National Assembly
John Machua Waithaka
Official identity source · observed 30 Jul 2026
Topics detected in John Machua Waithaka's contributions
Follow John Machua WaithakaOfficial Background
Education
- Texas A&M University, USA MBA International Trade 1984 to 1986
- Indiana University, USA BSc Management/Marketing 1978 to 1982
- Nairobi School East Africa Certificate of Education 1974 to 1977
- Westlands Primary School Kenya Certificate of Primary Education 1966 to 1973
Career & Experience
- Texas Statewide Builders Manager 1986 to 1989
- Mawa Marketing Director 1989 to 1993
- Makuti Park Director 1994 to 2000
- Mago Investments, Trade Director 2000 to 2002
- Mago Investments, Real Estate Director 2003 to present
Primary source · verified observation 30 Jul 2026
Current Positions
A member of the 13th Parliament
2022 General Election
Who is standing for this seat in 2027 will appear here once the IEBC clears candidates. Nominations close and clearance is published in the months before the August 2027 vote, so there is nothing official to show yet.
Committee Membership
- Member of the Delegated Legislation committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees John Machua Waithaka sits on.
- 29.04.2026 - Cdl Report On Copyright (consolidated (music & Audio-visual Works)) Tariffs, 2026
- Report On Consideration Of The Draft Charter For The Establishment Of The Kenya Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology
- Report On Consideration Of The Public Finance Management (wildlife Conservation Trust Fund) Regulations,
- Report On Consideration Of The Public Finance (state Officers And Public Officers Motor Car Loan Scheme Fund) Regulations, 2025
- Report On Consideration Of The Draft Charter For The Establishment Of The Kenya Medical Research Institute
- Report On Consideration Of The Draft Salaries And Remuneration Commission Regulations, 2025
- Report On Consideration Of The Public Finance Management (public Prosecution Fund) Regulations, 2025
- Report On Consideration Of The Privileges And Immunities (global Centre For Adaptation) Order, 2025
- Report On Consideration Of The Public Finance Management (sports, Arts And Social Development) Fund (ln No. 106 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The Public Finance Management (government Press Fund) Regulations (ln No. 142 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of Ten Regulations Relating To The Petroleum Sector
- Report On Consideration Of The Affordable Housing Regulations (legal Notice No. 114 Of 2025)
- Report On Consideration Of The Public Finance Management (public Officers Medical Fund) Regulations, 2024
- Report On Pfm (millenium Development Fund) Regulations (ln No. 51 Of 2024)
- Report On The Inquiry Into Irregular And Illegal Grant Of Tax Exemptions To A Company Under Special Operating Framework Agreemen
- Report On Consideration Of Senate Amendments To The Statutory Instruments (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 2 Of 2023)
- Committee On Degated Legislation Report On The Universities Regulations 2023
- Report Of The Delegated Legislation Committee On The Consideration Of Excise Duty Excisable Goods Management System Amendment
- Report Of The Delegated Committee On Excise Duty Amendment Regulations 2023
- Report Of The Delegated Committee On The Consideration Of The Vat (electronic, Internet And Digital, Marketplace Supply)
- Report Of The Delegated Committee On The Consideration Of Pfm National Peace Supporrt Operation Fund Regulations 2023
- Report Of The Delegated Legislation Committee On The Consideration Of The Draft Charter For Open University Of Kenya
- Report On The Consideration Of Draft Salaries And Remuneration Commission (remuneration And Benefits Of State And Other Public O
- Annex 2 - Report On The Consideration Of Draft Salaries And Remuneration Commission (remuneration And Benefits Of State And
- Report Of The Consideration Of The Crops(coffee) (general)(amendment)regulations, 2022
How this compares
54 154th of 348
Ahead of 56% · median 47
7 145th of 348
Ahead of 43% · median 7
1 41st of 348
Ahead of 77% · median 0
55 3rd of 348
Ahead of 99% · median 6
motions counted as moved, not seconded
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What these numbers don’t measure
- Committee work
- Parliament publishes no committee attendance for either House, so nobody can count it — us included.
- Constituency work
- Funerals, harambees, schools, casework. Recorded nowhere we can read.
- Whether it worked
- We can count questions asked, not answers given.
- Speaking often isn’t speaking well. Use these to ask John Machua Waithaka better questions — not to grade them.
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard contributions.
- 1 interventions
- 1 interventions
- 1 interventions
54 counted contributions in this Parliament, 7 of them in 2026.
Named by other members: 49
Other members named John Machua Waithaka in 49 passages of debate across 37 sittings, by 11 different members.
This counts the times somebody else named John Machua Waithaka in debate. It is not a contribution — a contribution is something John Machua Waithaka said — and the two are never added together.
Parliamentary Activity
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am sorry for coming in late. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding measures to forestall the outbreak of Ebola and Hantavirus diseases...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security regarding the status of investigations into the murder of Ms Bridgit Njoki Wainaina. On 7th July 2025,...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, 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 Energy regarding the potential effects of the ongoing United States/Israel-Iran conflict on the supply and distribution of petroleum products in the country....
Official Hansard sourceHon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding erroneous classification of two parcels of land belonging to Mr Stephen Chege as illegal alienated Government land. On 17th July...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning regarding the alleged withdrawal of funds from two ABSA Bank accounts belonging to Mr Kennedy Karanja...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy, regarding persistent power outages in Lower Gatina Village in Riabai that depend on electricity daily. Schools and healthcare facilities in the two...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Vice-Chairman has said that the verification process is ongoing, but he has not given a timeline. You have only said that it is in progress without indicating when it will be completed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the affected subcontractor, Mr Ikumbi, has indicated that he...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the demolition of stores in Kiambu town by the Postal Corporation of Kenya. On 10th March 2025, 62 market stores in Kiambu town were demolished by officers acting on behalf...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to present a public Petition on road reserves, pathways, and the protection of ancestral lands by the residents of Gitei Village, Kiambu County. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Gitei Village, Kirigiti Location, Riabai Ward, Kiambu County, draw the attention...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) c, I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations regarding the delayed payment of a subcontractor for the works undertaken in construction of the Environmental Conservation...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure regarding the impact of the recent rise in global oil prices on road construction projects across the...
