religion and everyday people would come to my church and contribute to me. The only ... view
• 19 Sep 2013 in Senate: Indeed, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 19 Sep 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, indeed, I am aware that the Auditor- General looks at the document, but I am also aware that the Auditor-General looks at the document after the goats have bolted. I know it is horses, but in our country, we use goats. By that time, all you are talking about is how money was spent and how we should try and recover it. By that time, even the guy who was the Secretary-General of the party is nowhere to be seen because it was just a briefcase party. In my view, we should fund serious parties but as ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I believe that it is also one that is well thought out and clearly defined. From the outset even before I talk about this particular Motion, I think it is important for us to ask ourselves as the Senate where these Motions go, once we finish contributing to them. Ideally, the Committee on Implementation should actually be following to ensure that what we are saying in this House reaches the respective Ministries and authorities for implementation. On a couple of occasions, I have met ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Or as Sen. Wetangula has proposed in the past, just go and purchase a degree at your peril. view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, we have those who have lost seats as a result of trying to cheat through and assume positions of education that do not belong to them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, this is a necessary part of our progress. We should address the issue of who will govern us. If small companies are saying they want a person qualified with a degree; if the MPs are vetting individuals who they have insisted on having degrees, who are we then not to vet ourselves and say we should also be qualified like other Kenyans? They hold those positions because they ... view
• 17 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in similar format, my friend, Sen. Musila, did ask the question that he said, but that was the last day and we did say that we were going to reply this first week after resumption. I wanted to seek your indulgence to reply next week because I have been with the officers concerned and there is a specific officer who is not in the office who I need to give a proper reply. view
• 17 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairman of the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation following reports in the newspapers and the general media regarding the allocation of Kenya’s oil fields. There was a report that we have given 46 oil fields to the Nigerian delegation that was here the other day. This is an extremely serious matter particularly given that we are aware that if there is one country that has managed its oil badly, it is Nigeria. In my view, what we should be learning from Nigeria is how to get to where ... view