John Krop Lonyangapuo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Oct 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues in congratulating Sen. Elachi for having read the Constitution and coming up with The National Cohesion and Integration (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2016). I have read what the Mover of the Bill has proposed in the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons. The main thrust is that the National Cohesion and Integration Act of 2015 should be amended so as to enable the NCIC effectively monitor peace building projects in Kenya. This is because peace building projects is an extremely The electronic version of the Senate Hansard ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the Senate Minority Leader in order to start using strange terminologies in this House when he went ahead, named and called them governors? Why do you not just call them governors? What is this last term you are using; bigots or something? view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, he is a noise maker. There is a terminology that the Senate Minority Leader used twice. view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, “bigots” or something like that. If you are referring to human beings that have positions and you have already talked about governors, are you now degrading them or giving them a new terminology, name or position? It is an insult. We would rather call them by the position they hold. view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to get one simple clarification. The Chairman should clarify to this House and the nation the criteria for appointing vice chancellors in the universities. Every university has a chancellor. We have the Ministry of Education and we also have university councils. Who of the three does the appointment of vice chancellors and senior officers in universities today? Lastly, has the procedure for electing and sourcing for a vice chancellor changed where there is no tribal attachment? Even if we have 50 universities, it does not matter who is selected to head them as ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this statement is as serious as has been stated. People cannot travel at night because the road is congested. Almost 53 years after Independence we are talking about a feasibility study on the road, which is a lifeline of Kenya. Would it be appropriate that we continue asking the Chairman when you can direct the Senate Majority Leader to go and get the information from the CS? Goods perish on the highway because of congestion on the road. view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir I congratulate Sen.Wangari for this Bill that she has brought many years late. I do not know whether there is a Bill that she consulted that had been written on the same before. If there is none, then we lost it from the beginning because I am told that in 1963, in Uhuru Park, the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta announced three things. He said that; from now, we will say “Harambee.” That was meant to assist and build one another and that is the motto for self-help association. We did not capture the spirit of the ... view
• 8 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in thanking you for giving the clear guidance and direction on how we will move on this matter. There have been speculations on social media and some people were already thinking that you gave a judgment. Some people did not hear what you read yesterday and some want to condemn other Senators for contributing the way they did. It is good that you have given the direction on what you meant by this. That is what we needed. I also saw on television that some people thought that the Committee option was rejected ... view
• 7 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, given the two options that have been cited in our Standing Orders, we have tried the first way of interrogating the impeachment. However, there is no harm in trying the second option where we deal with it here in the plenary. For that reason, I join my colleagues who are for the second option. Hence, we must defeat this Motion for us to deal with it on the Floor of this House. It does not mean that the impeachment process will be dealt a blow if we do not approve this Motion. It means that the option ... view
• 7 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, unfortunately, there is no option in this one. As long as he continues to serve in that office whether legally or illegally, he will have to answer all audit queries raised by the Auditor-General. For that reason, this plenary will have to approve things never seen before. If he does not appear before us, we will confirm all allegations. I beg to oppose this Motion. view