John Lodepe Nakara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we need to take care of the transition. When the Auditor-General is not there, what next? This is very important. view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Marriage must be public and official. Two people going to a Huduma Centre without a witness is not marriage. Is the Member in order to say that only the two people should go to Huduma Centre to pick a marriage certificate? Where are the parents, witnesses and the marriage officer? view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I want to thank the Member who moved this Bill, Hon. Sakaja. Second, I am proud to be in Parliament at an hour like this so that I see this Bill going through for the generation that will come after me. We need a body that will co-ordinate and connect the youth of this nation. We need the coming generation to be known as “Kenyan” not a Turkana, Kikuyu or Luo. One of the ways we can bring that change to the generations to come is by having such an authority ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We need to make sure that our youth get employed so that they can also manage this country. As you know, the youth is the largest population in this country. Presently, 40 per cent of our youth are unemployed. This is the highest percentage in Africa. If at all we are not going to address the issue of unemployment in this country, then Al-Shabaab and other terrorists will take advantage and they will keep on recruiting our youth to those terrorist groups. I want to encourage that when Members are addressing this issue, they should also consider the youth who ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Members are conversing in high tones. I was trying to say that we should also consider the youth who are illiterate, who have not gone to school because of the unavoidable circumstances. Maybe they did not receive education or they were looking after their livestock. This group of people needs to be assisted. As we create this Authority, we must make sure that those youth who have no education are considered too. We could give them loans or grants so that they start their own lives. On the issue of offices, we need to make ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important amendment that has been brought by Hon. Irungu. First of all, on the issue of representation, that brings a very clear picture that those who are beneficiaries of the funds should be involved in decision-making. By doing so, it will give the students an opportunity to represent their fellow students and present their needs. By representation, we build the leadership skills of the students at that early age. That will make the students who represent others to learn leadership skills at that early ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: in the board. We have two categories here. We have public universities and private universities. We need to go beyond this stage and come up with criteria to get the representatives to the board. Maybe, we can assemble all the private universities together to elect one, or we can do a rotational system, in which today we could have a representative from Nairobi University, tomorrow from Daystar University and so on. That way, at least, every university will taste that skill. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On the issue of minors, I want to acknowledge that, that is a problem. The board needs to educate students on the use of funds. When you give money to a minor or somebody who has not handled money before, he or she can misuse that money. We are, therefore, requesting the board to take time to educate the students on how to use that money. That money is meant for their education and not for leisure or for buying phones and other unnecessary things to the detriment of their education. It is a challenge to the board, so that ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On the issue of attaining 18 years and above, it is good that we are now allowing such students to handle money by themselves. We cannot keep on handling business of adults after attaining the age of 18 years. I agree with that. When students attain the age of 18 years, we need to make them independent so that they can handle their money. view