{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=141752","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=141750","results":[{"id":1433921,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433921/?format=json","text_counter":288,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Samburu West, KANU","speaker_title":"Hon. Naisula Lesuuda","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2023. At the outset, I support it. I want to pick a number of issues that this Bill is dealing with. One is an amendment to the National Employment Authority. It is important that this Authority is enhanced and given the teeth it needs so as to ensure that it is functional and working for our young people. Many of them finish school, graduate and are left very helpless and hopeless because they cannot get employment. This Bill is empowering the Authority to look for placement for trainees and interns. By ensuring that it liaises with private companies and the National Government so that our young people get placements. The other day, I was having a conversation about where all our young people who study in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVETs) go after graduating. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1433922,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433922/?format=json","text_counter":289,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Samburu West, KANU","speaker_title":"Hon. Naisula Lesuuda","speaker":null,"content":"As a country, we have been encouraging our young people who do not get placements in universities and colleges to consider joining TVETs. Almost each and every constituency, in this country has a TVET or Technical Training Institute (TTI) as they were known before. I always wonder where those students go after graduating. Salonists, those who study electrical engineering and masonry, where do they go? I think it is important for this Authority to have a database of all the students. I hope once they graduate they will register with this Authority so, that anybody who wants to employ them can access the database and offer them jobs. This is a very good amendment because it is giving more power and incentives to this Authority to connect our young people with the job market. Secondly, I want to talk about the issue of scrap metal. Our young people vandalise the railway line, steel and electricity poles because of joblessness. We go after them but we should go after the business people who use them to vandalise the infrastructure in this country and buy scrap metal from them. We cannot always go after the small people who are used by barons and cartels. The law should apply equally to all. This matter is similar to the issue of banditry and insecurity. We target the young people who are used to steal livestock from others. We should be serious and find out where the livestock is taken after being stolen? Who are the people who probably live in air-conditioned houses and offices in Nairobi and yet, they are the beneficiaries of cattle rustling? We put penalties when we talk about the issues affecting our country. We should not just go after the people down there but also the big people, so that we cut off the entire business from the head all the way down. I support and agree with my colleagues on the issue of giving independence to the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Another issue of concern is about mileage allowance for those who come from far. For example, I come from Samburu. I also agree that those who come from areas near Nairobi should benefit. It should not be an issue of some people benefiting while others do not. We should look at this matter objectively, so that those who have not been benefiting can benefit. That is the conversation I have been hearing from my colleagues. As we talk about the Equalisation Fund, Members should not feel bad because some counties benefit from this Fund. They should put their case on the table and state why they want to benefit. They should not say that only a few counties benefit. I wish we could swap places so that they go to live in the area I come from, so that they see the challenges we face. In this country, it should not be a matter of always competing or looking at what others have or do not have. Members should be objective and bring their issues to this House without belittling the efforts that this country has made by trying to bring all counties at per. I have also seen issues of collection and payment of royalties. There is a lot of Kizungu"},{"id":1433923,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433923/?format=json","text_counter":290,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"mingi"},{"id":1433924,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433924/?format=json","text_counter":291,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Samburu West, KANU","speaker_title":"Hon. Naisula Lesuuda","speaker":null,"content":"on this issue. We need to look at it properly so as to ensure that the local people benefit. We cannot have other people getting mining licences and then they exploit the communities by giving them tokens, yet the locals are the ones who will suffer from the negative effects of extractions in their areas. So, the communities have to be safeguarded as we look into the issue of payment of royalties. As I conclude, another issue concerns ethnicity and tribalism in this country. I have listened to my good friend and colleague speaking about renaming of counties or regions. This is like dealing with a wound by just putting a bandage on it and hoping that it will heal. We should look at the root cause of this matter. Equity is what will help us fight tribalism in this country. Every region should feel as part and parcel of this country. There is nothing much in a name, whether you are from Samburu, Maasai region or Maralal. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1433925,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433925/?format=json","text_counter":292,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Samburu West, KANU","speaker_title":"Hon. Naisula Lesuuda","speaker":null,"content":"We should ensure that there is equity in terms of distribution of resources and positions in the national Government or county governments. There are other serious issues which the NCIC should be looking at and not names. I have looked at the list of names of counties and realised that it is selective. The NCIC’s proposal does not cut across the entire country. For me, this is like putting a bandage on a wound instead of dissecting and treating it properly. That is how we will end ethnicity in this country. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker."},{"id":1433926,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433926/?format=json","text_counter":293,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Thank you very much, Hon. Naisula. In fact, one of the reasons why I gave you an opportunity after the Member for Emurua Dikirr is because I expected you to comment on Samburu County. The next opportunity goes to Hon. Kawanjiku, the Member for Kiambaa."},{"id":1433927,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433927/?format=json","text_counter":294,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiambaa, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2023. I rise to support the Bill, and especially the amendment on the independence of commissions like the Parliamentary Service Commission and the Judicial Service Commission. Our Constitution has given mandate to these two independent institutions to make decisions in regard to the people they govern and manage. We should not interfere with the Judicial Service Commission. This is because they know how to handle their issues, especially employment and members’ benefits. After all, they are the only ones who understand what happens in their institution. If we allow an outsider to dictate how the Judicial Service Commission is supposed to run its affairs, we will jeopardise the independence of the Judiciary. Similarly, the PSC is doing an amazing job. The Commission understands issues affecting Members and their staff. Therefore, it is prudent for us to amend this Act and give them the autonomy to make some decisions. The amendment to the Children Act is progressive. We aim to remove the provision that prohibited a male applicant from adopting or retaining custody of a child. This was discriminatory and unconstitutional. I, therefore, support this amendment because sometimes the only person with the interest of the child at heart is the male parent. Denying the male parent, the right of taking care of their child, is discriminatory. Sometimes the man has the ability and capacity to care for the child. Let us remove this discriminatory provision and allow the court to decide on who holds the interest of the child in high regard."},{"id":1433928,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433928/?format=json","text_counter":295,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiambaa, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku","speaker":null,"content":"The issue of vandalism of our infrastructure, as it relates to the scrap metal industry, is a growing concern within our Republic. For instance, despite the installation of numerous street lights in Kiambaa, there is rampant vandalism of essential public infrastructure. It is disheartening to see taxpayers' money and Government resources being destroyed in this manner. I call upon the police and the citizens to be on the lookout because the vandalised items are sold to scrap metal dealers. These same resources, provided by the national Government to improve lighting and infrastructure, are meant to benefit the local communities. Vandalism is in another level because even transformers are not left behind. The Government has invested a lot of money in electrification to empower the hustlers by promoting a 24-hour economy, especially in areas that host high populations working in Nairobi. It is imperative to implement strict measures against vandalism. Those caught vandalising or dealing with vandalised metal from transformers, road signages and street lighting should face severe consequences. It is crucial to crack down on individuals involved in this illegal business."},{"id":1433929,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433929/?format=json","text_counter":296,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiambaa, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku","speaker":null,"content":"We have seen transformers being stolen within Kiambu County. There must be punitive laws that protect the public interest against such activities. We cannot invest a lot of money in these The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1433930,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1433930/?format=json","text_counter":297,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiambaa, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Njuguna Kawanjiku","speaker":null,"content":"areas and then one person takes it away. We strive to promote businesses and ensure that both factories and homesteads have access to electricity. It takes us two or three months to replace a transform. Therefore, our people suffer as a result of vandalism. I support this amendment. Let us amend the law and issue clear guidelines on what kind of scrap metals should be sold by dealers. If possible, we should do away with all the scrap metal trade in the country. We invest a lot in development and it is unjust to allow a few individuals to destroy these investments."}]}