James Lomenen Ekomwa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 571 to 580 of 730.

• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Speaker. I stand to support this Motion because Somalia has been having insecurity problems. Maybe, by appointing Major-Gen, we might solve some of the problems that Somalia is facing. I also support the Report because the Committee sat down and scrutinized him. Therefore, it is better to have him as an ambassador. However, every time we approve nominations in this House, the reports brought by the committees always confirm that the person to be appointed is very competent. However, when the specific person goes to work, he or she becomes incompetent! We really wonder! Can we form ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I concur with you. However, if you could have studied the mind-set behind the President appointing a Major to be the ambassador in Somalia, you would be convinced it is because of the issue of insecurity. That is why that man is being taken there. The biggest problem we are facing in Somalia is insecurity. We cannot take someone there to just be an ambassador. We are taking an ambassador there to improve the security situation in Somalia. That is why we are saying that when you are given this opportunity, you must go there and address the ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am very relevant. I want to show scientific research. What is the essence of specifying a retirement age? What is the essence of saying someone has retired at 55 years? There must be a scientific reason. The reason is that that person cannot perform. This is exactly what I mean. Once someone has been scientifically proven as not able to perform, we have to respect that. We are very 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
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: scientific here. We have to respect research. We have to respect whatever has been decided. So, hon. Speaker, I support. view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion. I want to thank hon. Patrick Wangamati, who is a respected Member of this House. He has a legacy as far as the Independence of Kenya is concerned. This compensation must start with him. I know he was tortured and his people were also tortured. This Motion has come at the right time. Some counties are celebrating because they were compensated. People from some parts of this country like West Pokot, Turkana and Samburu suffered, but because there was rudimentary reporting, it was not recorded. ... view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: One of the elders that suffered so much is the father of hon. Nickson Ngikor, who is here, Mzee Mekede. He suffered and lost most of his people to the British. My grandfather, Mr. Kokoi Lolel, also suffered. Up to now, I do not know where the British took his body. Hon. Wangamati knows the old man. The British Government has not brought him back and I am demanding that they should bring them or otherwise, I will provide an invoice to the British Government to compensate for that. We have elders in Turkana South who were with the late ... view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: We need to think outside the box. We have underestimated ourselves. It should not just be about compensating the Mau Mau, but we should know the quantity and intensity of damage that the British wrought in Kenya and in Africa. People lost their 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
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: dignity. Communities lost their culture. This nation and Africa lost resources. Britain has now become like heaven just because of the resources that were taken from Africa and Kenya. It is now creating the European heaven. That is why if you go for a British visa, it is like going to heaven. It is very expensive and you are mistreated yet the materials that were used to build this ghost heaven are materials that were taken from Africa. So, it is not just claiming for compensation. The British Government should compensate for the land, culture and dignity. The current system ... view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: We all know that there is heaven and earth. There is no other created heaven in this world. We are all waiting for the one that we have been promised by the Bible. These other ones--- view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. With those remarks, I beg to support the Motion. view