Richard Makenga Katemi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The mood of the House seems to show that they are all in concurrence with the--- view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Most obliged. view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I want to thank my colleague, the hon. Member for Kibra, for bringing this Motion for Adjournment to discuss the school fees problem in the country. I want to say that the current fees structure is extremely high. In the real sense, the fees structure is prohibitive because most parents cannot afford the kind of fees being charged in secondary schools. I want to give a very good example where a child has passed very well and has been admitted in a county school, but is not able to pay ... view
• 12 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: The other thing I want to say is that there are no schools for the poor. Schools have been made very expensive such that the poor cannot access education and yet, we are being told that it is the right of the child to have access to education. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I have a petition and I will be reading it on behalf of hon. Munyaka, Member of Parliament for Machakos Town Constituency. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the shareholders of the Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU), draw the attention of the House to the following:- That, aware that the KPCU Ltd is an institution wholly owned by over 700,000 shareholders registered in over 400 co-operative unions, plantations and estates, and which has played a leading role in the development of the coffee subsector, but was The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: placed under receivership by the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) for failure to service a Kshs.644 million loan that accrued interest to Kshs1.4 billion; Despite a directive from the former President, hon. Mwai Kibaki, to revive the KPCU in September, 2011, the Commissioner for Co-operative Development has been attempting to scuttle all the revival efforts as evidenced by a serious conflict of interest, since he sits on the board of directors of a competitor; the Kenya Co-operative Coffee Exporters, and as proven by his failure to support the Union in its compensation claim against the Cooperative Insurance Company (CIC). Despite being ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the appointment of Dr. Lydia Nzomo. She is a highly qualified Kenyan and she deserves that position. That position has remained vacant for a very long time and her appointment is a gift to Kenyans and to all teachers in Kenya. During the face to face interviews, the candidate proved to be very eloquent and she had very good communication skills. She also informed the Committee that she would be able to--- view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, although I wanted to speak on the original Motion, I would like to support the amendment. The 50 acre plot should not only be for the expansion of the road, it should be for other infrastructural use. Therefore, the acquisition would pave way for ultra-modernisation of the bus park, commonly known as the “Machakos Airport”. That is where all countryside buses park. With the growing population, even the bus park is becoming small. view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Modernisation is very important. We will also see the ultra- modernisation of the Ukulima Market. The Ukulima Market is one of the oldest markets in Kenya. I happen to have grown up in Eastlands and when I was a young boy, I used to walk in that market. Forty years down the line, that market is still in the same state. Therefore, I support the Motion as amended because that will see the ultra- modernisation of the market. Also the original Motion talks about the modernisation of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Jogoo Road. Definitely, with the modernisation of Jogoo and Landhies roads, many things are going to come. More infrastructural projects are going to be seen around that area, with even modern lighting systems. An area like Kamukunji where there is a lot of business activity--- view