James Lomenen Ekomwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: It is a point of information, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I have not, hon. Speaker. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to thank you for this opportunity. I am the happiest person today for this opportunity. There are many minerals in Turkana County. This Bill has come at the right time. I thank this House for bringing here this Bill at this particular time. One thing that is so unique in Kenya is that most of the land, especially in pastoral areas, is communally owned. We have also realized that many minerals are found in pastoral areas. Therefore, it is difficult to separate minerals from pastoralism. When minerals are found in a place, you are not supposed ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: development in the areas. I want to make it clear that when others were busy building schools, hospitals and roads, in areas like Turkana, the people were not given that opportunity. They were busy herding livestock and relying on relief food all the time. When others were given schools, pastoralists were given relief food. It is high time we stopped provision of relief food. We deserve to enjoy the same rights as other Kenyans. God has given us minerals and we must enjoy their benefits to the maximum, so as to be at par with the rest of the communities ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I am just citing an example. I am saying that if a mineral, or resource like oil is discovered in Turkana, we expect the Government and other stakeholders to ensure that people who live close to that oil benefit before others do. This is exactly what we expect this Mining Bill to take into consideration. Lastly, there is the issue of culture. We will always solve African problems using African perspectives. We can never be compared with the Western people who are ego- centered. Therefore, when a mineral is discovered in an area, it should not interfere with the culture ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: and wear suits. The environment cannot actually allow that. Therefore, mining in a place should not cause harm to a local community. Even the Bible says that if a culture does not break the Ten Commandments, it then assists 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
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: We are saying that even with this Mining Bill the Constitution must be respected. The culture of Kenyans, and even Africans at large, does not mean that we are desperate for other cultures. We are rich in culture; we have never sat down anywhere in the world and agreed on which culture is superior to the other. No! We have our own culture and we have never borrowed somebody else’s culture. Therefore, our culture must also be respected even when we are desperate. With those remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I want to thank you for that because I am always blessed, wherever you take that seat. I am always included in the list of your favourites. view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is better to be real, because you are conversant with my names, unlike other Speakers who find it difficult to pronounce the name. But we are not looking at the names. We are looking at the representation, I am representing a Constituency. So, when I am given this opportunity, it is the whole Constituency that is talking and not Ekomwa. view