John Murumba Chikati

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On my right are around six female Members. They want my voice on this matter. Around one million girls miss school every month in Kenya because of lack of sanitary towels. That is a very big number of girls that...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just want to give a summary picture of the outlook of the Finance Bill. The way I understand it, it seeks to boost the ordinary revenue as a share of the GDP to 25 per cent. I will give a...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The fact that one is a governor does not give him permission to move equipment haphazardly from one health facility to another. We have had cases where governors remove facilities from hospitals without consultation and public participation. At Ndalu Hospital in...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As highlighted by the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the suggested distribution is more than the constitutional framework of 15 per cent as laid down. This should enable the county governments to carry out their responsibilities and obligations. With...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me also add my voice to the First Supplementary Estimates for the 2022/2023 Financial Year. I thank the current administration for aligning the Budget to the priority needs of our country. I have taken time to go through the proposals...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker. Yes, right. To some extent, the Budget Estimates are also responding to the drought situation in the country. That is through the allocation of money for relief, emergency response; as well as for general drought mitigation. It is something...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Hon. Speaker, let me contribute to this Petition by Ms. Joyce Cherono. Health care is extremely important to access education. It is critical because when you look at the number of students in hospitals, at any time, it is almost equal to the number of...

Hon. John Chikati (Tongaren, FORD-K) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank the people of Tongaren for electing me overwhelmingly and giving me an opportunity to serve in this House. I am so grateful to them for this occasion. I would like to go straight to...