Mukunji John Gitonga Mwaniki

Thank you for your guidance in this House. Hon. Speaker, first, I want to say that security matters in this country must be taken with the seriousness they deserve. As we speak right now, I have demonstrations in Embu Town because of insecurity. Shops are being broken into and those...

Hon. Speaker, I believe it is very easy for the Hon. Leader of the Minority Party to bring the matter of me being a first time Member of Parliament, but he needs to understand that I learn very quickly. In my two years of service here, I have understood how...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you for your guidance in this House. Hon. Speaker, first, I want to say that security matters in this country must be taken with the seriousness they deserve. As we speak right now, I have demonstrations in Embu Town because of insecurity. Shops are...

Hon. Gitongo Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I believe it is very easy for the Hon. Leader of the Minority Party to bring the matter of me being a first time Member of Parliament, but he needs to understand that I learn very quickly. In my two years of service...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Since we came to this House, it is only the cabinet secretary who handles matters to do with cooperatives who has never appeared before us. I have questions waiting for him since 2022 to date. Many people in our communities...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. During the NHIF time, I used to spare some NG-CDF resources to pay for NHIF contributions for the most vulnerable members of the public. But this time, it has been very difficult. I sit in the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee, where...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you. I also welcome this amendment in consideration of the significant amount of resources that go to our security organs. Such resources cannot go without audit queries, especially from the Auditor-General. This amendment will ensure that we at least do not have misuse of...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I also rise to support the amendment. Policy directives by the government determine where resources are normally allocated during the budget-making process. When the Auditor-General cannot question the government on how they are going to handle policy—and the effectiveness and...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also congratulate the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. I also acknowledge that he has retained his position after very serious changes in this House because he has impressed the House with what he is...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. When you speak after Hon. Millie, you feel a little bit down because of how she speaks passionately about the other gender. On the Joint Report of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Senate...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to contribute to this debate on the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024. I want to start by appreciating the process that has been used on public engagement. At the outset, the current Cabinet Secretary did an advert...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I retract the statement, I insist that it is important for this House to continue engaging members of the public. We also need to listen to the public more often. Kenyans are right in what they tell this House...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) I have withdrawn my statement. You had not instructed that I have to apologise. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) I now instruct you to apologise. Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I withdraw my statement and apologise. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to congratulate the Committee led by the Chairman, Hon. Kawaya, for an amazing and well-researched Report. This is one of my areas of expertise. I have interacted with those IPP contracts. I want to confirm to the...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Firstly, I come from Embu where we have three factories that are always ranked amongst the ones that produce the best tea. In the world we are in, quality really matters. Quality of tea comes from usage of machines to harvest...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to contribute to this Bill. I reject and oppose the proposal of getting a third party to enjoy goods from the unclaimed financial assets. As per the records, we have over Ksh62 billion worth of assets in cash...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to congratulate our friend, Hon. Wilberforce Oundo for this Bill. I also want to commend the Leader of the Majority Party for pushing a Private Member's Bill to a level where it sees the light of day. In...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support and congratulate Hon. Martin Owino for bringing this Bill. From the onset, I have been privileged because my mother is part of this team of Community Health Promoters (CHPs) . I grew up knowing how...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, in cognisance of the very important role that libraries play in the world, I really commend the drafter and the Committee for a well-thought Bill that will give a new breath of life to KNLS, with good and improved governance and the...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to also support this motion. I commend my brother the Member for Dagoretti, for such a thoughtful Motion. I am very intrigued by the proposal of a science museum. It is true that we have allowed for too...

Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I wanted to add my weight to that Statement. Hon. Speaker But Hon. Mukunji, you know, ordinarily, we do not allow joyriders on statements, unless they are questions. Hon. Gitonga Mukunji (Manyatta, UDA) Yes, but Hon. Speaker, it is a shame that this...