Zachary Kwenya Thuku

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank my colleague, the Member of Parliament for Kipipiri, who is my neighbour in a special way. The above-mentioned road passes through my constituency from the Flyover to Njabini, then Kipipiri, and all the way to Nyahururu. That road has become a death trap simply because the bumps are not marked. We have raised this issue numerous times with the KeNHA, but nothing has been done so far. In my very constituency, there is a place called Kanamba in Gathaara Ward. We have lost lives of school-going children simply because there are ... view
• 18 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chair. I wish to support this amendment for the simple reason that members of the county assemblies are the representatives of the people. Indeed, any report that emanates from whatever quarter needs the approval and ratification of the county assemblies. We are talking of a very important Bill here. It is the Food and Feed Safety Control Coordination Bill. view
• 18 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: I come from an agricultural constituency where we do dairy farming. We have so much unregulated feed from manufacturers. Of course, we know the kind of infiltration that can happen within the circles of animal feeds. If after any investigation or certification of feeds that report comes to governors for approval, we will be opening a highway for corruption or scrupulousness. With the approval of the assembly that has direct mandate to oversight from the people, they will have an opportunity to interrogate. Assemblies may even do visits and even involve certification bodies like the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) ... view
• 18 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Therefore, I support this amendment. view
• 18 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. I also support this amendment, but still give my voice on feeds. This is what we intend to do in empowering the relevant county government departments that are dealing with matters relating to agriculture. view
• 18 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: The issue of standards and certification is quite an important matter to this country today. The world is becoming a global village whereby we are now becoming borderless concerning imports, exports, and competitive and comparative advantage. Countries will now have to trade. We have the slogan “let us go trade, let us go exchange goods”. Let us enjoy each competitive and comparative advantage. Setting the standards is what I would call a panacea to where we want to go. Feeds is quite an interesting matter in this country. We cannot trade if there is no regulation because we will not ... view
• 18 Oct 2024 in National Assembly: 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
• 8 Aug 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank our Vice-chairman for the powerful address as he moved this Motion by the Committee. I second and support this report that emanated from our sittings as Members of this Committee. In my support, I take a three-pronged approach because I want to talk about three things. We can do nothing much about Consolidated Fund Services expenditures because they are the first charge of the Consolidated Fund Services. We have to pay our debts, the offices of the President and Vice President, independent commissions, and other independent offices, and of course, that comes as ... view
• 8 Aug 2024 in National Assembly: stability of the Kenya Shilling. Our shilling continues to be strong as it is today despite the ongoing protests. I had an opportunity to engage in foreign exchange yesterday and found out that the dollar was changing at Ksh130. That means we have had sustained stability in our shilling for quite some time. view
• 8 Aug 2024 in National Assembly: An issue has been mentioned on the Single Treasury Account. As much as we want to take care of local banks, it is self-defeating for every government agency and entity in a country like Kenya to have bank accounts in commercial banks. Looking at our borrowing mix, you will see that the money we borrow is a chunk. Now, proposed domestic borrowing is 55 per cent and foreign borrowing is 45 per cent. This 55 per cent means we will borrow in excess of Ksh400 billion locally. All these monies are going to come from commercial banks. Let us look ... view