John Lodepe Nakara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: We challenge this Government to use its agencies to implement what they proposed. When the Cabinet Secretary (CS) was here, he gave very good proposals on how prices of common commodities can be reduced so that the common mwananchi can have purchasing power to buy them. We are not implementing that. The proposals made in this Finance Bill of increasing some taxes, will reduce employees in this country again. Many companies and factories in this country have been closed because investors have run away. The cost of energy here is very high compared to some other countries. The electronic version ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: The environment in this country does not encourage investors to come here. It breaks the hearts of many investors who want to come. So, again when we increase some taxes, we actually make some people jobless. We have seen a flour company in Machakos close and over 200 people were rendered jobless. We have seen other companies like Nakumatt, in today’s newspapers saying they want to reduce the number of employees and close some branches. That means that some Kenyans are going to lose some jobs because of high taxes in this country. view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: So, we want to tell the CS to make sure he reduces taxes so that investors can come and create job opportunities for our people. That is the only way the Government can say that it has created an environment that can enable investments to be brought into our country to create job opportunities for our people. But if the Government is not going to provide such an environment, then job opportunities will be rare in this country and we shall continue crying. view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Although this Bill is good, we need to work hard so much. Let us not look at the big brother up there, but let us look at those people at the grassroots level: the people who do not have permanent jobs and who rely on businesses and casual jobs. Those are the people we need to make sure that they feed their children and take them to school. We want to challenge the Government because last time it released some money for free education, but up to now, some schools have closed just within a week because they have no ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: On the issue of the Government giving free education money, it takes two or three months to get to schools. Parents blame teachers by saying that they have received the money that they saw in newspapers and television yet they have not bought food or books. So, it is time to speak and do as we say. view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to challenge the CS, National Treasury, that coming here and telling us good stories and giving us hope that he is going to do this and that and we clap here is not enough. The people of this country are no longer going to trust the Jubilee Government. I think, very soon, this 2017 election is not going to be of stories. We are going to elect the Government which is going to consider the lowest man in this country. We are going to elect a Government that is going to reduce the price of unga and ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Mhe, Naibu Spika wa Muda, mimi najua Kiswahili sanifu. Ningependa kupongeza Mheshimiwa mwenzangu. Je, ni halali kwa Mheshimwa mwenzangu kusema ya kwamba yule aliyekua upande wa Jubilee kuruka upande mwingine hastahili kushutumu mabaya yanayotendeka katika nchi? Ni lazima ninyamaze wakati ambao watu wangu kule Turkana wanakufa njaa ama hawapati chochote? Hata kama niko Jubilee lazima nishutumu maana Serikali iliyoko sasa ni ya Uhuru Kenyatta na yeye ndiye anashikilia uongozi na siyo Raila. Makosa yote yanaenda kwa yule anayeongoza. view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Asante Mhe Naibu Spika wa Muda. view