David Ole Sankok

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1131 to 1140 of 2182.

• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Although I have recently been discharged from the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity Committee, this amendment will bring equal opportunities, not only to regions, but to the 42 tribes that we have in this country and, more specifically, to the 43rd tribe of persons with disabilities. We cannot have a cohesive country if some feel that they are not represented in most of the parastatals and Government jobs. The moment we bring on board all the 42 tribes, the country will start healing and being cohesive. Cohesion can only be achieved if we, as a House, support this particular amendment ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill. I congratulate my friend because the Bill is quite timely. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Our youth are out there unemployed. One of the effects of COVID-19 was the loss of 1.7 million jobs, in addition to the millions of unemployed youth that are out there as a time bomb. If our youth, in their millions with the amount of physical energy they have, are left idle, they will 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. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: become a devil’s workshop. That is why over the years, the youths have been used to uproot railways and demonstrate for the sake of some politicians who never accept any election results. They do that so that they can have “handshakes” and make a backdoor entry into the Government. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: We need to create opportunities for the youth. We can only do that if we accept that when retirement age comes, one has to go home and leave that particular position for someone else. Hon. Mbui said that, sometimes, we create an opportunity from somebody who is 60 years only to give the chance to somebody who is 65 years. Let us remember that when one retires, an employment opportunity is created and cascaded downwards to people who are 24 or 25 years old. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: This is a very timely Bill. During the Committee of the whole House, we will make more input to enrich it. We cannot say that teachers, clerks and accountants should retire at the age of 60 years because they are tired in terms of mental and physical productivity but, at the same time, we recycle politicians, chief executive officers of parastatals and directors of parastatal boards. We can enrich the Bill by proposing to tie-up the retirement age of all civil servants with that of every politician or anybody else. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we need to empower our youth. Hon. Mbui has said that wheelbarrows and mikokotenis cannot empower the youth. But given that he comes from a rich family, he might not understand their value. I started my business by sharpening knives and the machine I was using cost me Kshs1,500. A wheelbarrow and a mkokoteni are even more costly. For a progressive mind, a boda boda is a tool to jumpstart you to start a business, become a millionaire, an employer and contribute to nation building in terms of the economy. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we need to create positions. I want to urge the House to support this amendment from my good friend. If you get an opportunity, you must use it well before 60 years by investing so as to assist the Government in employing the youth. You can do that by retiring and create more opportunities for the youth, who will exit in the same manner. You cannot do more even if we add you an extra five years, if you did not invest in the last 20 years you were employed. I support. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to apologise because I was just excited. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Apologise for clapping my hands and banging the table because of the entry of Hon. Waluke. He is a colleague and we are excited. Hon Temporary Deputy Speaker, remember I do not have legs. So, when I am excited I have to use whatever I have. Now that God did not give me legs, but gave me hands and a mouth, I use my hands and sometimes my mouth kwa sababu siwezi nyimwa yote . view