Richard Makenga Katemi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: No. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to add my voice on the debate of this very important Bill, which has been brought to the House by my good friend, Hon. David Ochieng. I support this Bill because it is meant to provide some legal framework to protect domestic industries from unfair competition from foreign industries. For many years, this country has been used as a dumping ground for cheap goods. If you look at that critically, you will find that they are goods that can be produced locally. This Bill is, therefore, introducing ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to add my voice on the debate of this very important Bill, which has been brought to the House by my good friend, Hon. David Ochieng. I support this Bill because it is meant to provide some legal framework to protect domestic industries from unfair competition from foreign industries. For many years, this country has been used as a dumping ground for cheap goods. If you look at that critically, you will find that they are goods that can be produced locally. This Bill is, therefore, introducing ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: unnecessarily compete with our local products. The agency will also be able to create awareness on cheap products that are meant to exploit the local industries. If the proposed Agency works effectively, it will protect local industries and promote job creation. The Government will also benefit through taxation. People tend to think that when jobs are created they only benefit the people who are employed. The Government benefits more because the citizens pay taxes like Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE). If a manufacturing company is established and it employees 1,000 people, there will be cross-cutting benefit because the workers and the Government will ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: unnecessarily compete with our local products. The agency will also be able to create awareness on cheap products that are meant to exploit the local industries. If the proposed Agency works effectively, it will protect local industries and promote job creation. The Government will also benefit through taxation. People tend to think that when jobs are created they only benefit the people who are employed. The Government benefits more because the citizens pay taxes like Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE). If a manufacturing company is established and it employees 1,000 people, there will be cross-cutting benefit because the workers and the Government will ... view
• 22 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion for the approval of the Sessional Paper on the National Slum Upgrading and Prevention Policy. From the outset, it is worth noting that slums are a menace in this country. They normally mushroom in some areas where they not only pose a health hazard, but also cause many other problems. People who live in slums live a very indecent life. Upgrading slums would be a key thing in this country. Slums promote the rural-urban migration. When people migrate from the rural areas, they leave a ... view
• 22 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: pollution of the rivers. They even pose health hazards to the people who live downstream. Upgrading these slums would address the issue of pollution of these rivers. Slums lack amenities like schools, hospitals, good roads, connectivity to water and lighting. In this country, 50 years down the line, people should live better because this country gained Independence. They deserve to live better lives. Slum dwellers are very vulnerable and are targets of crime. The crime rate in slums is very high. They are exposed to diseases because there is no clean water and sanitation. They do not have clean toilets. ... view
• 9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also wish to support this amendment as proposed by the Leader of the Majority Party. This will fast track the approval and ensure that there are no delays in case of any objections which have been filed. I, therefore, support. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to add my voice to this very important Bill. The Division of Revenue Bill is very important because it allocates funds for development in the country. County governments are allocated funds by the national Government for utilisation. It is the Members’ concern that much of the revenue allocated to county government is not adequately or properly utilised. We have noted that there is rampant misuse of revenue in some counties. This is hard-earned money as taxes paid by the citizens, but the money ends up being misappropriated and misused. What is ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: a waste of money. There is a project in Makueni County to construct market sheds on the roadside without considering whether the land has a title deed or an allotment number. The market sheds and a public toilet that have been built on the roadside have been marked by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) for demolition. There is rampant misuse of funds. It is very sad that those structures will be pulled down. It is the insensitivity of the county government in not appropriately undertaking projects which can impact positively on the citizens. I want to comment about the ... view