Bishop Robert Mutemi Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: People would like to see us going back to the old Constitution. When this country had only 210 constituencies, we did not develop. Why did we not develop? It is because corruption was “eating” people in the country. Has that corruption been healed? No! So, the first thing that we need to do is to address the issue of corruption head on, without protecting people just because they belong to the same ethnic group. We have got to reach a point where we call a spade a spade. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The second point I would like to discuss on this particular Report is the one on generating resources to work with. This country has been blessed of late. There are a lot of opportunities that have come up. There is a lot of oil, coal and minerals but nobody is talking about fast-tracking the exploitation of those additional resources in order to help this country. We need to look elsewhere. If we think in the old way, we cannot implement the new Constitution. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is one very worrying trend which is that of getting easy answers to complicated problems. The problem that we are facing in this country is a transitional one, where we are transiting and devolving the country up to the grassroots level to ensure more people have a stake in the resources of this nation. Before, only a few people had access to the resources of this country and, therefore, they could tap them at will and use the money they way they wanted. Now, when they try to do the same tapping, they realise some ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The issue of reversing the counties and devolution is one that should never be imagined of. We cannot afford to go back to where we came from. So, we are blaming the counties sometimes for no reason. They are experiencing the same problems we are experiencing. Sometimes in this House, we even find ourselves not sure of what to do. The counties should also be given time and an enabling environment to actually evolve the systems of accountability; so that they can be able to account for the resources they are given. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in conclusion, I would like to say that we should start thinking like one nation and begin looking for solutions together. We should not use diversionary tactics to divide the House and lead people in the wrong direction. This country can survive if we work together and build general consensus on issues of national importance like the wage bill. But we should not say that some people should go and others remain. Nobody should go and nobody should remain. We should all be together sorting out our problems together and this nation will go ahead. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you and I support. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Indeed, I would like to continue seconding this Bill which is so important. As I said yesterday, I would like to begin by saying this Bill is not about clipping the wings of the governors. It is for promoting good governance within the counties through community planning forums. Currently, the level of mistrust and the negative attitudes among the leaders in counties is actually negating the very purpose and objects of devolution. This Bill is aimed at doing a number of things likecreating a coordinating forum for the development actors within the county to be able ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: This is going to happen--- view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, consultations tones are quite high. The inclusive participation of all the key players within the county is quite important. For example, it is quite clear that without consensus building, without engagement to agree on broad-based priorities of development within the counties, it would be very difficult for a particular individual alone to articulate the priorities of the counties. This forum will provide a very important opportunity where consensus is going to be built from the ward level through the sub- county level to the county level. These three are levels of involvement where all interested parties will be ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Therefore I am saying that, if this Bill is not given the right spirit, it can be used to frustrate county governments. But my prayer is that this Bill is going to be received with the right spirit, the spirit of enhancing devolution and good governance. This Bill will create a forum where all the views are going to be heard and taken into account. It is important to note that there is no single individual in the world, or even in this country, who has a monopoly of good ideas. Good ideas are with the ... view