Mukunji John Gitonga Mwaniki

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also wish to add my voice to the Report of the MTDS. First, I disagree with the Leader of the Majority Party, even though he has left. When the Leader of the Majority Party misleads the nation by stating that securitisation is not borrowing...

Thank you. Securitisation is borrowing; it simply involves borrowing against revenue that is intended for future generations of this nation. I want this House to take the issue of debt seriously because we are present here today, but in five years, a new generation will have emerged. We have Gen...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, first, I am not the Member for Runyenjes, so I will not answer Hon. Wamuchomba. I will just continue with my contribution.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will just substantiate by explaining the law that we passed in this House. We passed a law and said that we will anchor our debts to the GDP. Experts must analyse and know very well that the GDP of our nation, without even the scrutiny of...

Withdraw what, Hon. Temporary Speaker? I am giving my comments of the Report that is on the Floor. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Temporary Speaker, why should I withdraw something that can be substantiated? All I said is that financial experts analyse the GDP, not this House. I stand with that. So, you were misquoted. I was misquoted by Hon. Wamuchomba. Proceed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I just want to say that…

Hon. Temporary Speaker, unless you want me to bring back a law that we passed in this House for Hon. Wamuchomba to read, I do not even have to argue on this. We amended the law to ensure that we anchor our debt to the GDP of the nation. That...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, as long as I believe that what I have said is correct, I do not need to withdraw anything. That is just the law. These are Bills that we pass in this House. It was among the first Bills that we passed. It is not even something...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will not withdraw my statement because I believe that what I have stated is in the public domain. We can talk until tomorrow, but the fact of the matter is that we changed the law and anchored the debt levels to the GDP ratio. That is...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to add my voice to the Report of the Committee. I proudly speak about NG-CDF today, having won the case in court that was almost threatening a fund that I believe has transformed the lives of Kenyans and improved our education sector....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is sad that we are talking about the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) audit reports of 2015. If my Mathematics is right, that is 11 years ago. That means that the audit report for Kirinyaga County, which Hon. Njeri Maina oversees, will most...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also wish to contribute and give my opinion on the Report by the Public Accounts Committee. When we speak of the auditing issue in this country, it takes me back to the late Kibaki’s government, where audits used to be taken seriously. People normally...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Hon. Member will get a chance to contribute to this debate. I am just cautioning this House that being the House of the people, we should not sign off our mandate of oversight. First, we should not sign off our mandate to ensure that public resources...

Thank you. As I conclude, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I call upon the Public Accounts Committee of this House to seriously scrutinise the Auditor-General’s Report. Let the Committee ensure that resources are utilised well as Kenyans are having it rough. We have increased taxes to almost double since this regime stepped...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to bring to the attention of the House that while we do give priority to the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party as per the guidance of the Constitution, we also need to consider the post-election coalition formations,...

Thank you. First, I will congratulate my colleague, Hon. Njeri Maina. I also congratulate the House on prioritising Private Members' Bills so that Members can improve their lives in this House. I also rise to support the Bill. I believe it aligns very well with the spirit of our Constitution,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support the Motion on the Report. We know very well that when this regime got into Government, one of the promises it made was to make electricity cheaper, affordable and accessible. Comparing Kenya to our neighbours, it is obvious that electricity...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill. I come from a place where coffee is among the highest revenue earners for our people. In Embu, we have four factories. We have Kathangariri, Rukuriri and Mungania tea factories. Whenever a bonus is around, even the Wazees...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am one of those people who were arrested during the Saba Saba demonstrations. I was on my way through the Thika Route, and police officers, close to 40 of them, appeared from nowhere, arrested me without telling me what I had done. They intimidated me...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I ask the Cabinet Secretary to take this matter seriously. I ride on my experience while I was being arrested. But also… Just avoid using yourself as an example. I am heading somewhere else. For the last three days, there have been clashes between Mbeere and...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also wish to state that the Statement is quite insufficient. From a distant view, this case appears to involve a lot of conspiracy. I am appealing to the Committee to go beyond IPOA’s statement. There is a need, Hon. Speaker, for the National Assembly to...

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 Health regarding the operationalisation of the rehabilitation fund in the country. addiction, support, training and deployment of personnel involved in the rehabilitation of such...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to differ with my colleague. One of the areas where the National Government does tremendous job is electricity connectivity. We know what is happening in the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) and Kenya Power. However, in matters of the Last Mile...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to give my contribution. I congratulate the Chairperson and the Committee. It is never an easy job to work on the Budget of the country. Firstly, I want to indicate that we are talking of close to a Ksh900 billion budget deficit...

No, I do not need information because of time. I will talk to my good friend, Hon. Oluoch, on the side. We need equity in the sharing of our Budget. I want to differ with many speakers who said that the Budget and Appropriations Committee allocations of previous years was...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you have to be fair. Those are statements duly attributed to you, and you should clarify or withdraw them. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I ask for fairness because I was interrupted while I was finishing up. Of course, if it is genuine empowerment, we should clearly know how...