Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy, Speaker, I stand to oppose that Motion. If I may bring it to the attention of hon. Members, we have already passed the Procedural Motion saying that this House continues sitting until we conclude the business on the Order Paper. In my view, adjourning is not concluding. The Procedural Motion that we passed says that we conclude the business of the House. If it is the feeling of hon. Members that they want to curtail the debate, then, at least, Dr. Nuh should have then risen on Standing Order asking the Mover to reply, so that we ... view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Our Standing Orders are very clear that hon. Members are responsible for the accuracy of their utterances. He has just said that I have bought into the shenanigans of the banks. Can he tell me where I bought, when and at what price I bought the shenanigans of the banks? view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: I just want to say two things. First of all, I would like to thank Members of Parliament for the support they have given me in my new docket. I would like to assure them that I will continue working with them, and that I do not take their support for granted. view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Having said that, it is important that I say clearly that I have been hard on the banks, particularly on the issue of interest rates. I have been telling them that they must bring down the interest rates because they are unsustainable and they are causing a lot of financial mishaps to Kenyans. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am glad to inform this House that, as a result of those efforts, interest rate on consumer loans has moved down from 30 per cent to an average of 23 per cent. Today, when I was discussing the matter with the banks, ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Question had been answered. The only point that arose was what we, as the Ministry of Finance, had done to talk to our counterparts in the Office of the President, to see how the terminal dues of the late citizen can be paid. We have done exactly that and we have actually discovered that the main reason why the benefits have not been paid is because on 28th September 2011, the Permanent Secretary, Office of the President, in charge of Provincial Administration and Internal Security wrote to the widow, Lydia Gathigia Njogu, of P.O. Box ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if I recall what happened we said that we just pay the pension. Unless the individual ministries advise us and prepare all the papers, we have no idea of what has happened; I am saying, as of now, officially we have not been informed of the death; but when the Speaker directed that we consult the Provincial Administration to find out what was the problem, this is what we discovered. The Office of the President has not yet submitted this claim because they wrote to the wife of the deceased on 28th September asking her to ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not a Kirinyaga County issue; the issue affects the whole country. What we are saying is that before the individual ministries advise us, we have no idea. My sympathies are with the widow. I even know the late chief. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think we must be very clear that the Government deals with formalities and procedures. The issue is that even if there is a new Assistant Chief who has been employed, as the Ministry of Finance, we have no idea that he has been employed. This is in the Office of the President’s docket. They are the ones to recruit, pay or fire. If they fired, we would have no idea that they have fired. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we are saying is this: We have now discussed it with my colleague and discovered what the problem was. The Office of the President has not officially submitted pension documents to the Ministry of Finance and the reason was because they sought that authority from the wife. I will give this letter to the Member of Parliament for Kirinyanga Central who should go and talk to the wife who will give consent and the money will be paid. It is so clear and I do not understand. view