Wanjiku Muhia

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this moment to speak about this very timely Bill. I know Hon. Ochieng is a great contributor and sponsor of several Bills. Today, Kenyans have one question. We are informed that some years back, we were economically at the same level with Singapore. What happened and what continues to happen only requires such framework to make us dream to ever be there. This Bill can be used to cure corruption in this country. The country has endeavoured to cure corruption, but it has become a nightmare. This is a ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is quite clear. I will go by your direction. Let me then say that when company “X” enters into an MoU with company “Y” and the MoU is meant to drive company “X” down, that is not lack of competence from the CEO but lack of credibility. I want to draw Members’ attention to the disciplinary case in this Bill that the country can use to be zero-tolerant to corruption. I want to assume that the member of company “X” who writes a wrong MoU with another company to bring down his, clearly, may not ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: for him or her to be relocated to another parastatal. That person should be blacklisted for a period of time. It is like the banks impose sanctions on those who default on the repayment of loans. They blacklist defaulters for a period of five years before they can be given another loan by another institution. The same case should apply here and, possibly, the period should be extended to 10 years. For bringing a company down, you should either be blacklisted forever or for a minimum period of 10 years. We have seen some very funny CEOs who have brought ... view
• 11 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill and commend the Senate for finally doing what they are supposed to do. Most of the time they have been doing what is not meant for them. Research has shown that emotional, social and physical development of a child translates to what one becomes when he or she becomes an adult. Therefore, it is very important to invest in our children since we will be investing in our future. In this regard, I find this Bill timely in terms of screening. The Bill has pointed out that anyone ... view
• 11 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: of the BoM because there could be reasons why that child was not admitted in an ECDE at the right age. If we pass this Bill as it is, we may lock out some children. The idea of making ECDE compulsory is very much welcome. However, in Nyandarua County, a nursery school is five kilometres away. That has been the case since time immemorial until recently, when I put up a nursery school between the five kilometres. For that reason, most parents have opted to keep their children at home until they are able to walk. The crime rate is ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. On a light note, at least, Hon. Okoth has come. I was sympathising with their side, as all Members seem to be around discussing other matters. This is a very important Bill. We just concluded The Hague cases. Some of the witnesses claimed they could not give evidence because they were not properly protected. I would like to start with the issue of hired witnesses. We had the experience of several hired witnesses in The Hague cases. It also happens even in our normal courts. A lot of evidence is lost. Due to insufficient ... view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support and acknowledge the effort of Hon. Muthomi Njuki in coming up with this Bill. We are aware that our education system has changed and History is now an optional subject. Students are no longer required to study History as a mandatory subject unlike what happened in the past. Most students end up at university without having any knowledge of our history. History is important. Looking at what is happening today even at the leadership arena, many people are taking the country for granted because of lack of information. The mausoleum should ... view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: museum and those near Baringo can visit former President Moi’s museum. This is an important subject. We used to have a Ministry of Heritage, which was headed by the late Mzee ole Ntimama – may God rest his soul in eternal peace. The Ministry responsible for heritage should be attached to the Ministry responsible for tourism because this is also an income generating department. Most importantly, the information that will be found at the mausoleum will help us to reflect instead of making hasty and wasteful decisions while leading this country. It is unfortunate that one can go through secondary ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak on this issue which is ailing Kenyans, not only economically, but also in their blood. Many things have been raised here including poor investment decisions, poor human resource policies, making customer service go down, partnership with African and European airlines, MoUs, but all these things are done by specific people with specific aims, and I would 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
• 4 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: only call them unpatriotic thieves. It is unfortunate that many countries experience corruption, but in Kenya corrupt people do not have the wisdom to even try and invest back in Kenya. If this MoU was negotiated by directors who aimed at helping the institution, and I want to believe they have negotiation skills, they could only negotiate to the disadvantage of KQ for their own interest. For this reason, institution and the country have lost billions of shillings. Worse still, the ‘Pride of Africa’ will be the ‘Shame of Kenya’. As a House, we must stand tall. We must make ... view