Zachary Kwenya Thuku

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Apr 2024 in National Assembly: On a point order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise on Standing Order 95. Looking at the mood of the House, and because there is repetition in the contributions being made in this House, the feeling is that maybe we should move forward. We have some other urgent matters that also need some attention. view
• 5 Mar 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Report on the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy. At the outset, as a Member of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee, I wish to support our Report. This is a Report that is very important in as far as fiscal planning, Budget, and the Budget Policy Statement are concerned. It is simply a document by the National 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
• 5 Mar 2024 in National Assembly: Assembly which tries to envision how the National Treasury will manage debts in the coming financial year. I have taken interest in looking at the Debt Management Strategy of the National Treasury. Parliament must be alive to what is happening in this country, especially the issue of debt. Largely, our budget is financed through borrowing and that is perturbing. Looking back ten years ago, it is sad to say that our borrowing has gone up by around 350 per cent from Ksh2.25 trillion to about Ksh11 trillion to date. That is something that should concern every Member of Parliament because ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for your magnanimity. As a House, we must live to our calling and responsibility. We must oversight the National Treasury. They should not just be presenting documents to this House and once we interrogate them and pass resolutions, we assume that it is the end of the work of the House. We are not mere spectators in this game. We are not spectators but players; we are part of the budget-making process. The National Treasury must be well advised that any document that they present to this House is for purposes of consumption of this ... view
• 29 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this Bill from the Senate. From the outset, I join my colleagues in rejecting it. In a special way, I reprimand the Senate House Business Committee for allowing such a matter to be given precedence to be discussed in the Senate and to be forwarded to the National Assembly. These are some of the things that make Parliament look like a joke. I have taken time to interrogate who the author and initiator of this Bill is. From my judgement, it was clear that the initiator is ... view
• 22 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: Kinangop? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. view
• 22 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: Yes. There is always that confusion between Kinangop and Kinango and, interestingly, we are both in the House. I thank you for this opportunity and wish to support this Report by the Public Accounts Committee that is led by 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
• 22 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: his highness the nominated Member and a former elected ranking Hon. Member of this House. This is a very important report. I want to very brief... view
• 22 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: He is but he is a ranking Member. He has been in this House for long enough and we are taking cue from him in many aspects. As I support this Report, I briefly want to point out two issues. One is the issue of budgeting and two, is the issue of pending bills. Many times, we have passed budgets in this House and thereafter, ministries and departments present their procurement plans and start implementing the same based on the passed budget. They continue procuring with the hope that they will fulfil their contractual obligations to the contractors. But in ... view
• 22 Feb 2024 in National Assembly: that are awarded to the litigants goes to lawyers and advocates who represent them. We should hold this matter dearly because it is the easiest route for corruption. view