Johana Ngeno Kipyegon

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 571 to 580 of 1032.

• 5 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we will wait for the results and we will be here to look into them. It is an absurd situation that whenever we want to change anything in this country, a Kenyan must die. Whenever we want to remove anybody from any position or whenever we want to amend the Constitution or any law in this House, a Kenyan must die. When will Kenyans learn to resign when all is not well? When will they learn to step aside when all is not well? Why must Kenyans die so that you know that you have done wrong? ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for according me this opportunity to make my contribution on this Bill, which touches on elections. Elections in this country seem to be a matter of life and death. I do not think there is any other activity in this country that makes everybody else concentrate. For some of us who have visited other countries and looked at how they do their elections, we have seen that it is only Kenya that hypes elections. Immediately after the elections, there are campaigns for the next elections. The reason is that we have had in place ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: We need to bring an amendment to this particular section to allow public servants to be given leave, just like we normally give maternity or sick leave. These people are still resourceful to the society. When you make a decision to run for an election, you should not be condemned as if that is the end of your career. I believe if we bring an amendment, it will allow members of the public to be given, at least, six months leave. If one succeeds, well and good and they relinquish their jobs. If one does not succeed, they go back ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: who have gone back to school after joining Parliament and have graduated. Others have added degrees. Sometimes I wonder what somebody means by saying this is discriminatory. The Constitution says that you should not discriminate against anybody on anything. When we quote educational qualifications, it then means we are discriminating against millions of Kenyans against running for gubernatorial positions, deputy governors, President and Deputy President in this country. We are not discriminating against others, but setting standards. Also, there was a very big debate about remuneration and the salaries of Members who fall within a certain group being based on ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I was here. I was having some consultation with my colleague. The list offered by the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade is not bad. I just want to state that I will support it reluctantly. Just like most Members have said, this country does not belong to two or three tribes; it belongs to many Kenyans. What we are doing is not good. The problem we have is that we sometimes ride on the tribal card when running for office. Once a government is put in place, people must realise that it is there to serve ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Why is it that some names never miss in most appointments in this country? Even if it is these small appointments like nomination to the membership of boards which sit once or twice in a year, those names are there. Why do we not give such chances to other communities so that they can also feel that they are Kenyans? One wonders how these people feel when they miss in everything. I have the list. I do not want to name people. It should always be prudent. I asked somebody why they cannot support somebody else, even for a position ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: My friends, let us be patriotic to this country. Let us love our people. These Kenyans are our people. They have nowhere to go. They want to benefit from this Republic. Let us not create tension next time we make appointments. The moment we always consider some communities and leave others, other communities will feel that they have to fight to be in government to appoint their people. Such a situation creates a nation that will eventually fall. We want a nation that will rise and remain united. We also want people to believe they belong to this country. We ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I would also like to see my brother or cousin here. But, you have to be human sometimes. There are other Kenyans who also want to serve in those positions. Once I am in a position, why will I want my sister, brother or my wife (if she was there) or whoever to take more? view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Of course, she will be around very soon. What I am saying is that I am enough to represent them. Why can I not allow another person not represented in the position I am in to access? We have the Government. There are people who do not have the Government. Why can we not allow them to access the resources, positions and employment of this country? 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
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I have made my point and I want to drive it home. view