Robert Gichimu Githinji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Another area we need to relook at is the bottom-up development approach rather than the up-bottom approach. One of the areas that have been forgotten and which came through the Economic Stimulus Programme was the constituency industrial development centres. These are small but critical industries which would have been very useful in improving the economy of this country. We would be producing so many products from various areas because every area is blessed differently economically. Those products would feed into the industrial parks now that we are looking at building them. Some of the products can also be exported out ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: 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
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: A lot of research has been done on BT cotton, especially in areas like Mwea, the lower parts of Meru and other areas. If BT cotton can be introduced in place of the current indigenous cotton that has been produced in this country then it has been… view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: That will also help in areas that produce cotton, like some parts of Western Kenya where there is a lot of cotton growing. It will also boost the income of the farmers and improve the economy. The economy is a broad subject. It is not just about looking at imports and exports. It is about creating employment for our people locally through high production of whatever commodity a certain area produces. We also need a marketing strategy for our products. I do not know where the Export Promotion Council went to. It is a very vital institution that should be ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to support the amendments by the Committee. Looking at 16E and F, they are meant to equip Members with the requisite skills. The Commission is now mandated by law that it is its responsibility to ensure that Members acquire the necessary skills through the requisite and current technology. I believe it is good for us to contribute to this House on all matters that relate to legislation. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also feel that the Chair should drop that amendment because it is over-legislating. When he says that the definition of the term “Secretary” also includes any other person exercising the functions of the secretary in his absence, it is the same thing. Why should we have it as an amendment? It should be dropped because it goes without saying that any other person who has the authority 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
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: and mandate to exercise the powers of the Secretary in his absence will take control. There is no need to have that amendment. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: The amendment does not leave any uncertainty. The amendment shows that the place has to be gazetted by the Cabinet Secretary (CS), and so it will be a definite place that will be gazetted. So, a definite place will be gazetted. It is also in the spirit of decentralisation of services and decongesting of Nairobi City. Accreditation is a very unique service and probably Kenya will be the second in Africa. So, I believe an ideal place should be accessible to enable this important service to be offered. So, this will be a specific service, and anytime, a person can ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I disagree with Hon. Washiali’s proposal for amendment. As it has already been indicated, the accreditation service is a custodian of all the international standards through the assessment conformity bodies. It is not possible to cover each and every area under the sun in the Board. So, we just have to have the critical areas like law, industry and health so that other things can be sorted out at the advisory level, which the Board has powers to appoint. view