Njeru Ndwiga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are so many issues that have been raised by our colleagues that will perhaps require more time than we have got at the moment. Be that as it may, first of all, I thank Sen. (Prof.) Kamar for raising this Statement. It is actually the second Statement. The first one came to the Committee. We have been interrogating that Statement, and last week, I asked the Cabinet Secretary (CS) to come over and answer to the issues that were raised. Unfortunately, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar was not in the country, and we needed her. That is ... view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: Committee. This House has passed the Warehouse Receipts System Bill, which will shape the manner in which the markets behave as far as cereals are concerned. I hope that the Ministry will, in the near future, first of all, address the issue of why food in this country is more expensive than the neighbourhood. This year, we have enjoyed the same rainfall as our neighbours. How come then that in the next two or so months, when all of us harvest maize, we will get cheaper maize from our neighbouring countries than we produce here? Those are some of the ... view
• 18 Jul 2019 in Senate: As we point a finger at the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Irrigation, I would want us to address ourselves to the counties. For us to be able to do that, we need to capacitate our county governments with funding, so that they can do all those things. Since we have given our county governments that ability through the Warehouse Receipt System Bill, I look forward to them bringing their own legislation on how they will regulate the warehouse receipt system. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we had public participation, I noted that very many finance institutions and business people ... view
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I congratulate Sen. Halake for this important Statement. Part of the reason we have congestion in our prisons, and that is perhaps one of the issues the Committee to which this Statement will be committed to, is because most of those prisoners, a majority who are young people, are repeat offenders. Once they are released from prison, they are not assimilated into society. The reason is obvious. When a young man is released after serving his jail term, he gets out into society and fails to secure a job. If he has a driving licence, ... view
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is pretty serious. If we want to rehabilitate most of our young people who are in prisons and to reduce congestion in our prisons, we have to find a way of giving them a certificate of good conduct once they are out of prison. Some of them are not quite reformed. However, we should have a system where they can get a conditional certificate of good conduct or something else. If we deny them these certificates, we will create more criminals. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg the Committee which will look into this matter to delve ... view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg your indulgence because you recognised students from Nyangwa Secondary School in Embu County and I happened to be out of the House at that time. May I now join you --- view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. May I now join you in welcoming students from Nyangwa Secondary School which is in my county? view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order. The Senate Majority Leader should recognise that I am on a point of order. view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: I would also ask the Senator for Machakos County to appreciate that I am on my feet. view
• 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also join you and the House in welcoming students from Nyangwa Secondary School which is in my county. view