Ntoitha M'mithiaru

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 251 to 260 of 352.

• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has been a long journey and we now see light at the end of the tunnel. Where we have come from and where we are now, we have gone too far. It would be too expensive now to go back or retreat. It is easier to complete the journey and give Kenyans a constitution. The hon. Members in this House are the ones who are going to ensure that the journey that we started on constitution making is complete. Already, we have seen that Kenyans have done their part in terms of giving views. ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is on this score that I would say that the start of this Constitution may be likened to what the Americans called the bell of liberty. This is our bell of liberty and we must ensure that we give Kenyans the best. If we have to give Kenyans the best, then also we must not allow any loophole or mistake to pass under our watch. In the area of representation, Article 126, the National Assembly will consist of elected Members of Parliament, 47 special seats for women, 12 Nominated Members of Parliament and the ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my other contribution that will really require an amendment is on the counties. If we are to have equality, proper representation and a meaningful devolved Government, then the 47 counties are not enough. So, this is an issue that also should be looked into. In the area I come from, we in Meru North require our own county. Another area is the public finance. When I look at this document, I see that there are very many pages, almost 20 pages on public finance. This is a Constitution. As somebody said, a Constitution should only ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Lastly, the Constitution we are drawing, with due respect is actually a Constitution at the same time an appendix of so many Acts of parliament. So, I would say that some articles in this document, like the area of finance; we should ensure that it is properly abridged so that it provides only the guidelines. The area of finance is very dynamic, especially in this period of technological change. We do not want to anchor something in the Constitution, which tomorrow, we shall have a lot of problems with, especially the Budget making process. It should be simple. It should ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the exposition of the public policy as contained in the Presidential Address during the opening of the Fourth Session of the Tenth Parliament. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in his Speech, the President expounded very well the exposition on public policy. He gets commendations from Kenyans for that. We would like to see the spirit of the Address being acted on especially on corruption. This is because the culture of corruption and impunity must come to an end. We know that corruption and poor governance are bedeviling ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I wish also to congratulate the Minister for Finance for his exposition of the economic stimulus package, which actually endeared him to all MPs, only that the take- off has been very slow, indeed. I think we are yet to hear where a particular project has taken off, save for a few areas where the fish ponds have been created. But above all that is that we still have relics of corruption of yesteryears in the name of the District Road Engineers who are embezzling public funds left, right, and centre. Today, under the stimulus package we have the bills ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that has caused concern to everybody - especially the youth. If it is a white collar job, they are asked whether they have experience. Already, we have the Kazi kwa Vijana Programme which is a non-starter in the first place. Those are huge sums of monies which can be used to start what we call cottage industries to ensure that the youth get employment as they participate in activities within those cottage industries, rather than giving money to be paid per day under a programme that is not really sustainable. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Lastly, let me touch on the Constitution. I share with the rest of my friends the commitment of the House to have a new Constitution for Kenya. I have no doubt in my mind that, with the spirit that we see, we are really going to have a Constitution. The only issue is that as we tackle the issues about the new Constitution, we should also understand what the people are saying out there. To echo an old adage, the people said: “No taxation without representation.” So, I am sure the issue of the counties will really be looked into ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view