John Krop Lonyangapuo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 731 to 740 of 1215.

• 23 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, later, I will be seeking further clarification after Sen. Khaniri. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion. As stipulated in Article 115 of the Constitution, every step is indicated to show how a Bill that has been referred should be handled. As Sen. Orengo said, in this Article there is nowhere written “National Assembly or Senate.” It is indicated “Parliament.” For that reason, even a layman would know that since these two Houses exist, the two Speakers should have been summoned and told that this Bill has been referred. If for any good reason the Speaker of the Senate were absent, the Speaker of the other House ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I join my colleagues in supporting this Motion which was brought to this House by the Senate Majority Leader. On Monday, 15th June, 2015, the Senate unanimously agreed that it is now time that we assert our position as the House of reason and one that is supposed to guarantee and protect the Constitution, noting that our colleagues in the “Lower House” who refuse to be called by that name, have in one way or another since we began the year 2013, not been living with good intention in applying the Constitution. If you ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in saying that this House is the only hope that Kenyans have, especially where we have disputes. I recall a dispute on the West Pokot-Turkana boundary border where criminals have been operating and laying claim to the extent that they end up taking people’s cattle until a new terminology was born called “cattle rustling”. Now other Kenyans are assigning cattle rustling to belong to the Pokots and the Turkana. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the last three weeks, we have had very good peace in the two counties of Pokot and Turkana. This is ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know in the last session, the Chairperson furnished a list of counties that are benefitting, but we expected in the Budget that was read last week that anybody that qualifies as an elder to have been captured. So, maybe he needs to be appraised in light of what was approved last week so that we can be able to tell. We have enough problems as Sen. Obure has said. You cannot hold a peaceful meeting in the county because immediately you settle down, an old man stands and asks for their money. Could we get ... view
• 15 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. On the outset, we need to correct the impression that the Kshs1 billion which was given to the Judiciary was floating; money which was an after-thought. That money had been budgeted for and was not an additional fund that was generated this financial year so that, suddenly, the National Assembly chopped off that money which was erroneously added so that they had to find other use for it. This was money which was budgeted for. Even in the previous year, this money had been allocated to ... view
• 15 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member is not a stranger unless you rule it so. view
• 15 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we may restore the peace haircut tomorrow. The other function was to monitor and prepare reports on implementation of projects and programmes. Almost all the Senators here, including the National Assembly Members do not know what projects are ongoing in the counties and in the constituencies. This is the oversight that was supposed to be done by this unit. They were also supposed to research and analyze all current and emerging issues of national policy and also research and advise Senate on emerging issues in the counties which are restricting the entrenchment of devolution. Did the ... view
• 15 Jun 2015 in Senate: It looks like they did not. It is as if they closed their eyes when it came to the Judiciary when they were ruled out of place. I do not know whether Members can remember the amount that has been allocated to the CDF. This year, the amount that has been allocated as CDF is Kshs37 billion while last year it was Kshs35 billion. An increase of Kshs2.8 billion has gone to them yet they never saw it fit to remove that money. They quickly remembered to kill the SRC, the Judiciary and the Senate yet they view
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, further related to yesterday’s case that happened in Yumbis, the northern part of Kenya, we saw disconnected communication from the Government as to what really took place. Could the Chairperson give us the true Government position, relating to how crime is being handled in that region, rather than to mislead Kenyans with one version after the other? view