Samuel Mathenge Ndiritu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Motion as amended. First, the issue of miraa on the economy and the cultural values have been well enumerated. I would like to talk about one or two items that I would wish the Committee would look into thoroughly. When we talk of the economy, we are talking about over Kshs1 billion from a very small area. So, this is very high income. For us to just wake up one day and ban miraa, this is a very drastic decision to take. We know the effects that tobacco has on people. We ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Motion as amended. First, the issue of miraa on the economy and the cultural values have been well enumerated. I would like to talk about one or two items that I would wish the Committee would look into thoroughly. When we talk of the economy, we are talking about over Kshs1 billion from a very small area. So, this is very high income. For us to just wake up one day and ban miraa, this is a very drastic decision to take. We know the effects that tobacco has on people. We ... view
• 26 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this timely Motion. I have a history of having worked with an organization that has been sponsoring children poor backgrounds. The opportunities lost by children from poor backgrounds are very clear in my mind. Many students who get fewer marks are not helped. Just last week I placed a child at Naivasha High School. He had scored 371 marks and would not be admitted in a day school somewhere. He came to me for assistance in June, 2013. I was very disappointed. I could say that, perhaps, ... view
• 22 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Before I support it, let me say that, as the Chair has indicated, this is my maiden speech. I would like to start by thanking the good people of Gilgil for having had confidence in me. This is a new constituency and I have been given the honour of setting the standard for it. I will digress a bit before I go into the Motion of the day. Most of the Members have been in Gilgil visiting the Great Rift Valley Golf Club, which is in Gilgil. ... view