Gathoni Wamuchomba

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Speaker, is Hon. Kajwang’ in order to say that the Deputy President has a mentality to eat? Does he have any gadget to measure mentality? Is that a fact? Can you prove that there is a mentality? Which gadget do you use to measure...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Speaker, is the Member on the Floor… (Several Members spoke off the record) I am addressing the Speaker. You are not the Speaker. Stop heckling.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I rise on a point of order to ask if the word “makanga” is parliamentary. Is the Member in order to use that kind of language today? (Loud consultations)

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) I am glad that I have got this opportunity to contribute to this wonderful Bill. At the outset, I want to congratulate the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation in the National Assembly, Hon. KJ whom I previously served with in...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. At the onset, I rise to support the Bill. This is a Bill that we have been waiting for as coffee farmers and as Members of Parliament who come from areas where coffee is grown. It is a Bill that...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have no issues with the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party seconding this Bill, which I support because I am a coffee farmer and represent farmers. He needs to substantiate. He has said that he is my doctor. In what aspect...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Mr Speaker. My apologies. My name is Gathoni Wamuchomba. I just needed to clarify that. I rise to support this very detailed Report from the Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture. I must confess that the Committee has done quite...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you for the additional time. Having people in acting capacities in Government is very worrying. Some of those CEOs and finance managers in acting capacities sometimes give excuses for not completing assignments because of their positions. Once we are done auditing this land under...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Gathoni Wamuchomba.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to contribute to this debate on the Supplementary Estimates. First, I want to thank the young people of Kenya for giving us an opportunity to review budget estimates and re-look at areas where we can reduce our expenditures and...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) I am rising on Standing Order No. 90 as a Member who wishes to speak on this matter of sanitary towels as a user.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to contribute to the proposals on the Finance Bill that have been tabled in this House. For a long time, the Finance Bill has not been a subject of discussion in this country. However, in the last one...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Yes.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order 90 as a Member who has pecuniary interests on matters of sanitary towels as a user. Do I qualify?

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I followed the proceedings of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. From that discussion, I picked that 45,000 learners have been admitted to national universities and cannot afford to report to the institutions. Those are learners who are going...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of information to ask for clarification from the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I refer to the Constitution of Kenya, Article 221….

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Yes, the Chairman, so that he can respond to the House. Article 221 of the Kenyan Constitution says: "At least two months before the end of each financial year, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance shall submit to the National Assembly estimates of revenue and...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to inform my friend and colleague, Hon. Cherorot, that the incident that recently happened in Mai Mahiu is not because of a dam burst. If you call it a dam and try locate it on the map of Kenya, you...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to pass my sincere condolences to the families that have been affected by the 30th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 61 Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA)the water at Muniu and Maige villages in Mai Mahiu, and Kijabe.It is,...