John Lodepe Nakara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill after amendments. Land is one of the things that have brought a lot of fighting in this country and Bill will make bring peace to this country. view
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Making land public is one of the things we have been waiting for to empower the public to have ownership. We cannot have ownership in some parts of this country because there are no title deeds. For example, in Turkana and other pastoralist areas, land is still public and no investor is willing to go there because there is no title deed. We are requesting the Government, immediately this Bill comes to effect, to make sure that they issue title deeds to people in those The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: counties. People will benefit from that land by using their titles to get loans. We cannot improve the lives of our people if they cannot access loans. People in some parts of this country have no capital to start businesses. view
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The only way people can start businesses is by taking loans using a title deed for land that belongs to a particular person. People need capital to start businesses in this country. The only way we can help them is by issuing them with title deeds, so that they can access loans. Some people possess large plots of land in this country yet in some other places, people have small plots of land. We need to make sure that we combine these small pieces of land to make up big lands that we can use for cultivation to produce large ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Delamere to give back to the community in terms of corporate social responsibility to develop these areas because they have benefited from that land for many years. I support this Bill. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for allowing me a chance to contribute to this Bill. First of all, I want to congratulate the Leader of the Majority Party, for putting forward this Bill which will make history in the 11th Parliament. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: One of the things I like about the Bill is that whoever is going to be appointed through affirmative action will only serve for two terms. That will leave space for other women to come to the limelight. Before, we used to only appoint one woman after every election, but this one 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
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: limits this to two terms. This will encourage many women to participate in leadership and after their term is over, they will go back and practise the skills and knowledge they have gained in Parliament. I support this Bill completely. It is not only a few women who are capable of making decisions or coming to this House. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Secondly, we are now living in a global village. Our women travel all over the world. It is very discouraging to see them being belittled because we are not supporting gender issues. With affirmative action, our women are respected and are part and parcel of the global revolution that is taking place. We want to encourage competition. Women, unlike men, are weaker in some areas like financial status, connections and networks, but when they compete and are defeated, we give them a second chance by nominating them to Parliament. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Empowering women to leadership positions is not a privilege, but a right. They are human beings, good leaders and very competitive. We need a country where women are respected, empowered and given opportunities to contribute their skills, knowledge and academic qualities to build the nation. Women who are knowledgeable, most of the time are committed to whatever they do and perform more than their counterparts. view