Mwangi Kiunjuri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 761 to 770 of 1162.

• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you for the correction. The long rains are coming. What will be the consequences? Already, we have seen the tents that those people are living in. Will they be able, really, to accommodate them and resist those rains? What shall we do to make sure that at least, there are some permanent buildings that can take care of those families? What are we doing to make sure that as a result of the long rains, we shall not have communicable diseases such as typhoid, cholera and malaria? How are we going to cope with those diseases in the IDP ... view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: This Bill will act as a catalyst. It will enable us to speed up the events, so that we can move ahead. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also realise that this Parliament might not be having a vibrant Opposition. That is why we shall soon be proposing the likes of Mr. Kajwang to be the Leader of the Official Opposition. He can do it very well! Mr. Mungatana can also shift to the other side, as some of us might get something on the way--- view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: But we must have a vibrant Opposition. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we cannot forget the past. We remember that after 2002 and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which in a way brought problems in the original NARC, still there were divisions in the Cabinet. We only hope that this time round, there will be no divisions in the Cabinet. If there are divisions in the Cabinet, that means that we cannot move with the speed that is required by Kenyans for us to have new laws in this country. There is no way we can talk of enacting new laws ... view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know of an Assistant Minister who, when attending international conferences to represent the Government--- You would hear it being announced, for example, that the Minister of State of Tanzania is going to give a key-note address, while an Assistant Minister from Kenya was seen as a personal assistant to the Minister. They are not recognised anywhere in the world! I am also hoping that as we constitute this--- Pole to the Assistant Ministers! I have been a senior one, but for sure we could really have been courteous to give them that title of "Deputy Minister" ... view
• 18 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just the last point so that I give a chance to others to also contribute. I hope that through this Bill, Kenyans will now learn from their mistakes. We have been there before; for example, during the referendum. I supported the creation of the position of Prime Minister from the word, "go"; that is, from the conference at Bomas of Kenya to Mombasa, and here in Parliament. I even tried to move that amendment at a time when all my colleagues could not support me. So, I have no problem with the office of the Prime ... view
• 13 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also stand to support the Speech by His Excellency the President. I also take this opportunity to thank the people of Laikipia East for having elected me again for the third term to this House. I would also like to take this opportunity to join others in sympathising with the people who have been displaced and those who lost their loved ones for voting us to this House. Having said that, I know that we are here to address very serious issues. Unless we want history to judge us, we must rise to the ... view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Clerk, Sir, in any particular election conducted anywhere in the world, the returning officer view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Clerk, I would like to remind you that, in every game, the players cannot be allowed to become referees. Therefore, there must be a referee in any game. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Secondly, it is known all over the world, in all democracies, that there must be a Presiding Officer or a Returning Officer. That is the only person who holds the power to make a ruling. In any case, you are the only person who can make a ruling on this issue. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: You must be guided by rules which you have read out to us right now. They are very clear and there is no way you can abdicate that responsibility of making a ruling. view