Onesmus Muthomi Njuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to support this mediation version of the Water Bill. Hon. Speaker, matters of water in Kenya today are very pertinent. The issue that was raised in the mediated version and previous Bills was not really a hindrance as such. It is just a question of agreeing on a few things. I think it is only fair we support this mediated version. Hon. Speaker, some areas that are not covered by the Water Trust Fund have also been taken care of in this mediated version. Hon. Speaker, I wish to support. view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to the Senate amendments to the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill. The fact that these two Houses disagreed is not a show of non-consistence in the work of legislation. The Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information which I serve saw it fit to have change in these four clauses that had issues. I believe that it is for the best of this nation because energy issues, as it were, are one of the biggest things that are going to be happening in Kenya for the next few years considering ... view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Senate amendments. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will try to be very brief. I would like to thank the Nominated Member from Laikipia North, Hon. Sara, for bringing this Petition. Human-wildlife conflict is an issue that seems not to be going away in this country. Last year, we passed the Wildlife Compensation Bill and we stipulated very well how cases of compensation are supposed to be handled, which was assented to by the President. The biggest problem has been implementation of this law. There are people who have had claims of compensation in the constituencies and their files are in ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Public Appointments (County Assemblies Approval) Bill. This Bill has come a little bit too late because the county governments and county assemblies have been in existence for the last four years. We have done a lot of injustice by letting the counties operate on what they thought were their laid down ground rules. We should have brought legislation that can guide them on how to make a functional government. I do not want to deny that the county governments have created a lot of employment, ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: can prove you went to a secondary school, then you qualify for that job. Chiefs who are employed by the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, have a minimum qualification of grade “C”, how can they have counterparts who have qualifications that are just mere secondary school, whether it is in Form One or even a few months in secondary school? Are these jobs being made for particular people? In the same advertisement, there was also a road overseer. Are they supposed to inspect, or take care of roads so that they do not get damaged? What are ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: The other issue that has been mentioned by a few of the Members who spoke before me is the issue of representation, in terms of nationality. I know that the Transition Authority (TA) had set aside 30 per cent of employment opportunities for people from other counties, but this is rarely observed in most of the counties. In 2014, a very good doctor was ejected out of Tharaka Nithi County because he does not come from that community. They did that so that they can employ one of their own. This is a shame because it does not matter whether ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: There is a group for protecting the governors, which has been described in this House. There is one that is called RDF in my county. I do not know what “R” means but it represents somebody’s name. The RDF forces are paid informally. There has been an attempt to formalise their employment by running employment advertisements that favour them. Their names are included in the payroll so that they can continue drawing salaries in case there is change of government. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Lastly, civil servants are involved in politics. Unlike the civil servants in the national Government, the chief officers and the members of the County Executive Committees (CECs) in the counties are directly involved in politics. They campaign for the regime of the day, leaving you wondering whether they can deliver services impartially. We will address this issue during the Committee of the whole House. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view