Njeru Ndwiga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a valid request from Nandi County. I promise that my Committee will deal with the request expeditiously. We shall have a report before the House in two weeks. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. While I appreciate what the Senator for Bungoma County has said, we have just been through The Tea Bill (Senate Bills No. 36 of 2018) and as a Committee, we already know that you cannot legislate in the counties for taxes. Tea has about 42 taxes along the value chain. So, you cannot legislate in Nandi or Embu counties for taxes on tea. Therefore, I knew what I was saying when I said that I need two weeks. We have all that information. Perhaps, it is not even necessary to even ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That is why we like you because you know how to use the Standing Orders of this House, for example, Standing Order No.1 that says that you can reverse anything. I congratulate the students of Kangaru Girls High School, Embu County, to the House. I encourage them that to look around this House to see how well it is balanced. It is time for them to focus. They are not leaders of tomorrow. That is what we were told. Today, you are leaders of today. Ninyi ndio viongozi. Therefore, we hope that you will ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: We encourage you to work hard. We are proud of you as a community and a country. This is because Kangaru Girls High School is not a community but a national school. I congratulate and encourage them to work hard. view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I had the privilege to serve with the late hon. Oduya Oprong‘‘ in the Seventh Parliament. I join my colleagues who have talked about him and his sacrifices during his time. view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: As a nation, we seem to be taking for granted the heroes who brought us where we are today. We seem to assume that all things have been like this since the beginning. That is not true. It is the sacrifices of the likes of hon. Oduya Oprong‘‘ that have brought us to where we are. I remember in that Seventh Parliament – which was very acrimonious, having been the first multi-party Parliament – we had a situation where some Member of Parliament from different parties would not shake hands. It took the likes of hon. Oduya Oprong‘‘--- At one ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: say: ―I do not know what is wrong with you young people. This country will suffer leadership if you become like potatoes in the market.‖ Those who were with us during those days, especially those of us who were in the Opposition, will remember that every weekend, the entire Parliament was somewhere in the country campaigning because somebody had defected or had been bought by the then ruling party, Kenya African National Union (KANU). That is the way it was. Hon. Oduya Oprong‘‘ would say that if we were going to have leaders who have no principles and do not ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, join my colleagues who have championed the cause of looking at the welfare of those people. Their welfare ought to be looked at. Can you imagine that, today, the elderly people in our constituencies get paid Kshs2,000 a month and those who have suffered and sacrificed for this country like Hon. Oprong‘‘ get less than Kshs10,000? These are people who served in this House for 20 years and yet they get Kshs9,000 every month and the cucu next door gets Kshs2,000. We need to wake up and rethink our priorities. view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: I also echo the sentiments of Sen. Malalah. Our former councillors who were also leaders – just go to your constituencies – live in abject poverty. This House has addressed itself to that situation to look at their welfare. view