Rigathi Gachagua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 81 to 85 of 85.

• 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