Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is quite a heavy exercise. Unfortunately, until you go to the ground and look at the revenue bills, that is the only time you can make a conclusion that this local authority is viable. Now that you have mentioned Naivasha, we will give it top priority so that those local authorities which are viable and can meet their services and pay for employees are created. The policy has been that whenever a district is created, a local authority is created. It will also stop this confusion of a constituency having two districts. However, this ... view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as far as I am concerned, His Excellency, President Mwai Kibaki was the Head of State and Government in the last administration. He is the Head of State and Government in this administration. So, as far as I am concerned, there has really not been any change. Nevertheless, it is true that we appointed a commission which went round the country and received views. The views, however, were only based on whether the residents wanted a new authority or not. We have that report. For cases where the residents said they want new authorities to be created, ... view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that question by my friend Mr. C. Kilonzo actually confirms what I have been saying, that even some of the current local authorities are not viable. As far as the salaries for councillors are concerned, it is important for Members to listen so that they can take this message to their councils. If your county council, municipal council or local authority is in a position to pay increased salaries for councillors, make this recommendation to our Ministry and if we find that the revenue base can meet the cost, we will approve it. In the ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to support the Vote for the Ministry of Energy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me start by congratulating and commending the Minister for his vision of supplying every home in the Republic of Kenya with electricity. I would also wish to congratulate the corporations under him; KenGen under the leadership of Mr. Njoroge, Rural Electrification under the leadership of Mr. Ayieko and the Kenya Power and Lighting Company under the leadership of Mr. Njoroge, not forgetting the Permanent Secretary Mr. Nyoike for coordinating all these activities. I ... view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to voice my comments on this very important Bill. I rise to support this very important Bill which, in my view, should have come to this House 45 years ago. I would like, first of all, to commend the team that was at Serena. The team that had a very heavy responsibility of trying to bring peace in this country. It voiced the concerns of their Principals and it has actually drafted this very important Bill. I am saying that because their job was not very easy. They ... view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this very important Motion. I commend the Mover, Mr. Kaino, for coming up with this very important Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in addition to supporting Cherangany Hills, we must support all the other water catchment areas, including Nandi Hills, Mt. Kenya, Kakamega, Aberdares and others that do not come to my mind straight away. One way in which we can sort out this problem is to enact a law, like the way the Nordic countries have done, including Sweden, Norway and the others. If you are not farming your land, then ... view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support and thank my friend, Mr. Kaino, for giving me the two minutes. view
• 17 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The project for the construction of Kabarnet Bus/Matatu Park was awarded in January, 2004, to Kewal Consultants having been the lowest bidder. The contractor, having been duly awarded the job, commenced the work in March, 2004. The contract period was 15 months whereupon the project was expected to be completed in June, 2005. The project, however, stalled along the way when the contractor failed to meet his obligations. At the time of stalling, about 80 per cent of the work had been done on the project. b) The following steps have been ... view
• 17 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is one of those rare occasions when we must commend the resident Engineer who was in charge of this contract. The engineer did a commendable job, because out of the contract sum of Kshs16,928,826.66, so far, only Kshs12,522,738 has been paid, meaning that if you look at the outstanding amount, which is 20 per cent, and the amount that has not been paid, they are proportionate. So, the resident Engineer did a good job. July 17, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1937 The blame for the non-completion of this contract falls squarely on the contractor. For example, whenever ... view
• 17 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the design is not being changed. What has been done is evaluating and measuring the outstanding works. Once this is done, then a fresh contract is going to be issued for the remaining works only. So, on the specifications, there will be no change and I can assure the hon. Member that this is going to be done. The advertisement for a fresh contract will be done before the end of this month, because the residents of Kabarnet Municipal Council need this bus park so that it can start generating some revenue. view