John Sakwa Bunyasi

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to condole with the family of Hon. Kamoti. I got to know Hon. Kamoti by him being friendly on this Floor. We became personal friends, had frequent communication and conversations. He had a deep...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to contribute to the Coffee Bill, which I support. I would like to use this opportunity to lament a little bit. We have been going round in circles. Back in the late 1970s and in the early...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, sensing from presentations made, this is a Bill that has wide support. I wish to move, under Standing Order 95, that the mover be called to reply. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Patrick Mariru) : Is that the mood of the...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It is my great pleasure to reply after the very fruitful debate we had last week on the Bill. The discussions were extremely informative and rich. There are a lot of very useful suggestions that came from the...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is a delight to contribute to this Bill. I have been waiting for it to come up. The HELB can be a transformative institution. Gone are the days when only the wealthy could afford to have their children...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Division of Revenue Bill. It is an important process of what we need. But within that broad envelop of supporting the Division of Revenue Bill, let me comment a little bit what I see...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will restrict my discussion at this particular point because we have a substantive Bill before the House that takes care of all these things that have been raised. One thing I am happy with is that there is an increased...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Indeed, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I must say that despite all that passion and preparedness, it is a surprise that the Bill has come up for debate now, thanks to the unfortunate absence of Members whose Bills were ahead of mine. I had not even...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was not going to comment on this except that I was touched perversely by the comments of the Chairman of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. Essentially, what you are saying might be right. I think there are a number...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have two comments. One relates to the earlier Order, if you allow me. I like the House Business Committee’s decision on Individual Members’ Bills. At least it shows that the HBC now has some regard for new legislation and policy...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Indeed, this is a serious matter and it should not be cheapened the way Hon. Kamket is trying to do. Many documents are brought and tabled in this House and we forget about them. Being able to debate them will be...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) I will pass, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I was keen on saying something. It is not possible statistically that by signing this Treaty, we can move from 18 to 34 per cent. Remember we are declining from 23 to 18 per cent. However, that is not what I...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is an area in which I am very passionate about. I used the ferries across the Likoni Channel when I was a student in Mombasa and I use them to date. You would simply cross on the ferry...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This, indeed, is a very weighty Motion. Whereas we have had the extremes of disasters as happened in West Pokot, my condolences go to the many families that have lost lives, many have been displaced and many...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to add my voice to this very useful discussion on the Supplementary Budget for the Financial Year 2019/2020. We have had an extremely intense engagement between the BAC and other key stakeholders, including committees and people from the ministries,...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) It is just pre-emptive preparation.

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have very little to say on this. First, I support the intended extension of time. This will help in getting documentation properly done. It is repetitive since I do not know if this has been requested before. However,...

Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi (Nambale, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I first of all support the Motion. I agree with the Seconder, Dr. Oundo, who is my neighbour back home, that land is central to development and our social structures. Any attempts that improve the way in which we...