James Lomenen Ekomwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: That is not enough. On the issue of corruption, I want to say that stepping aside is the first step for investigation. It is not even stepping aside; those people who have been named, let them step aside for good. Those governors who are refusing to step aside, the accounts of their county governments are supposed to be frozen until they step aside because being elected does not give you a license. Kenyans are still thirsty. Kenyans are getting accidents because of poor roads. Kenyans are still fetching firewood. Women are still going for long distances because of lack of ... view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: --- (Off-record) view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is it in order for hon. Members who came to the House late to be given the Floor ahead of those of us who came here at 2.00 p.m.? How come we have not yet gotten the opportunity to speak? view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: --- (Off-record) view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, because the Motion is in English and the Mover moved it in English, it is in order for me to contribute in English. When the law will be passed, I will abide by it. It is very true that Kiswahili is a national language and we have to put it in action. When the Constitution stipulates very clearly that Kiswahili is a national language, we have to implement it in every Ministry, sector, section and office in Kenya. We must actually put it in action. It is not in order for us to have a Constitution ... view
• 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