James Lomenen Ekomwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 May 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon.Temporary Deputy Chairman, for this opportunity. We call upon the Chairman of Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning to shed more light on this issue because as far as we understand, procurement staff in counties require adequate capacity on issues of finance especially the IFMIS. Staff working in National Treasury is trained on how to handle the IFMIS. As Kenyans we are asking that, are those from counties capacitated or trained on the same? Who trains staff at the National Treasury? Who is supposed to train those in counties? Are they not supposed to be in the same ... view
• 7 May 2019 in National Assembly: So, let the Chair of the Committee explain to us what he is trying to achieve by this amendment. view
• 7 May 2019 in National Assembly: I just support the amendment because it is good to specify. When you say “officer”, it can be a police officer or even State officer. view
• 7 May 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I am really perplexed to hear that Kakamega is becoming insecure. That is an indicator to confirm to those who are in charge of security that Kenya is becoming insecure. We have been hearing of insecurity in Mandera, Turkana, and West Pokot but now it is in Kakamega. Turkana County supplies security personnel, watchmen and personnel for Kenya Army. I am astonished because we are also losing people from Turkana County because they are the ones who guard most of these counties like Kakamega and others. Kakamega is ... view
• 7 May 2019 in National Assembly: The people in Kakamega are not armed. Most of these homes are protected by the guards who are not also armed. We are telling CS, Matiang’i, that those who are killing these watchmen are armed. What will we do to these guards who are not armed? Can we pass a law that will arm them? If all you have is just a rungu and the person attacking you has a gun and the police station is very far away…These people cannot get out at night because it is a routine. If you are attacked at night, it is not very ... view
• 7 May 2019 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to comment on the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President. I support the Address because it was inspiring, as it gave us the real The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: state of the nation in terms of security and talked about the Big Four Agenda the Jubilee Party promised. view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The climax of the address was on fighting corruption. Corruption in Kenya has become worse than HIV/AIDS. We do not have many resources. Kenya suffers because of external debt as we do not go to the specific priorities. We are instead financing individuals’ pockets as Kenyans continue suffering and borrowing. Therefore, we all support the President in fighting corruption. But Kenyans must ask themselves who is really corrupt. When we critically analyse the situation, most people are suspected to be corrupt, but even those who are pointing fingers at those they perceive to be corrupt are the worst. It is ... view
• 25 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: I agree with what the President said in his address. We must take stern action against people who are corrupt. If one is suspected to be corrupt and you serve in a public office, it is advisable to step aside as investigations are done. That is just good character. view