Nimrod Mbithuka Mbai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice in support of this Bill. The internet has several components. One of the components is the gadget we are using and the other component is enabling the gadget to access internet. This will be provided through Wi-Fi. The cost of internet through some of these service providers is high. The Government should go ahead and provide free reliable Wi-Fi in the constituencies and especially those in the rural areas like Kitui East which I represent. It is very important. There is a huge disparity between ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: The rural area is landlocked because communication has opened up the world and if you cannot access the world web, you are basically landlocked. The other component of internet is the opportunities such as jobs. Most of the employers in the world have provided employment portals which can only be accessed through the internet. We have to enable the youth especially in the rural areas to access internet and this can be done through Wi-Fi. The purpose of this Motion is to provide free and reliable Wi-Fi in all the constituencies across the country. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: The President the other day said that procurement has to be done through the net. Thirty per cent of the procurement opportunities are set aside for the youth and the disabled and how will they access such opportunities when they cannot access internet? So, providing free and reliable Wi-Fi to our rural parts of this country will enable the youth access and compete for the 30 per cent procurement opportunities. Buying and selling is through the internet. We have one of our champions Mr. Yego who is the Youtube Javelin champion. He trained through the view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: which is enabled by internet through Wi-Fi. Most of the young people upcountry and slums ought to have access to the internet by free Wi-Fi. These can train themselves on some of these programmes and compete with the rest of the world. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: There is a story that some children in the USA were told to draw chicken and 90 per cent drew chicken like the cooked ones we see at Kenchic. They have never seen a live chicken. We have so many of our children in the rural areas who have never seen the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) because they have not travelled to parts where the SGR passes through. However, if they had access to the internet, they would know how the SGR looks like. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: With the few remarks, I support and request the Committee on Implementation to ensure that this is implemented in the first quarter of next year. view
• 5 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. This clause and amendments are very important but need some clarity, in the sense that if the speaker assumes the office of the governor, is he also going to continue serving in the assembly as a speaker? What will be his role within those 90 days? Will he have executive powers just like a governor? So, it requires more clarity because you are a speaker and acting as a governor. The assembly will be in session, will the same speaker be conducting sessions as a speaker? It is a matter of clarity to be contained in this Bill ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the Report by the Public Accounts Committee on the Auditor-General’s Report. From the outset, I congratulate the Office of the Auditor-General because this can be termed as the ultimate protector of public resources. By that, I mean any public officer who is handling public money in accounts and procurement, before any evaluation, always talks of what they shall do when the external auditors come. Processes need to be clear. Everything needs to put in the right order because the auditor will be on their ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Which Hon. Mbai are you speaking about? view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I am not the one though. Maybe there is another Mbai around. view