David Ole Sankok

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2151 to 2160 of 2182.

• 12 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Member. We respect you because you are always here and you represent your constituency very well. However, I am talking about those who left the Chamber and especially after the Speaker declared that Hon. Mbadi is not the Minority Leader. Even Hon. Mbadi has also left the Chamber. He has gone back to the street to picket yet 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
• 12 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: his constituents are looking upon him. The Budget we have just allocated here is inclusive of that of sugar-cane farmers. I am sure he also wants sugar-cane farmers in his constituency to be paid, yet he was not here when we approved that they should be paid within 14 days. He has gone to the streets. Was he elected to go to the streets or was he elected to come to Parliament? I want to ask them with a lot of humility that they should always be here so that when we are passing laws that touch directly on their ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Chairman. For sure, at this critical moment as we go through another electioneering fever, we need to align the meaning of the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) with other institutions. As you are aware, all State corporations all over the world have the chair. In the absence of the chair, the vice-chair takes over. In the absence of the vice-chair, members of the board will sit down and decide who will be chairing a session. Whenever there is an absence of the Head of State or the President, we directly know ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me take this early opportunity to congratulate you for having been elected a Member of the Chairperson’s Panel. Congratulations. I know you are up to the task. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I stand to support this Motion because our farmers are really suffering. It is not only the farmers, but also the companies that we have been giving a lot of money in a bid to resuscitate them. They are really in a bad situation. I am talking in relation to sugar-cane mills. A lot of money has been pumped into sugar-cane companies in order to resuscitate them. However, it seems like the money just ends up in the pockets of managers and the owners of those sugar-cane mills. It does not trickle down to the intended beneficiaries. As a country, ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: payment. Instead of saying that farmers should be paid within 14 days of delivery of their cane to the millers, why do we not just say that they be given cash on delivery? When millers pick cane from farms, they should pay the farmer so that he goes on with his daily business. If the problem is measurement, this House can give the unit of measurement because after all, with technology, we can have the measuring equipment in the farms. We have other farming activities that go on in our country like potato farming where potatoes are measured on the ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: We need to support this Motion. The sugar industry is getting killed. We know very well that agriculture is the backbone of our country. The Member from Igembe talked about pyrethrum farming, which faced a natural death simply because of the cartels which could not pay farmers. Very many people who sat on the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya became rich yet the pyrethrum industry died a natural death. It was an investment that was worthy and it could be employing millions of our youth now, but it was left to die because of cartels. These cartels are now in the ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I beg to support the Motion but with an amendment that it should be cash on delivery. It is not an issue for them to pay within 14 days because they will still not pay. So, let it be. I beg the Mover of the Motion to move an amendment to have the farmers paid cash on delivery of their cane. Let them just pay at the farm. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. May I take this opportunity to congratulate you for having been appointed to the Speaker’s Panel. I know you are up to the task. I know your legal background, so I am quite sure that with the rest of the panelists, you will really perform well. I also want to congratulate the chair of the committee, Hon. Limo, and the rest of the committee for doing a wonderful job. Despite the uncertainty that the country is facing, they sat down, collected stakeholders’ views and they are here. I am sure Members of ... view