Robert Gichimu Githinji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. On the amendment to Clause 8(2), I have consulted with the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy and we have agreed that it is necessary to retain the position of a secretary. So, I drop my amendments to the advantage of Chair’s amendment. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Yes, Chair. But having consulted the Chair as earlier indicated, this is another amendment that I seek to withdraw. We agreed that there is necessity to have the secretary under the previous clause. I had sought that the CEO and the DG be the same as the secretary, but we thought that that would be too big a burden for a single person. So, I seek to withdraw. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, my amendments were informed by the fact that safety in nuclear energy is very crucial owing to the adverse effects that can result due to flouting of safety rules and regulations. However, after a second thought and reconsidering my amendment, I felt that I should not limit the judicial mind which might have the obligation to determine a matter that may arise out of that because the situation varies under the circumstances. I felt that any judicial officer, either a magistrate, a judge or anyone sitting in the tribunal, must be given that leeway to have ... view
• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the intention of the proposed amendment was to give seriousness to the transportation of radioactive materials. Upon a second thought and consideration, we should give discretion to judicial minds. We should not give the lower limit of the fine. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I hereby withdraw my amendment and leave it as it was. view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity to also support this Bill. I start by thanking the Committee led by Hon. Kioni for the good work. We need to define special interest groups. If you look at Clause 10, people who are referred to as special interest groups are supposed to be facilitated even in campaigns, capacity building and civic education and that includes what we are calling marginalised communities. So, before we even pass this law so that these special interest groups can be supported, we must also look at the issue of discrimination which is also a pertinent ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute and add my voice in support of this Bill. Early childhood development education is the foundation of the entire education life of any child, just like a building. I thank the Departmental Committee on Education and Research for having gone through this Senate Bill and proposing amendments which I agree with. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: One of the key issues this Bill seeks to provide is to align ECD with the Constitution under the provisions of Article 53 of the Constitution, where basic education is compulsory. Looking at the Bill under Clause 3, a lot of emphasis has been placed on quality, efficiency, infrastructure and the partnership between the two levels of Government, which is very crucial. Initially, ECD was wholly left to the county governments. Even now, the responsibility still lies with the county governments, but provides an avenue for partnership under the current Act. If you look at Clause 3, it provides that ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: When it comes to infrastructure of the ECD centres, I have gone around my constituency addressing issues affecting primary schools. I have seen that most of the ECD centres are in a pathetic situation. This is an area that the counties need to look into very seriously because, sometimes, we are also tied by the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) Act. Our kids are suffering but we cannot do anything and yet, the counties are responsible. I am happy this Act is coming into place. This is because it places that responsibility squarely on the county governments and they ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 4 of the Bill is about the principles and aligning it with the Constitution and other aspects. I associate myself with the sentiments of my learned senior Hon. Millie-Odhiambo, that it is limiting to say that every education centre must have, at least, one acre of land. In towns like Nairobi, land is very expensive and this will limit our kid’s access to education. I think this needs to be reviewed in a manner that towns or urban centres be exempted from this so that we can have as many education centres as possible to cater for early childhood ... view