John Lodepe Nakara

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• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I join other Hon. Members to say that this is an issue that we need like yesterday. What is shocking is that this institute was established in 1979. I thank the Committee which has taken the initiative to come up with a legal way to make sure that the institute operates in the right way to attract investors and donors for it to be operational. The institute can help Kenyans to drive economic growth and enhance innovation and invention in our country. A country that has no knowledge about innovation and inventing new things ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: buying and yet they are being done by high school students. We need to make this institute a technology partner that makes small firms and industries to be familiar with the recent technology so that they can grow. There are things that we need this institute to provide, namely, research on product and development. We have some products in this country that if we can add value, we can sell them to other countries. We can become the leading agency. The problem we have with this country is that the products we have are good, but we do not add ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: We should invest in research and development because when we do so, we create new products and add value to the old ones. We research on how to create new products and at the same time, add value to the old ones. That is why we need this institute. Secondly, research and development give us knowledge to enhance our products. When we go to this institute, we learn how we can enhance our knowledge on a particular product. view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: As I conclude, there are things that kill our institutes. First and foremost is the issue of funding. These are good institutes, but when we do not fund them for their operations, they fail. Unless we fund them in our budget, they are bound to fail. That is the only way they can do research. Our universities do not conduct research nowadays because they have no funding. So, we need to make sure that we fund these institutions, so that they can conduct research and explore new ways to develop our products. The other thing that kills our institutes is ... view
• 24 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to put emphasis on what Members have already said. This Fund must be allocated to the basic services that we need in our counties. As Mheshimiwa said, we need this money allocated to health, which is the fundamental right of our people. Secondly, this money should be allocated to water services, which some counties are in need of. This money should not be used for seminars or unnecessary services. That is why we emphasise the basic services that our people require. The second thing is accountability. This is a grant and it ... view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Finally, one thing that we need to know about the grants is that today they are here, and tomorrow they will disappear. We need to encourage our counties to generate more money so that when the grants are not there, the money generated can continue to help them to offer services to the people. If the money is put in projects that cannot generate income, that is the end. When donors stop giving grants, then we are finished. We want to encourage the counties to take some of the money and invest in activities that can generate money for them ... view
• 19 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to join other Members who have actually decided to support the Motion but, at the same time, questioning the way KQ is being run. For sure, KQ is our brand. Wherever it goes, KQ represents this country. However, we cannot spend a lot of money on reviving KQ now and then. It makes us to look like we are not considering the man who works hard to pay the taxes so that this country can run. As other members have said, we want to make sure that if we are going ... view
• 11 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join the rest of the honourable Members to condemn our fellow Members who are castigating this House. Hon. Speaker, as much as we were castigating the other side, remember very well that we were in this House on that day. Some Members castigated those who voted against the Bill. They threw some bad words to them. We need to be very careful. We are here because we were elected by our people. We make decisions here according to three issues: the people who elected us and the country, Kenya, that we love. We are here ... view
• 11 May 2021 in National Assembly: I remember very well that Hon. Junet threatened me that day. He told me to vote the way I wanted and I would see. That language is not good for the leader who asked me to follow him. I am elected by the people of Turkana Central Constituency. I am here to represent them. Labelling people that they belong to a particular person is very wrong. We are here because people who elected us want us to work on their behalf. The party takes a position sometimes. I am appealing that it should allow us to vote democratically according to ... view