Robert Mbui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I support the deletion of this Clause because the Bill seems to be providing for a lot of comfort to detainees. Some of them are guilty of some major offences. The rest of us who are not detained work hard. Many of our youth work hard. Therefore, it is fair that some of these prisoners be subjected to hard work. This is a good idea. Let us delete the clause seeking to give them comfort. I support. view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I have not contributed. view
• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill, which is the Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Amendment) Bill. I want to say that it is our responsibility to take care of our environment because it is the only one that we have. We must ensure that as we spend our time on this earth, we leave it better or just as good as we found it. I want to point out some area that I feel is of utmost importance in managing our environment; sand harvesting in my constituency in Kathiani. This has been a ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. On my behalf, my family and on behalf of my constituents of Kathiani Constituency and Machakos County, I want to pass my condolences to the family, friends, neighbours and the people of Homa Bay for losing their Senator; the great Senator hon. Otieno Kajwang’. The one thing we have learnt or we can learn from him is that, despite the turbulent times he had in politics, he maintained his sense of humour. I have learnt that politics is not a matter of life and death. Let us take that with us. May God rest his soul ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution. I support this Bill. Chapter Four of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 – the Bill of Rights – is very explicit about the rights of people of all walks of life. This Bill is basically meant to legislate and actualize that chapter. I believe that our Constitution is similar to the one of the Unites States of America (USA) but the circumstances under which people are arrested and locked up in this country leaves a lot to be desired. In the USA, suspects are considered ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Recently, I had the misfortune of having illicit brew sold in my constituency, which claimed the lives of four people. The person who was involved in the sale of the alcohol, who was an innocent business person, was arrested and thrown into a facility with very deplorable conditions. Therefore, this Bill is timely. The only thing we must be careful about is its implementation. I have looked at some of the clauses. First and foremost, anybody found guilty of treating people who have been deprived of their liberties in an inhuman manner, is liable to a maximum fine of Kshs200, ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: On the issue of facilitation, which the Majority Whip mentioned, there are certain things that require a lot of financial support. For example, on the right to reasonable accommodation, which has been stated, looking at categories into which we are splitting the inmates--- view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support the Water Bill, 2014. I come from one of those counties that have been said to have a lot of problems of water. However, our strategy as Machakos County for now is with our governor. He said that within the first five years, we would ensure that we have running water in our homesteads. We shall have water for showering in our homes. We shall be flushing toilets in our houses. We know that water is life. The fact is that we have enough water for all ... view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Eventually, I expect that we will be able to manage this water by first protecting our catchment areas. We need to have a source of water. It has been unfortunate in this country that from a while back, whenever we have had issues of protection of resources like water, politics would rear its ugly head. Last time, we were had an issue with Mau Forest, which supplies water even our city. People had settled into that forest and taken over its land. When they were being pushed out, it became political. Now, the same problem is still there. One of ... view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: water pump has broken down and they require Ksh10,000. They say so yet they have been selling water for a year and have collected money for it. So, it is important to ensure that the money collected from the sale of water is managed properly, so that there is continuity in the provision of water. view