Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1801 to 1810 of 2672.

• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand here to strongly oppose the amendment to the amendment and even the amendment itself. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not see why we should give priority to one Vote Head--- view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I must say that this has been our tradition--- view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: It is important that we continue our tradition. Things are going to change as we improve our systems. The Treasury has not yet gone to the extent where you can tell on a given day what your cash flow would be. So, let us give them time to improve their systems. If you look at the other jurisdictions, the ones that give two months or a quarter of the total Budget like in the US, the financial budget starts in September. So, the Treasury there has the time to analyze all--- view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. That was really a point of argument. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I am saying is that such a time is going to come, but we are not yet there; we are soon going to be there, where it will really be possible, even on a daily basis, to determine the amounts required by the Ministry. This House should not be seen to be opposing the Government Budget, because we are required to give services to the citizens. Suppose we find, after reducing this amount, that we do not have money for salaries for the policemen? We will be blamed in this Parliament! We do not ... view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very clear that this amendment is being proposed to oppose the referendum. These are the people who do not want the Constitution. We want to give enough money for the proposed Constitution, so that we can continue with the referendum. The people who do not want the referendum are the ones who are trying to reduce the amount, and this is totally unacceptable! view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if teachers go on strike, it is this Parliament which is going to be blamed because they are not going to have their salaries! view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not possible to determine at this time 100 per cent the amount of money that the referendum process will require. It is not possible! To be on the safe side, let us allow 50 per cent--- view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need money for the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). We need to build bridges. If we do not do so, it is this Parliament that is going to be disrupted. We cannot allow this. I am saying that if it were me, I would have gone for three-quarters of the total amount but 20 per cent is okay. view