George Macharia Kariuki

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Two weeks is sufficient, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Yes, he is. 14th August 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 27

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Okay. I am well guided.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) I also cannot find him here, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was really surprised that you allowed debate on that matter yet you had already given a direction on when it will be responded to. I rise to respond to the Statement requested by Hon. Momanyi. I can see he...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, on Thursday, 2nd May 2024, the Member for Butere, Hon. Tindi Mwale, requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the potential infringement of the right to privacy by the National Transport and Safety...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, there is no statement that we have kept for that long. I will interact with the Member to know what could have happened.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I commit to avail the statement in two weeks.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker allow me to remind the Hon. Member that the challenge that the Ministry is facing is inadequate funding. In the last financial year, the allocation to the road agencies was Ksh56 billion and only Ksh34 billion was availed through Exchequer Issues. Therefore, some...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I have two Statements. I will start with the Statement Request by Hon. Kamene regarding the deplorable condition of the Mlolongo-Quarry-Katani Road. On Thursday, 7th May 2024, the Member for Machakos County, Hon. Joyce Kamene requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, should I move to the next one or dwell on this one?

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) He is not.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I have been informed that Hon. Kihungi is sitting in for him.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, on 2nd May 2024, the Member for Kigumo, Hon. Joseph Munyoro, requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the status of Mau Mau Road in Kigumo Constituency. In the Statement Request, the Hon. Member,...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) I agree with the Member that the road needs to be worked on, but the main issue here is funding. If the resources are not available, the Member will not be satisfied. In the course of time , funds will be availed to complete that...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Indeed, the Member for Kiharu is my neighbour and a good friend. He has mentioned something to do with road agencies like KeRRA, KURA, KeNHA and the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) . I would like to give a competing perspective on...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) I meant that we have a number of other statements that had been requested for by the Members. We would, therefore, require ample time to respond. If the Member allows me, I think two weeks will be good enough.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) From what the Member has stated, it is under KeRRA.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, we require three weeks to respond.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) I sympathise with the students’ situation and we promise to respond to the matter within two weeks. We have quite a number of requests for statements to respond to, and we will require the Ministry to appear before the Committee to commit the statements to...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Okay. We will do our best.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome the students from various schools who have visited Parliament. Visiting Parliament is a great opportunity for children to learn how it operates and how laws are made and how this arm of Government functions....

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Yes. But normally, we summon the Cabinet Secretary who delegates to the Principal Secretary (PS) , but not the Director-General. We rarely invite the DG directly. We will require the Cabinet Secretary to direct the Permanent Secretary to appear before the Committee or he appears...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I have heard the sentiments raised by the Hon. Member. If he wishes to visit the Committee again and seek further clarification, we are happy to welcome him. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Ndia! Yes. Hon. Speaker, sorry I got a bit distracted by my neighbour. I have three Statements. Hon. Speaker, I rise to give the following Statement in response to the statement requested by Hon. Yakub Adow, MP. Hon. Speaker, on Tuesday, 16th…

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. 4th June 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9 STATE OF ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO KENYA RURAL ROADS AUTHORITY Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to make the following Statement in response to the request by Hon. (Eng.)...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On Thursday, 18th April 2024, the Member for Mwingi North, Hon. (Eng.) Paul Nzengu requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the current state of allocation to roads maintenance under Kenya Rural...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I rise to read the following Statement in response to concerns raised by Hon. Members of this House regarding 32 per cent fuel levy. Today mid-morning, we had a meeting with the Principal Secretary for Roads, Engineer Joseph Mbugua. We asked him to...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, indulge me to read out again the short Statement I had pleaded with Members to listen. If you allow me to read it out a second time, it goes as follows: Following the reduced fuel levy consumption…

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, following the reduced fuel consumption, the actual collection from 1st July 2023 to 31st May 2024 was Ksh74.2 billion. It is projected that the Board will collect Ksh6.5 billion in the month of June 2024, bringing the total for the year to Ksh8.7...

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) In two to three weeks’ time.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I am present and will provide a Statement on the first week after recess. Thank you.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Yes, the first week.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I request that you give us up to the second week after recess.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Week two, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. George Kariuki (Ndia, UDA) Hon. Speaker, we require two or three weeks to respond. You have two weeks. Leader of the Majority Party, give your Thursday Statement BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK OF 29TH APRIL TO 3RD MAY 2024