Julius Lekakeny Sunkuli

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Speaker, I support these appointments. Being appointed an Ambassador to China is one of the biggest and most important jobs you can get in a country. Actually, it is the only time you can be called your Excellency without being elected, and that shows...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) That is why, with the benefit of the insight, I am able to advise that it becomes a problem. I, however, took immediate action and learnt Chinese. Hon. Speaker, you can attest that I could translate some Chinese for you when you came to China....

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Yes.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) That is why I said he was appointed despite that fact. Hon. Speaker, I thank His Excellency, the President, for appointing Mr Noor Gabow as Consul-General to the Port-au-Prince in Haiti. Brazil is the only place where we have our Embassy in South America. I...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) I would like to support the Petition. Oljorai is a Maasai word meaning, “Thorn Tree”, and therefore, it establishes that the Maasai people who are residents in Oljorai have a historical right to reside there. Unfortunately, the Maasai people who are living in Oljorai have...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) I really do not object. Other than adding a master’s degree, we should avoid mentioning fields in future. A person qualified with a master’s degree even in engineering can still qualify. This is discriminating against other professions. We have 26th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, if you delete subsection (2) , what happens with the way subsection 1 reads? Because it says that every contract for milling of coffee shall be in writing and shall contain such information as may be prescribed. Where? Why do you also...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) I know that the regulations will come before us. Can you, therefore, to be certain, just say, “as it may be prescribed by the cabinet secretary in the regulations”? At least, make it readable. Do not leave it hanging. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I just want to ride on Hon. Chepkonga’s comments and say that after we pass the Bill, we may have to revisit the definitions. That is one of the contentious issues. The terms “prescribed form” and “the relevant authorities” have not been...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I would like to support the amendment and also remind the Chairman that the other thing that he is amending is that he is deleting the words “his or her” and replacing them with the word “their”. That is the other amendment...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support the amendment. Picking up from the last point and looking at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) , Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) and the rest, most of the employees are PhD holders. If you have a...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. From my experience as a magistrate, if you provide a fine of Ksh50,000 or a sentence of six months, those two do not match each other. You ought to have increased both the amount of money and time....

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I take a different view and support. This is because this is about the integrity of the institution, and we are punishing a person who decides to act against the secrecy of the organisation. I think that he even deserves to lose...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Thank you, Hon, Temporary Chairlady. This seems to be a very subjective thing. What is suitability test and who determines the skills audit? This is creating something which is hard to test. The same thing is happening with the transition from NHIF to SHIF. Let...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the end product is exporting coffee, and Kenya’s name will be at stake. There are two things that we should not localise. First, we should not localise our standards. Secondly, we should not localise our brand too much. The amendment is very...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Chairman should consider that this definition of a small holder is not sufficient. First of all, the definition 26th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 95 Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU)says that that a small holder is a person who is on...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Speaker, I wish to join you in welcoming Members of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples’ Congress of the Peoples’ Republic of China where I served as an ambassador for five years. This delegation … 20th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 34

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Ambassador Zhou is the real glue that is holding the relationship now. He is promoting the relationship between this House and the National Peoples’ Congress of the Peoples’ Republic of China. I want to welcome them and assure them that the Republic of Kenya is...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) I just want a clarification on when the Statement will be issued. Although the Hon. Member told me that the matter is not between Kilgoris and Kisii but between Emurua Dikirr and Kisii, stock theft might affect Kilgoris. However, stealing of donkeys does not affect...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order, 44 (2c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs regarding two organisations known as SOS Mission and SOS Adventure, that are operating...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Yes. Of course, the two weeks. I am not looking at it from the NGO angle but from the security angle. We do not know what those people are doing. Two weeks is a good time to do that research.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am really grateful for giving me this opportunity to give my tribute to the late Hon. Peter Oloo Aringo. I served with him in the Government and this Parliament. He was a very eloquent Kenyan who was...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to speak after very eloquent Members because, as you have confirmed, Hon. K.J. is eloquent. Additionally, before him, was Hon. Millie Odhiambo, who is equally eloquent. Last week, we debated a...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I come from an older time period, having been a member of KANU, and having served in the KANU Government. I find some things rather difficult to understand. This position of Deputy President is a new one since it came in 2010. The...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, UDA) Yes. Go ahead. 8th October 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 52

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I will definitely need an extra minute. Our Constitution anticipates a scenario where the President and the Deputy President work together harmoniously. If your primary role is to assist the President and your partnership with the President is now irreparably damaged, the function...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, UDA) Hon. Speaker, if your core business is to work for your boss, you must believe in him. If you do not believe in him, what are you doing with him? You must also believe in the country. If you believe that your responsibility is to...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to discuss this Motion by my good friend Hon. KJ. I am a lover of museums. When I go to Washington, D.C., I always visit the Smithsonian Museum. It has all the types of museums: Museum...