James Lomenen Ekomwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: here. Whatever we are doing in this House is constitutional. It does not require mercy from anyone. If I want to come to support the appointment of anyone, it is my own choice. We are here to ensure that Parliament functions. Parliament cannot function without us. We need each other more than ever before. Just the way NASA needs us, we also need them.Why is it that when it concerns things that benefit NASA, they need our assistance, and when it is about issues that do not benefit them, they walk out? When we were passing a Motion, they walked ... view
• 13 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy for this opportunity. First and foremost, I want to send a message of condolences on behalf of the people of Turkana South to the families that lost their beloved ones in road accidents on our roads. Recently we lost 23 people or more along Nginyang–Kapedo Road. Almost all those people were my relatives. I am really affected. I support my colleague who has brought this adjournment Motion. My plea goes to the President of this nation, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. As he prepares to appoint Cabinet Secretaries, he should be aware of the issue of rampant ... view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker that was a way of catching your eye because I have waited for long to speak. view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me just contribute. I did not want to disturb you because I was seeing some Members coming to your Table. I encourage Members to be patient and if you come late you must wait for your time. view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: I stand to support this Motion because it is very important. I heard some Members introducing amendments and knew many of them have been supporting this initiative of ensuring that we plant many trees and protect our forests and the environment. For most Members of Parliament during their leisure time they prefer to go to a hotel with a good environment and has many trees. This is a very important Motion. I want to commend the Government because when I was in my second or third year in the university, the Constituencies Development Fund used to allocate some money for ... view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: I come from Turkana County, which has suffered desertification. Even if the other counties will not make it mandatory, I would like the Government to make it compulsory for Turkana because if we do not take affirmative action to such counties, we will not have the next generation. People believe that areas that have deserts are areas with oil. I am opposed to that notion. We have to ensure that we have trees in public institutions. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we share some values because you come from the Maasai community while I come from the Turkana community. In my ... view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Some of us have been brought up in societies that love trees. Schools in pastoral areas lack one important thing. Even if we pass this law, if we do not have water in our schools, we will not enjoy the impact of this Motion. We will soon have to bring a Motion here that says water must be available in each institution in this nation. When we start to implement this Motion and water is not availed in all schools, children will have to travel five kilometres to fetch water. At what time will they travel to fetch water? When ... view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also thank the hon. Member for supporting me more in my contribution because that affirms that water is very necessary. As I finish my contribution, I wish to urge the Members who are here and my able Government to appreciate, as we pass this Motion, that it is very costly to implement the resolution that we are about to make while we do not take care of the forests that we have. I have been walking around. When I travel from here to Turkana, I cover a distance of over 1,500 kilometres to my constituency. ... view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I stand to support this Motion. Just as my colleagues said earlier, the NG-CDF Committees are very important. We request the leadership of the House and the Government departments concerned to urgently gazette these names. This is one of the issues that led to the alteration of our business calendar. If we go on recess when the NG-CDF has not been disbursed, as the overseers of the Fund, what are we going to oversee? Secondly, you know the stress of December. When we go there as Members of Parliament, although some ... view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: telling the Government that it has to ensure that the first thing that is in place is actually the NG- CDF Committees. This House resolves so many things. We are preparing to employ people like Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and Principal Secretaries (PSs). However, our own welfare and our funds, which we oversee, are not yet in place. Do you think we will be in a conducive environment to do such things if the welfare of Members is not considered? It is not in order for us to vet some things in this House when our own issues have not been ... view