Julius Lekakeny Sunkuli

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 you the importance attached to...

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. In the future, as we...

Yes.

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 hope that this position that...

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 serious grievances that the Government...

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 done that before. It is not good to limit. You have...

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 not remove the words “as...

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 Nyamai) : Will we be...

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 set out in the definitions....

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 to that clause. The Temporary...

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 CEO who is less educated...

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. Obviously, they will pay the...

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 his job. The Hon. Temporary...

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 people transition. The Temporary Chairlady...

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 good because it is about...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Chairman should consider that this definition of a small holder is not sufficient. First of all, the definition says that that a small holder is a person who is on small land but the small land is not defined. Even the drafting person did not care...

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 …

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 a great friend of China...

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 Kilgoris. (Laughter)

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 in Kilgoris Constituency. Several concerns...

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.

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 committed to the party and...

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 Motion that was brought by...

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 position of Vice President had...

Yes. Go ahead.

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 of this House is to...

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 of history, museum of science...