Peter Mwathi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Finally, as I end, Hon. Speaker, on this issue of expenditure which has been brought here for us to rubberstamp, I propose that those projects and payments should come to Parliament before they are paid and we are notified of the same. That is a very good recommendation from the Budget and Appropriations Committee. view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this very important Bill. I start by also expressing my appreciation for your considered ruling that was quite informative, well-researched and one that will set a precedent for future rulings in Parliament. It has put to rest most of the things. In fact, most of the issues that we were going to converse, as I was discussing here with the Deputy Whip, were addressed in your ruling. Therefore, I want to associate myself with that ruling. Hon. Speaker, let me start by saying that I really appreciate the ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, allow me to bring out an issue which in the region I come from has been used by some of us to peddle lies to the common mwanachi, that for us to pass this Bill, we must check whether it contains issues of milk, coffee and tea. This morning I engaged a colleague and reminded him that there was a time milk, tea and coffee were doing very well. I asked him which Constitution addressed the three income generating activities. They never saw anything of that sort in the Constitution that we changed. We never saw anything written ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: this House, if it would not have been passed, they can address it under the laws that are required to be done under Clause 11A. view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Allow me to mention sharing, which is also very pertinent. I feel, and this is my submission, that in Kenya, we know there were historical injustices. The historical injustices are such that some areas were left behind when others were developing. But when we gave ourselves the Constitution in 2010, we found it fit to introduce the Equalisation Fund to try to help those areas that had been left behind. In the same vein, if we are going to amend the Constitution, we should do it in a manner or in a way that we do not marginalise or create ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: I also want to speak to the issue of National Government Constituencies Development Fund. It is not lost on us that this House spent a whole year trying to address the issue of the NG-CDF which had been ruled unconstitutional by the High Court. I dare say that the NG-CDF has been felt on the ground more than any other Fund, be it devolved or otherwise. It is very useful for Members of Parliament to have the NG-CDF, but what happened when we went to court? They ruled that it was an illegality and that it was unconstitutional and it ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: On top of that, we have devolved funds which are pegged at 15 per cent equitable share to every county being increased from 15 per cent to 35 per cent. Not only is it being increased from 15 per cent to 35 per cent, but further, the 35 per cent has another 5 per cent which is going to be allocated to the ward. What does that mean? It means that the devolved money to counties is further devolved and gets closer to the people. It is a requirement by the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act that when ... view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, allow me to also speak to the issue of the Second Schedule, and I am happy you ruled that there is nothing unconstitutional about the Constitution making by the people because they give themselves that Constitution as long as they follow the provisions of the clauses on how they should change it. I heard here that some of us are trying to say that there needs to be amendments to a schedule within the Constitution. view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 4 May 2020 in National Assembly: The people of Kenya can decide how many constituencies are going to be in Kenya. I remember when I was in the 10th Parliament, we had 220 constituencies. However, when we, as Members of Parliament, gave ourselves the 220 constituencies, the people decided that it is not going to be 220 constituencies, but 290 constituencies. We were right. However, I am now asking: “What is wrong with us, the same people of Kenya, deciding that we want to have another 70 constituencies and make it 350?” So, if we increased the number of constituencies from 210 to 290, can we ... view