Njeru Ndwiga

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• 27 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to interrupt my very good friend, but is he in order to mislead the House that the Cashewnut Plant in Kilifi has not been revived? He knows very well that it is working to full capacity right now. view
• 27 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this debate. At the outset, I would like to congratulate the Minister for tabling, perhaps, one of the best Budget Speeches that we have had in this House in a very long time. It is also time when this House should be the first to appreciate what is happening in this country. This year, we got reports from all the relevant Ministries, and we all know that we had a growth of 5.8 per cent. That is a record! So, as a House, we need to appreciate that ... view
• 27 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I listened to my colleague who has just spoken about roads. There is a lot of double- speak. I have listened very keenly to the debate going on in this House and there is a lot of double- speak. It is time we realised that we are leaders. We cannot, all the time, make statements because they are populist and give us political mileage. We all know the saying: "There cannot be gain without pain." We cannot, in one breath, lament about the poor state of our roads - the road network in this country is ... view
• 4 May 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. From the outset, I would like to start by congratulating Dr. Ojiambo for bringing this very important Bill. I hope that this House will support it. It is important to note that this country has suffered loss in certain agreements and protocols with the outside world. I have in mind the AGOA Act where this country is just about to suffer loss of benefits for lack of home-grown cotton. As we pass this Bill, I would like the Government to support the Cotton Development Authority which is proposed in this ... view
• 28 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to support the Motion on the Presidential Speech. On the outset, I would like to say that I concur with the tone set by the Leader of the Official Opposition that in this House, we should be more concerned with reconciliation. This country looks upon this House to give guidance. While that is so, it is, therefore, very disheartening when you listen to hon. Members who want to contradict the speech given by His Excellency the President. Any Kenyan who has not seen the strides made by this Government ... view
• 28 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of us have been here long enough! We choose our words very carefully. I am sure that, by the time my friend will be here for the fourth term, he will understand some of these things--- view
• 28 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is no amount of agitation that will stop me from saying what I want to say. Please, keep your peace. I was saying that, as leaders in this House, our first priority is to unite our country. We should not divide it along ethnic lines. When we divide this country along ethnic lines, we will all be in trouble. It does not matter how much you feel against another tribe. The truth is: There is nothing you can do about it! They are here and this is their home. It does not matter how bad ... view
• 28 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, co-operative societies are my responsibility. I am not in charge of internal security and the police. I only said that the Commissioner of Police is very capable. Period! I also said that there are several other Kenyans in responsible positions who are performing their duties without caring about their ethnic backgrounds. They know that they are serving Kenyans. That is the future of this country. That is what we want to see. That is the language that we want to hear from this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like--- view
• 28 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sure you must be saddened as I am, considering that, that is coming from an old Member of this House. You must be very saddened! If Mr. ole Ntimama can have this kind of behaviour in the House, we are setting the wrong examples for new hon. Members. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, but that notwithstanding, if this country is driven by Kenyans who do not care about their ethnicity; Kenyans with the interest of this country at heart--- I am happy that everybody is talking about drought and famine. All of us are together, ... view
• 28 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: March 28, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 121 view
• 28 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to mislead this House that this Government started poaching hon. Members from the other side when, indeed, if he can remember towards the end of the last Parliament, his party is the one that started this trend? view