Wanjiku Muhia

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: As I conclude, when members of the public want to change their polling stations, it will not be necessarily for voter manipulation. I have employed somebody and that person voted in another area. When they want to transfer, the polling stations are also very far. Distance matters, considering those people are poor. They are facing food shortages and cannot afford Kshs200 to ride on a motorbike in order to change the polling station of their choice. This also brings the issue of persons with disability. We have 1.5 million people living with disability who are potential voters. This is a ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: On the issue of age, people are also ailing. Today, my father is 70 years old. He was 65 years old during the last elections. If he wants to change his voter’s card, he can no longer walk like he could five years ago. So, the issue of door to door registration has to come in. So far, the chiefs have done well. As I conclude, if an exam is done and the pass mark is 500 and the first person acquires 200 marks, he will have passed the exam. However, the examiner will say--- view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: It is me who is contributing my dear! The examiner will say the pass mark was far below. For this reason, the exam was not passed. Equally, in the elections that we are about to face, if we expect certain millions of people to register but a certain number of people does not participate, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will say that the turnout was not good. It will just be the people who got a handful of votes and this will not represent the expected numbers. For that reason, people may continue crying and saying the leadership ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support this Report as it is for the best interests of the country as Members have said. Climate change is a serious threat to lives and livelihood for the whole world. It has brought about high poverty levels and health implications. Last week, I was reading a journal and I found out that in China, several million people die of lung cancer. We are already there globally because of factories and climate change has continued to advance. Achieving low carbon in future will require innovation at every level of the economy. However, some ways ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: In fact, you may not differentiate when you are in Europe and when you are in Kinangop. What do we gain by stopping the implementation of this wind power project? What does this wind use? view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: As we talk of innovation and creativity, today, we have young men and women who are thinking wide and loud and can come up with ways, but those ways can only be useful without much politics. Tree planting is one way, but you realise that the Forest Service Department in this country has relaxed and they do not seem to encourage Kenyans to continue planting trees. This will go into history as one of Jubilee achievements. I will continue to say that to sign the agreement is one thing, but to implement it is another. We have many youths who ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I will consider myself as one who will go in history in support of this Motion and say Kenya has taken the right direction. I support. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I also thank the Committee for bringing clarity as you know matters of nomination are emotive, especially on the primaries on same day. This is necessary going forward because we have experienced in the past people from different parties voting for other candidates, possibly the weakest candidate to just bring confusion. I feel the whole new amendment will bring clarity. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I second. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Report. Having heard what the Members have presented, it leaves every Member or Kenyans very sad. Issues of land and corruption are more or less the same in this country. The Executive gives people jobs but the people given the jobs do not discharge their mandates to the expectation of the mwananchi . From what this Report contains, it is crystal clear that the people who are in charge of this docket could be the ones going in circles for ever, not minding about squatters or some people’s ancestral ... view