John Lodepe Nakara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Human rights in our Constitution are paramount. Some countries do not have such a Constitution like the one we have. Their human rights are violated in different ways. If we allow our citizens to be jailed in those countries, it is like we are tormenting them. It is like we are torturing them. It is like we do not value them. As a country that respects human rights, we need to make sure that we have a law that governs our citizens wherever they are or whenever they are jailed in foreign countries. The cost to families going to visit ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: It is important for all of us to make sure that this Bill goes through because it will help the poor citizens of this country who cannot afford to go to foreign lands to see their relatives who have been jailed there. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Our prison facilities were rehabilitated during the times of Hon. Moody Awori, when he was the Vice-President of this country. They were upgraded to the extent that one feels human when you go there. But in some countries, prison facilities are not good for people to be jailed in. When we leave our citizens to be jailed in those countries without good facilities, some of them perish because of poor hygienic conditions. There is congestion in the prison facilities in those countries. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: As a country, we need to be respected. For us to have that law, we must make sure that Kenyans in foreign countries register themselves in our embassies. I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. We have travelled quite a lot. When we visit some countries, our ambassadors tell us that some Kenyans are there illegally and they have not reported to the embassies. When such people are jailed, we cannot know them because they are not in the records of the embassies. So, we need to encourage Kenyans that when they get out ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We must also put in place measures and standards for transferring prisoners in and out because some countries are very strict. If you do not have measures and standards that can be respected worldwide, they will not accept the transfer of prisoners. That means that this House must enact a law that will be respected and honoured. You cannot 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
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: transfer a prisoner from the USA to this country when our law and standards are weak. They will say that will encourage people to commit crimes. So, we must have measures that will cut across both countries. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: There are non-Kenyans like Ghanaians, Nigerians, Tanzanians and Ugandans who hold our passports because of corrupt officials in this country. They issue those passports to foreigners. When they go to jail, they are counted as Kenyans and yet, they are not Kenyans. They will benefit from our resources. They used corruption to get their passports and pretend to be Kenyans. We must ensure that the person we are spending our resources on is a Kenyan by birth. We need to enact a law to support that. Otherwise, we will bring everybody to this country. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: As I conclude, we must, as Kenyans, be proud of our country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you travel - and I know you have travelled to some countries - we have been called negative names because we do not live according to the standards of those countries. We misbehave, commit crime, lower our dignity, lower our names and, in so doing, Kenyans appear as not good people. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we should ensure that we lead a good and respectful life, so that we can win the respect of those countries. With those few remarks, I support. view
• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I would like to support this Motion. This nation can judge us fairly because of the Bills that this House has passed since we resumed back in Session. As we go out, let us encourage each other and involve the public on the issue of Budget so that they can know what we have already passed and what they expect from the Government. That is one way of making sure that the public know the money that you have budgeted for this year. It is our obligation as leaders of this august House to ... view
• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: development, institution building, distribution and development in arid areas. I encourage the Members and the rest of us to make sure that we educate the public on the importance of that Fund. We also need to preach peace. I am so happy that we have ended today’s Session in a very good mood. If we meet in burials, be it in Lodwar or Kisumu, we should engage each other in a peaceful manner without attacking the rather peaceful environment. I wish all the Members a very good recess period. view