Duncan Maina Mathenge

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) On a point of order!

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Is it in order for Hon. Atandi to mention Hon. Mutahi Kagwe in this House while he is not here to defend himself? This is out of order. Thank you. (Laughter)

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Finance Bill as amended by the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. I urge the Chairman of this Committee to ensure that by 1.00 p.m. tomorrow, all the amendments that have...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) I have spoken to my constituents in the markets in Nyeri Town, Gatitu Location, Ruring’u Location and I have listened to their proposals and objections to the Finance Bill as originally tabled in this House. Their concerns have been adequately addressed in the Report...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. (Applause)

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) On a point of information, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I speak on behalf of the six elected Members of Parliament from Nyeri County, including the Senator and the County Woman Representative. We have suffered intimidation and blackmail. (Applause) 12th June 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 27 Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support that amendment. Sadly, issues of historical land injustices remain unresolved 60 years after Independence. In my constituency of Nyeri Town, the issues of people who were left in the colonial villages, despite being Mau Mau freedom fighters...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I confirm that the Cabinet Secretary visited Ruring’u Stadium on 29th August 2023. However, its status today is such that everything, except the small part of the pavilion and the borehole will have to be redone. The artificial turf is...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. (6) (b) , could the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports —

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) When will the private consultant who was retained in Ruring’u Stadium be removed from office? The Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works has the capacity to supervise this stadium. I want the Cabinet Secretary to look at the people of Central Kenya region...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As a first time Member of Parliament, the only resource that I have to serve the people who elected me is the NG-CDF. The Board guided me to go to the people and come up with proposals that were supposed...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to welcome Othaya Girls Secondary School to this august house. This is one of the leading institutions in Nyeri that is performing well as an extra-county school. This is an opportunity for those...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I am a member of the Select Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity. One of the realisations that this Committee came to is that it is...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. While I like the spirit of this Bill, I am opposed to the letter of it. The thinking is right, but the idea is obsolete within the realities of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. When we look at...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Allow me to speak to this House and our nation on two concepts. One, national cohesion and two, equal opportunity. It is an injustice to the two constituencies and the several wards that have...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, this Motion on the Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill by the Hon. Member for Embakasi Central has come at a very timely point in the tenure of the Kenya Kwanza Government. The success of this Government is largely hinged on the...

Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What is out of order, Hon. Mathenge? Hon. Duncan Mathenge (Nyeri Town, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Hon. Leader of Minority Party in order to mislead this House by saying that there is manipulation of...