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John Machua Waithaka
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A member of the 13th Parliament
2022 General Election
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Committee Membership
- Member of the Delegated Legislation committee.
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- Devolution 1 1 interventions
- Forestry & Conservation 1 1 interventions
- Security & Defense 1 1 interventions
Parliamentary Activity
Hon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am sorry for coming in late. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding measures to forestall the outbreak...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am sorry for coming in late. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding measures to forestall the outbreak...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am sorry for coming in late. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding measures to forestall the outbreak...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the status of investigations into the murder of Ms Bridgit Njoki...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy regarding the potential effects of the ongoing United States/Israel-Iran conflict on the supply and distribution of...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding erroneous classification of two parcels of land belonging to Mr Stephen Chege as illegal alienated...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning regarding the alleged withdrawal of funds from two ABSA Bank accounts...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy, regarding persistent power outages in Lower Gatina Village in Riabai 2nd December 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Vice-Chairman has said that the verification process is ongoing, but he has not given a timeline. You have only said that it is in progress without indicating when it will be completed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the affected subcontractor, Mr...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the demolition of stores in Kiambu town by the Postal Corporation of Kenya. On 10th March 2025, 62 market stores in Kiambu town were demolished...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the demolition of stores in Kiambu town by the Postal Corporation of Kenya. On 10th March 2025, 62 market stores in Kiambu town were demolished...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to present a public Petition on road reserves, pathways, and the protection of ancestral lands by the residents of Gitei Village, Kiambu County. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Gitei Village, Kirigiti Location, Riabai Ward,...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) c, I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding the delayed payment of a subcontractor for the works undertaken in...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the impact of the recent rise in global oil prices on...
Official Hansard sourceHon. John Waithaka (Kiambu, UDA) Thank you Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have heard the response from the Hon. Member representing the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture. According to Michael Karanga, all the sponsorship or benefits that he has got have been from well-wishers and that the...
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John Machua Waithaka has sponsored 1 bill.
Voting Record
Voting History: 9
Motions
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Petitions
- Road reserve boundaries and protection of ancestral land 9 Oct 2025 Committed to committee Source ↗
Questions
- Could the Cabinet Secretary- (i) confirm that Thindigua Primary School, established in 2006, has no room for expansion and lacks crucial facilities such as a playground, and if so, state what steps the Ministry is taking to address the issue? (ii) outline the criteria used by the Ministry to allocate infrastructure funds to public schools and indicate when schools in Kiambu constituency, particularly those facing infrastructure deficits, will receive funding to improve learning facilities? (iii) to Cabinet Secretary for Education 9 Apr 2025 Answered Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) provide a comprehensive report on the statistics of death that have occurred on the Thika Super Highway since 2023 including reasons why these accidents have been occurring despite the presence of traffic officers on the road? (ii) state the measures put in place to ensure road safety on the Super Highway and monitoring of the road so as to mitigate the frequencies of such accidents? to Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport 7 Nov 2024 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why there have been delays in issuing National Identification Cards, particularly within Kiambu Constituency? (ii) outline steps taken by the Ministry to address these delays and provide a timeline for when the issue will be resolved to ensure efficient delivery of services to Kenyans? (iii) elucidate the measures put in place by the Ministry to mitigate and prevent such delays from occurring in the future? to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 18 Jun 2024 Pending Source ↗
- Considering that some of the effects of cancer is physical loss of body parts like limbs, hands, breasts and other adverse effects like loss of sensory, mental, visual, hearing, learning or physical infirmities that condemn them to permanent disability, could the Cabinet Secretary explain why such cancer survivors, including those in Kiambu Constituency, are denied eligibility for registration as persons living with disabilities? to Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection 2 Aug 2023 Answered Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why Government-sponsored students undertaking studies in Cuba, particularly those studying family medicine, are not given sufficient/adequate monthly stipend commensurate to the high cost of living in Cuba? (ii) explain the reasons for the inordinate delays in remittance of this stipend to the said students? (iii) state any plans on how the Government intends to adequately cater for the affected students to ensure that they undertake their studies in a c to Cabinet Secretary for Education 3 May 2023 Answered Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) State the volume of United States Dollar (USD) reserve held by the Central Bank of Kenya and each of the commercial banks in the country and confirm whether the high volume of USD believably being hoarded by commercial banks accounts for the spiralling exchange rate that has hit an all-time high? (ii) Explain why the rate of exchange for purchasing the USD from forex bureaus and commercial banks is as high as Ksh. 141 and Ksh 146 per unit respectively, yet the i to Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning 25 Apr 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Explain why anti-epilepsy drugs are not readily available in public hospitals forcing patients to source for the drugs outside the said hospitals at exorbitant prices? (ii) State measures the Ministry has put in place to ensure that the drugs are accessible and affordable? (iii) Indicate what the Ministry is doing to reduce the existing stigmatization and enhance public support for persons suffering from epilepsy? to Cabinet Secretary for Health 30 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a report of the planned infrastructural development plans that the Ministry has in place to expand Kiambu Road into a dual carriageway in a bid to ease the heavy traffic snarl-ups experienced along the said road? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the timelines within which the said plans will be implemented to bear fruit and save the country the man-hours currently wasted in traffic? to Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport 1 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
Statements
- Internet connectivity in ICT hubs within Kiambu Constituency request 18 Jun 2026
- Measures to forestall the outbreak of Ebola and Hantavirus diseases in Kenya request 3 Jun 2026
- the status of investigations into the murder of Ms Bridgit Njoki Wainaina request 9 Apr 2026
- Effects of the ongoing United States/Israel- Iran conflict distribution on of petroleum products in the country. request 7 Apr 2026
- Effects of US/Israel-Iran conflict on petroleum supply request 7 Apr 2026
- Deprivation of property by Government violating Article 40 of Constitution request 26 Feb 2026
- erroneous classification of two parcels of land belonging to Mr Stephen Chege as illegal alienated Government land request 26 Feb 2026
- the alleged withdrawal of funds from two ABSA Bank accounts belonging to Mr Kennedy Karanja Macibu request 24 Feb 2026
- Persistent power outages in Kiambu Constituency request 2 Dec 2025
- the demolition of stores in Kiambu town by the Postal Corporation of Kenya request 5 Nov 2025
- Delayed payment of a sub-contractor by the Ministry of Defence request 9 Oct 2025
- the delayed payment of a subcontractor for the works undertaken in construction of the Environmental Conservation Gallery at Uhuru Gardens by the Ministry of Defence request 9 Oct 2025
- the impact of the recent rise in global oil prices on road construction projects across the country request 24 Jul 2025
- Impact of rising oil prices on road construction projects request 24 Jul 2025
- Insurance compensation to the family of the late Mr. Patrick Gichuru request 22 Jul 2025
Papers Laid
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