David Ole Sankok

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• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am always nominee 001, therefore, being on top on the list is normal. I start by saying that I support this 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
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Report on the Foreign Service Bill, No.8 of 2021. Hon. Katoo ole Metito is a well-known diplomat having been the Chairman of this Committee, but also having been a Minister for Foreign Affairs and Internal Security at one time. He has been in this House for the past 24 years. This will be a game changer, economically speaking, if the House becomes serious and pays much attention to the Bill in the Second Reading. In the Third Reading, once Members have paid enough attention, they will inject some other new ideas in terms of amendments in the Third Reading of ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Outside Kenya. view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, you are always very attentive. That was a slip of the tongue. I apologise to the House and withdraw. I like it when the Speaker is not just sharp, but attentive. Being a lawyer, I know you are very sharp. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there are also markets for our products outside Kenya. So, if we have diplomats who are patriotic and remember their country, we will create markets for our produce. We need markets for our livestock and agricultural bi-products. This is only possible when our foreign missions are well trained and people are not ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, protect me from Hon. (Dr.) Pukose. He is becoming a prefect in this House and I have always told you that. Allow me to finish, you will have your own time. view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Outside Kenya, we can get investors who can create job opportunities for our youth and steer our economic growth. Do we even know that Kenya is the greatest democratic country in the whole world, but our foreign missions are not marketing us? It is only in Kenya in the whole of Africa where we have had elections and had democratic handing over of power without any bloodshed. The late President Moi handed over power diplomatically. It is an unheard of in the whole of Africa. He went home to look after his goats. Hon. Kibaki handed ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: island of peace in the Horn of Africa. In other countries, there has always been guerrilla war for people to ascend to power. We have never heard of such thing in Kenya. So, this is something that our diplomats should be highlighting, so that we get more United Nations (UN) headquarters. The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) headquarters is based in Nairobi and we need more to grow like Geneva, which depends on all those foreign bodies. We also need to know if politicians can be good diplomats because they are very good in public relations, so that even while ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We are very passionate when it comes to the issue of human-wildlife conflict because we have been affected since we live with wildlife. We have donated our land so that we can have the wild animals that attract so many tourists that bring dollars all the way from the airport in Nairobi to all the other cities. However, it seems like the Government has not been taking care of us. Hearing from the Statement from the Chairperson, Hon. Kareke Mbiuki, I sympathise with him because, probably, this is just a copy-paste kind of response that he ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I did not do veterinary medicine. So, forgive me because I only know that disease in our own mother tongue in which it is called view
• 7 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: . So, I will ask a veterinarian to translate. view