John Lodepe Nakara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for your direction. I will appeal to the Members to consider approving that proposal to help Turkana people get their first university. In conclusion, I cannot end without saying that this Budget must ensure that people in the rural areas benefit. I am happy we have considered youth polytechnics, which is the good thing to tell our people as Members during our campaigns. We will tell them that whether you got a D- (minus) or a D+ (plus), you can expand your knowledge and get skills to help you in your life. You can ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: self-employed by getting those skills. So, this Budget will make our youth to consider going back to school to get skills for survival. The people who have been given the responsibility to account for the money must do us proud by doing exactly what we have told them to do using this money. I support. view
• 22 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to join my colleagues who have commented on the Presidential Address. There is a saying in Kiswahili that goes “Mgema muuwe lakini haki mpe.” I want to applaud the President for his Address in which he stated the successes and failures of his Government. A good leader always accepts his mistakes and failures and promises to improve. view
• 22 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: The President stated his successes in terms of the railway networking, electricity connections, roads and having a stable economy. At the same time, he admitted that his Government has failed in fighting cattle rustling. As pastoralists from Turkana County, we have suffered because of the cattle rustling menace. We have lost many lives. A Government which cannot protect its people is failing. A Government which cannot maintain peace has also no business engaging in international peace keeping in Somalia and Sudan. Peace has to begin at home before going to other countries. He also admitted that unemployment is a menace ... view
• 22 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: The wage bill is another menace in his Government which he needs to address. I applaud him for taking a bold step and telling us that we need to do something about it. I agree with some of the Members who have said we came here to serve our people and not fatten our pockets. However, this work needs money and has a lot of demands from the public. view
• 22 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: I want to thank the President for calling upon Kenyans to give space to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to operate as an independent body. We want this year’s elections to be the most peaceful, fair and avoid anything which can bring conflict in this country. We have other arms of the Government which interfere like the Judiciary which has delayed the tender issue. Up to now, the tender has not been awarded and the IEBC is suffering. I do not think the IEBC will meet its target as per the given timetable. I want to tell the ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I join my colleagues in recognizing that devolution has created milestones in our country. If there is something we will live to remember and pass to generations to come, then it is devolution. Since Independence, this country has not been equally funded; distribution of resources was not done equitably. However, with the coming of devolution every Kenyan is enjoying its benefits. Devolution has changed the face of this country. Wherever you go in this country, you will see the impact of devolution. We cannot deny that we have challenges in implementing The electronic version of ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: devolution. First, we inherited problems from our forefathers that we could not have solved in the short time that we have had devolution. In my county, the development that we have now is as a result of devolution. The people of Turkana County can attest to the fact that devolution has changed the face of Turkana. We now have a tarmacked road within the town. We also have education facilities all over. We have good Early Childhood and Development Education (ECDE) facilities which were not there before. We can attest to the fact that devolution has changed the face of ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: It is embarrassing and sometimes shocking to see that the little we have given has not even changed the face of some counties. That is why we are challenging the governors to make sure that the money we give to them is used to improve the livelihoods of the poor in their counties. I know security has not been devolved, but there are some semi-arid areas like Baringo, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu and Marakwet, where there is war. We need to devolve some security functions to the governors of these areas so that they can allocate some resources to security ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Governors in these areas do not get intelligence information about their areas because they are not given any by the security organs. In future, we need to see how we can devolve the security function and give governors a role in it. We passed a Bill on the National Police Reservists and challenged the county governments to pay them. Some counties have allocated money every year to employ police reservists, for example, Turkana County where I come from. Since security is a national function, the national Government has not given them the go ahead and the money is just lying ... view