John Krop Lonyangapuo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I said that anything that we put on as underwear should not be sold in the second hand market. We should not have those types of clothes being sold in the second hand market. I am also asking that we create, in this Motion, a revolving fund just like we created one under the Sugar Levy Fund. You have heard Sen.(Dr.) Khalwale ask why Mumias Sugar Company (MSC) was not given money from the revolving fund. When we have such a fund, it will be easy to replace obsolete machines that are in our textile firms ... view
• 10 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to thank my colleagues who have spoken to this Motion which has paramount importance as has been exhibited on the Floor of the House. Indeed it is time we took our stand and put things right as a nation. You should not be surprised if I told you that even the National Flag of Kenya is imported. What a shame it is that we source our pride abroad? In some of these industries that were closed, you will find a sample of the national flag. The Supplies Branch in Industrial Area can tell you ... view
• 10 Oct 2013 in Senate: I want to get the information. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, do you know which plants those toothpicks come from? We do not know! So, we are sometimes consuming things after lunch and dinner and we end up going for checkups in hospital, yet we have our trees that we trust here. So, you can imagine; toothpicks and some of the simple things that we keep talking about here are not made here, yet we are very good at saying “these toothpicks are imported!” What a shame that we can do that. In conclusion, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, at one time, we went with the then Minister ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to join my colleagues who have spoken in thanking Sen. Karaba, the Senator for Kirinyaga county where they grow a lot of rice, for presenting this Motion which talks about a policy framework that needs to be looked into or prepared. Kenya is known for generating a lot of documents and paper work. But we have not generated this one yet. Since we are talking about cable cars which relate to tourism, it is time that we, as the Senate, passed this Motion and hopefully, the Government will implement it so that we develop ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we may need to look at a policy that can make us think outside the box. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of the sceneries that we have in Kenya are endowed. If you go to Mt. Kenya, for example, even the road or railway that you may want to construct cannot work. We must explore the nature that God gave us. One of the investments that we need to consider in such areas is the cable cars, so that when tourists The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to introduce an amendment to this Motion as follows:- view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: I beg to move that the Motion be amended by deleting the full-stop at the end and inserting the following words; “and all other cities and towns in the country”. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: The amended Motion in full now reads:- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: THAT, aware that the city of Nairobi has grown to be a large cosmopolitan and metropolitan city in Kenya and the East African region and that it acts as the gateway to the rest of the countries in the hinterland; cognizant of the traffic jams occasioned by the ever increasing number of vehicles and narrow roads leading to time wastage, fuel consumption and insecurity to motorists; noting that there have been increased cases of incidents that require intervention of emergency services in the city of Nairobi; recognizing that Article 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution of Kenya and the Urban ... view