Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, I want to say that I am also a Member of the Committee that vetted Lt. Col. (Rtd) Julius Ayub Githiri for this particular assignment. The problem we are having in this country is putting too many expectations on an institution that does not have the capacity to deal with issues of alcohol and drug abuse. We need to expand that scope of operation and take it down to the lowest level, the grassroots level of our country, the level of chiefs and all the Government functionaries. This will ensure that the issue ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: What the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has achieved so far since it came into place, is very little because as it is, there is something missing. Either it is financing or the political will that will enable them to operate and deal with the menace. Now that the former Chairman has already left, we are putting so much on the new Chairman’s shoulders and we are expecting that he will come up with measures that will deal with alcohol and drug abuse in our country. Most of us who represent urban constituencies have ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: We must also look at the barons. Those are the people who are sneaking in drugs and selling them to the young people. It is also important to note that corruption at the ports is one of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: the reasons that is allowing those people to get away with it. You will never hear of people who have been arrested. They only arrest the “small” people and the consumers, but not the suppliers. We need to deal with the suppliers, the sources that are supplying those illicit brews and drugs to our youngsters. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: There was also a concern in the Committee with regard to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. There is an attempt to militarise that authority. The head of Immigration Department, the Cabinet Secretary and now the Chair of NACADA are all retired military officers. We have people in other departments who can serve in those positions. I am not watering down the capability and the capacity of that retired military officer. I am just saying that we can look elsewhere other than the military. We also need to try the civilians and people from other sectors of ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: I want to support the appointment of Lt. Col. (Rtd) Julius Ayub Githiri to take up that job because it is very important. We also urge the Government to give him the necessary support. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think the General is also out of order as you ruled. I never said Jubilee Government, I said there is an attempt. This was a concern raised. That was on a light note, though. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I support the appointment of the retired colonel for that position. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. view
• 15 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to also support this County Assembly Services Bill. This is a milestone in trying to move away from the erstwhile local government hangover which the county governments inherited a great deal of functionalities. This Bill will also bring order in the counties because it will create the Service that will not generate some things that have bedeviled governors. They have been held to ransom by MCAs. The Board that comes into force will be like the PSC and MCAs will no longer be at the mercy of a governor. This Board ... view