Ndiritu Muriithi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 472.

• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: The competition in terms of banks, in fact, what we need is consolidation of banks so that we stop replicating infrastructure. For example, today, what you see, if you go to a shopping mall, you will find bank “A” has an ATM and another one and another one. These are the additional costs of infrastructure that are brining up the cost within the bank which, in fact, is what in part is driving banks to charge higher interest rates. view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: So, we have provided the avenue for a regional bank to exist. There is really no need to do it again. Thank you. view
• 19 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to assure Mr. Ogindo that we are not in a foul mood and we support him. This is a good idea. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support and, as I do so, let me say the following: First and foremost, reforms in the land sector, in my view, ought to be guided in part by an effort to do restitution – an effort to right wrongs of the past. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at Australia 10 to 15 years ago, the Supreme Court in that country found out that even though the land rights of the Aborigine people had been taken away from them - say 500 years ago - the fact that the State or all those who were able to take those property rights had the force or the means to do so, that really did not extinguish the rights of those Aborigines. Therefore, along the whole question arose the question of what is the appropriate restitution of those property rights. Four hundred ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that with regard to these Bills, and perhaps many other Bills, we need to approach the drafting in a way that makes it easy for everybody to understand what is being said, regardless of whether you are a lawyer or not. I can see two senior lawyers behind me. If you are a poor farmer in Sipili or Ronyek or Rumuruti or Kangundo, you should understand what it is that is being done. I believe that we need to put in more resources to enable the capabilities of drafters to be what they ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: The other principle that I think should inform us in moving forward is the whole question of sustainability of land use. For example, in Laikipia, which I represent here, there are tracts of land where, we, as peasant farmers, have been attempting for the last 20 to 30 years, to make a living by growing maize, beans and other crops. We, as households, have ended up becoming poorer. So, in my view, one of the things that the regime of land administration ought to do is to encourage us to make use of land in ways that will help us ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Mututho talked about the same question of sustainability. For example, he raised the question of what became of livestock and wildlife migration corridors. One of the sources of anguish amongst us today is human-wildlife conflict. A week hardly goes by without a citizen being trampled by an elephant or mauled by a lion in Laikipia and many other areas. This is a weekly occurrence. We, as a country, have to make up our mind. If, in fact, we have decided that we are doing conservation since we have wild animals, this is the basis ... view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, you will notice that in addressing this question, many of the arguments which have been placed before you have, in one form or another, been about the intentions to restructure or otherwise, the Provincial Administration. view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, you will also notice that in the Bill, that is actually dealt with by Clause 54, yet the many arguments that have been presented to you have tried to use Article 30 or Clause 30, and in particular, focus one specific sentence “there is no county equivalent of the National Security Council.” So, I think that it would be useful to go into what is actually the National Security Council and which functions are contained in this particular organ. You will notice that there are five key functions - I am not talking about persons – represented ... view