Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to support this Report. Political parties are in existence as a constitutional requirement because Kenya is a multiparty democracy as recognised by the Constitution. Political parties cannot run on the whims of individuals. They must be given proper funding which is allocated from the National Treasury. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: This Report indicates that the political parties have not been given money for several financial years. The Committee is recommending that the Cabinet Secretary should comply. I agree with them. When it comes to matters of political parties, the money is only given after allocation to several other agencies. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Money is only given to political parties after allocation to several other agencies has been done. They should also be given direct funding. The Registrar of Political Parties made a presentation to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs indicating that money The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: for political parties was way above what justice, governance, law and order can handle, so that the money can be drawn directly from the Consolidated Fund. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: This is something that we need to look at carefully. The Budget and Appropriations Committee should make sure that political parties are not starved because they will not function. Some political parties are formed around election time and after elections, most of them exit. For political parties to remain focused and develop democracy, they need to be stable and not rely on contributions from individuals. Even though Members are supposed to contribute as a show of membership and loyalty to the party through subscription, that should not only be the source of funding because parties cannot survive with that kind ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We need to have consistency in allocation. All the money that has not been given to political parties should be released. This is strangling political parties. They have overheads they need to deal with. When they are not funded, some of them wind up. Political parties have offices and staff. For them to prepare for nominations, party membership around election time, they require funding. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The ODM is supposed to be one of the beneficiaries of this allocation. It is supposed to be given Kshs112 million or 30.24 per cent of the allocation. This indicates that it is a political party with a national outlook and has drawn members from all over the country. It is not an outfit you can describe as a briefcase party. It is one of oldest political parties apart from KANU. The KANU has disappeared although they had said it would rule for 100 years. It seems it is no longer in the picture. The ODM and the Jubilee Party ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I support the Report and agree that the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury should move quickly and release the funds to the political parties to enable them to remain focused. This will also enhance democracy in our country. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you for giving me a chance. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education the following Question: a) Could the Cabinet Secretary confirm whether the free primary education programme is still in place? b) If so, could she explain why some public primary schools are still charging admission fees as well as fees for other school activities? view