Robert Gichimu Githinji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: other parts of the country. Going forward, we hope to receive audited reports from our constituencies to see how they are performing and where they have failed so that we can tell our NG-CDF Committees led by fund managers to improve where necessary. I must say that NG-CDF is very well structured. I believe if all the other Government monies going to the counties were structured in the same way, we would not have corruption cases in some areas at both the county and national levels. If Government money was structured in terms of how much should be used for ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The other area that the Special Funds Accounts Committee and the NG-CDF Committee should look at – one committee is overseeing the other but they should also be working together – is distribution of the NG-CDF money to the constituencies. They should come up with a proposal which Parliament… I know it is in law that all NG-CDF money should be shared equally, but I tend to support one of the honourable Members who indicated that although it is equally distributed amongst the constituencies, it is also unfairly distributed. This is because you find a constituency with over 200,000 inhabitants ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: level like the youth, women and people with disabilities can also benefit from the proceeds of the projects that are being done by NG-CDF. This is a local fund at the constituency level and yet, you find because of the many stringent requirements courtesy of the procurement process, those groups are not able to meet the requirements. We also need to have a way of making them grow and build their capacity so that in future, they can also meet those requirements. Some of the requirements also demand a lot of money like getting a letter from the National Construction ... view
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me opportunity to contribute to this Motion. Matters of environment are of great national importance. They are very important matters for this nation. Everything in this nation and the whole world revolves around the environment. 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
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: When we see situations like the one that has been presented by the Committee, which has done a commendable job, as citizens, we have a reason to get worried. It is for that reason that I would say that environmental pollution, particularly where it affects the lives of the people of this nation, should attract very high penalties. It is high time we amended the National Environment Management and Coordination Act, 2009, so that we can add very severe penalties for those who pollute the environment. I can imagine the situation that the Committee found itself in when they were ... view
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. In fact, that is where I was coming from. I was just giving a background on the responsibility of every entity that is developing, but I am also saying that LDKL had a responsibility for the entire country irrespective of the next person who was developing for residential, industrial or not developing at all. Once the air is polluted, it has no limit. That is why I was saying, irrespective of my previous comments, the bigger responsibility rested on LDKL to ensure that they do not pollute the environment. Going forward, I would wish ... view
• 9 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: there was nothing that the people were supposed to benefit in terms of making remedies and things that are supposed to be done by the developer. After doing another independent report, it was proved that there could be mosquitoes, water seepages, water clogging and many other effects. As I conclude, I wish to support this Report. This Committee has a very big jurisdiction. In fact, it should be expanded in future, so that it can cover the entire country. I beg to support, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Yes. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would also like to make my contribution in support of the Urban Areas and Cities (Amendment) Bill. This Bill comes at the right time in realignment of the county governments with the Constitution. The county governments have devolved both monies and human resource. Therefore, most of the urban areas within the county governments have become highly populated. It is very important to have them elevated to the status of municipalities. I am very excited because most of the towns that fall within constituencies, like constituency headquarters, will now fit in the categories ... view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Report. In my support, I recognise that the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill seeks to align the existing laws with the new Constitution, which is overdue. It has come at a time when the Government is committed to fulfilling its promise to Kenyans on matters health as one of the Big Four Agenda. The amendment to the Pharmacy and Poisons Act is very important because it seeks to eliminate quacks in the profession. It imposes a higher penalty for practising in unregistered premises and by people who may have been hiding and ... view
• 2 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Looking at the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Act, the amendments sought, which the Committee has approved, seek to protect professionals and the public from illegal practitioners in this area. As we talk about matters of health, we have seen people masquerade as professionals in the health areas. Just like other professions, they should tighten their knots in order to protect the public. This will give practitioners in the health field dignity and space to work without people tarnishing their names by practising in areas and on matters they are not competent in. view