Official Hansard sourceThank you Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have heard the response from the Hon. Member representing the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture. According to Michael Karanga, all the sponsorship or benefits that he has got have been from well-wishers and that the Government has not helped him...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
John Machua Waithaka has sponsored 1 bill.
Voting Records
Voting Records: 9
Motions
- National policy on deworming school-going children 9 Aug 2023 Moved Source ↗
Petitions
- Road reserve boundaries and protection of ancestral land 9 Oct 2025 Committed to committee Source ↗
Questions
- Could the Cabinet Secretary- (i) confirm that Thindigua Primary School, established in 2006, has no room for expansion and lacks crucial facilities such as a playground, and if so, state what steps the Ministry is taking to address the issue? (ii) outline the criteria used by the Ministry to allocate infrastructure funds to public schools and indicate when schools in Kiambu constituency, particularly those facing infrastructure deficits, will receive funding to improve learning facilities? (iii) to Cabinet Secretary for Education 9 Apr 2025 Answered Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) provide a comprehensive report on the statistics of death that have occurred on the Thika Super Highway since 2023 including reasons why these accidents have been occurring despite the presence of traffic officers on the road? (ii) state the measures put in place to ensure road safety on the Super Highway and monitoring of the road so as to mitigate the frequencies of such accidents? to Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport 7 Nov 2024 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why there have been delays in issuing National Identification Cards, particularly within Kiambu Constituency? (ii) outline steps taken by the Ministry to address these delays and provide a timeline for when the issue will be resolved to ensure efficient delivery of services to Kenyans? (iii) elucidate the measures put in place by the Ministry to mitigate and prevent such delays from occurring in the future? to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 18 Jun 2024 Pending Source ↗
- Considering that some of the effects of cancer is physical loss of body parts like limbs, hands, breasts and other adverse effects like loss of sensory, mental, visual, hearing, learning or physical infirmities that condemn them to permanent disability, could the Cabinet Secretary explain why such cancer survivors, including those in Kiambu Constituency, are denied eligibility for registration as persons living with disabilities? to Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection 2 Aug 2023 Answered Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why Government-sponsored students undertaking studies in Cuba, particularly those studying family medicine, are not given sufficient/adequate monthly stipend commensurate to the high cost of living in Cuba? (ii) explain the reasons for the inordinate delays in remittance of this stipend to the said students? (iii) state any plans on how the Government intends to adequately cater for the affected students to ensure that they undertake their studies in a c to Cabinet Secretary for Education 3 May 2023 Answered Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) State the volume of United States Dollar (USD) reserve held by the Central Bank of Kenya and each of the commercial banks in the country and confirm whether the high volume of USD believably being hoarded by commercial banks accounts for the spiralling exchange rate that has hit an all-time high? (ii) Explain why the rate of exchange for purchasing the USD from forex bureaus and commercial banks is as high as Ksh. 141 and Ksh 146 per unit respectively, yet the i to Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning 25 Apr 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Explain why anti-epilepsy drugs are not readily available in public hospitals forcing patients to source for the drugs outside the said hospitals at exorbitant prices? (ii) State measures the Ministry has put in place to ensure that the drugs are accessible and affordable? (iii) Indicate what the Ministry is doing to reduce the existing stigmatization and enhance public support for persons suffering from epilepsy? to Cabinet Secretary for Health 30 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a report of the planned infrastructural development plans that the Ministry has in place to expand Kiambu Road into a dual carriageway in a bid to ease the heavy traffic snarl-ups experienced along the said road? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the timelines within which the said plans will be implemented to bear fruit and save the country the man-hours currently wasted in traffic? to Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport 1 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
Statements
- Internet connectivity in ICT hubs within Kiambu Constituency request 18 Jun 2026
- Measures to forestall the outbreak of Ebola and Hantavirus diseases in Kenya request 3 Jun 2026
- the status of investigations into the murder of Ms Bridgit Njoki Wainaina request 9 Apr 2026
- Effects of the ongoing United States/Israel- Iran conflict distribution on of petroleum products in the country. request 7 Apr 2026
- Effects of US/Israel-Iran conflict on petroleum supply request 7 Apr 2026
- Deprivation of property by Government violating Article 40 of Constitution request 26 Feb 2026
- erroneous classification of two parcels of land belonging to Mr Stephen Chege as illegal alienated Government land request 26 Feb 2026
- the alleged withdrawal of funds from two ABSA Bank accounts belonging to Mr Kennedy Karanja Macibu request 24 Feb 2026
- Persistent power outages in Kiambu Constituency request 2 Dec 2025
- the demolition of stores in Kiambu town by the Postal Corporation of Kenya request 5 Nov 2025
- Delayed payment of a sub-contractor by the Ministry of Defence request 9 Oct 2025
- the delayed payment of a subcontractor for the works undertaken in construction of the Environmental Conservation Gallery at Uhuru Gardens by the Ministry of Defence request 9 Oct 2025
- the impact of the recent rise in global oil prices on road construction projects across the country request 24 Jul 2025
- Impact of rising oil prices on road construction projects request 24 Jul 2025
- Insurance compensation to the family of the late Mr. Patrick Gichuru request 22 Jul 2025
Papers Laid
No papers laid recorded yet.