Rigathi Gachagua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to ask Question No.507/2019 to the CS for Labour and Social Protection: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a list of beneficiaries under the Inua Jamii Programme in Mathira West and East Sub-Counties? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary further provide the number of residents of Mathira Constituency under the Older Persons Cash Transfer Programme who are yet to receive their benefits since they were registered? (iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why beneficiaries under the Older Persons Cash Transfer programme in Mathira Constituency have stopped receiving their payments? view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the President’s Address on the Floor of this House early this month. The Address was full of wisdom and statesmanship. I am particularly impressed and happy that the President made it clear that the issue of national unity and peaceful coexistence is a prerequisite for development and for our people to prosper. The reason the President has tried to create peace is for our people to have a conducive working environment, make money, take care of their hospital bills, provide food and educate their children. In that aspect, I appeal to those ... view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: We have very good immigration laws in this country that protects our people from unfair competition from foreigners. If you visit the streets of Nairobi such as Nyamakima, Kirinyaga, Luthuli and Taveta Roads, you will realise that the influx of the Chinese people has driven our people out of business. All those people who are doing manual jobs like roasting maize, repairing punctures and selling electrical goods have the skills that are required in this country. So, I am appealing to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to take time and enforce immigration laws and protect our ... view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, I applaud the President for insisting that he is not turning back on the war against corruption. At the same time, he made it clear that this is a country that is governed by the rule of law and there is no vigilante justice. Previously, before the President’s Address, we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: saw kangaroo courts in funerals, churches and weddings where people were playing the role of the accuser, investigator, prosecutor, judge and the executioner. That cannot be allowed to happen. So, the President has done his bit and we ask those people who are saying that he should do more to give him space. He has done what he needs to do. He has given the institutions fighting corruption the necessary financial resources and the much needed political goodwill. What is remaining is for those institutions to do their job professionally. They should stop looking for newspaper headlines, prosecuting people through ... view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to speak in the next Order. view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the approval and subsequent appointment of Charles Hinga Mwaura as the PS for State Department for Housing and Urban Development. We vetted this nominee. He has over 20 years of experience in development of housing and urban infrastructure in the RSA. Housing is one of the four key pillars of His Excellency the President. Those of us who believe in President Kenyatta and his legacy are asking for the approval of this nominee to spearhead that agenda. You will realise that His Excellency the President will retire at a fairly ... view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: mortgage scheme where ordinary Kenyans can be able to save as little as Kshs4,000 and own their houses in 20 years. Finally, he convinced us that as he brings strategic partners, there will be the 30 per cent local content where local people will be able to get involved in the development of these 500 units. He told us that the dream of 500,000 units is doable within the five years and from the way we discussed with him, we were quite happy. Therefore, I urge this House to approve his appointment and subsequent appointment as PS, State Department for ... view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Motion on approval of all the nine nominees. First and foremost, I thank His Excellency the President for nominating a team of very competent professionals to assist him and the Deputy President in the management of the affairs of this great nation. I would like to urge fellow Hon. Members that we approve the entire list to give the President a team to begin serious work. We are all aware that we have lost six months in electioneering and court cases. It is now time to embark on serious work. It ... view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Ukur Yatani in Labour and Social Protection will be able to fast-track the programme for old people in order for them to receive their monthly stipends. Finally, Mr. Rashid Muhamed will embark on enhancing our sports. In a nutshell, I urge everyone of us here to adopt and pass this list in its entirety so that Kenya can move forward. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 7 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to offer my sincere condolences to the family of the late Dr. Gakuru, who was my governor. It was only on Sunday that he was in my constituency where he gave a very moving speech and made a lot of promises to the people of Mathira. The people of Nyeri are in a very difficult situation. It is only eight months ago that we lost our first governor, who was also my brother. Today, we have lost our second elected governor. As the deputy governor takes over, Nyeri would have had four ... view