Bishop Robert Mutemi Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to thank hon. Keynan for this great Bill. I want to give two points only. One, this Bill gives us an opportunity to look at the miserable past, present promising times and focus on a future that is optimistic for the Members of Parliament. Two, this particular Bill gives us an opportunity to create a society that is organized and that is a living library for current Members of Parliament to consult those who have been there and learn a few points that we are now being told here. I wish ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to thank hon. Ochieng for donating the two minutes to me. I want to raise three points on this particular Motion, which I sincerely support. One, I think it is high time we created a friendly environment for the boda boda operators to operate in a regulated manner. Secondly, that particular sector has caused a lot of accidents and, as we talk about the accidents, I am quite disappointed that even now we have a container in Mombasa containing items on disability that is going to be auctioned. We need to ... view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: transportation system. As it is now, the boda boda have nowhere to operate. We need to have a commission that is going to come up with a comprehensive document on how we are going to make the boda boda business in Kenya the best model in Africa. If we do that, we are going to make our boda boda industry a very important industry. That is because we cannot do without it. It is very important and it is a sector that contributes a lot to the transport sector in this country. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health concerning the release of medical and orthopedic materials and equipment that were donated to the Association of the Physically Disabled of Kenya by a Dutch organisation in 2011; up to now this equipment is still held at Mombasa Port. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish it could have been two weeks because this is a case that has been pending since 2011; the equipment was donated to help the disabled people in this country. It is not serving any purpose; instead it is incurring more and more charges at the port. So, this response needs to be speeded up. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to speak about this very important Bill. I would like to say that violence in the family is violence everywhere. That means that this Bill is seeking to address a very important issue. We all agree that domestic violence is something we need to tame, prevent and stop. We cannot debate about that. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this Bill signals a change of attitude of spouses towards each other and towards the neighbour. Unless there is an attitude change; the way husbands look at their wives and vice versa we will continue to have a problem. As a clergyman, I know I am supposed to say that we only need to read the Bible. It is true that we would be all right if we follow the Bible. This is because Jesus gave us a new commandment; that we love one another. However, we have never lived to that standard. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, I have five issues that I would like to raise in this Bill. We need to amend them and then pass them. One thing that we cannot say is that this Bill should pass the way it is. If we do that we will not be doing good work, just the same way we addressed the issue of the Marriage Bill. We seem to be in two camps. There is the camp of men versus the camp of the ladies. That is not the way we should look at this Bill. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we should look at this Bill as Members of Parliament who are responsible and who are doing a service to this country for posterity. We should not look at where the Bill is coming from. We should look at the contents of the Bill and its contents are made in such a way that some areas need to be amended. Of course, one area has already been highlighted where the police were given permission to arrest people when they think they are likely to cause breach of peace. That reminded me of the old days when innocent people ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: there is no celebration for one part of the legislators. If this Bill goes through, let women not celebrate because if they do so then it means that it was a Bill against men. If this Bill fails, let men also not celebrate because it will mean we were just fighting to defeat women. This is not the essence of this Bill. This Bill is supposed to bring the family together and let us reason together as both members of the same family. If this Bill can be combed through with a toothpick, I am sure that we will come ... view