Kaguchia John Philip

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. For sure, we discussed this amendment during the Second Reading of the Bill. The reason we always go through amendments is for them to sail through or fail. We are not doing this for the sake of it. Most of...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA)

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) He supported my proposal on dropping taxation of national park entry fees. This will help us promote domestic tourism. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : So, you are supporting his amendments? Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Yes, I support. What about Hon. Muriu?

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I have dropped it because the Chairman of the Committee agreed with my proposal to stop this taxation. So, I drop it on that understanding. (Proposed amendment by Hon. Kaguchia John dropped) The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Hon....

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I totally support the amendment by Hon. Muriu on the inclusion of New Clause 16A. Why request for goods when you cannot pay for them? I further propose that if you owe taxes and the Government has a pending bill owed to...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : What is your point of order, honourable? Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Leader of the Majority Party is alluding to the ball clay that is got...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Hon. Kaguchia, what point of order are you on? Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I had proposed that we drop taxation on telephone and internet data services...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I propose we do not increase the Railway Development Levy from 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent. Rather, we should retain at 1.5 per cent. This will ensure that we maintain the cost of imports low. The...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it would be in bad faith to think someone with a PhD is a bad manager. I mean, for you to study all the way to PhD level… The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Hon. Kaguchia, the argument on the Floor...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In the same breath, on the issue of the University of Nairobi, we seem to be having an administrative challenge where the Chairman of the Council of the University, Prof. Amukowa Anangwe, seems to be wreaking havoc. He seems to have...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I want to thank you very much for giving me this opportunity once again. You had requested me to table evidence on the many issues that I raised here.

Hon. John Kaguchia (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I want to be on record… 20th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 35 Hon. Speaker Hold on there. Hand over the documents to the Clerk. He has already told me that he needs to verify. Having documents and proving your case are two...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to make my contribution. As we have noted, the SOFA has previously been 16th October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 38 Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA)abused and misused by Government functionaries. Sometimes, it is done with the intention...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Hon. Raphael Wanjala has produced a photocopy of a document that we cannot authenticate. The document Hon. Raphael Wanjala has referred to is not…. 8th October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 26

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand guided. I stand to oppose the Special Motion that seeks to impeach the Deputy President. The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 made the Deputy President position elective, not appointive, so that the president and deputy can work together. This is...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Speaker, there is a reason why he is Hon. Kagombe and not Kigombe. It is because a small cow jumps before… (Loud consultations)

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I withdraw the naming of Hon. Kagombe and apologise. I also hope that you have noted that Hon. Wamumbi has hit me with a bottle of water. It is unparliamentarily that an hon. Member would …. Hon. Speaker Order. Hon. Wamumbi,...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Henry Kissinger stated that the quest for peace and order has two elements that are sometimes treated as contradictory. He said that if you cannot achieve the pursuit of security and the requirements of acts of reconciliation, you will not be able to...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I did not ask for information from Hon. Omar. I do not desire to get any information from Hon. Shimbwa. Hon. Speaker Order! He has rejected your information. So, take your seat. Hon. Kaguchia, wind up. Your time is up. Hon. Kaguchia John...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the Bill as presented in this House this afternoon, by Hon. KJ, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee. He is a very diligent young man, I dare say. I went to school in Hon. KJ's Constituency....

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate this opportunity. Coffee is important in the Republic of Kenya. As we all know, coffee is a major foreign exchange earner for this country. It helps us ensure a balance of trade and stabilise the dollar...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to enquire from the Cabinet Secretary if he will amalgamate all the bursaries into one kitty. So, education can be free. Is he sure whether bursaries are sufficient to make education in Kenya free? Does this money sufficiently provide...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I thank you very much. I support the amendment by Hon. Millie. We need to have shelters for people who have been found in such compromising situations. Under Article 56 of the Constitution, the Cabinet Secretary is supposed to consult governors. We...

Hon. Kaguchia John (Mukurweini, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the amendment of Article 89 of the Constitution of Kenya in as far as ensuring that we retain the 27 protected constituencies, of which Mukurweini is one. Mukurweini Constituency has existed since 1963 (Since independence) ....