John Sakwa Bunyasi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I have apologized and withdrawn those words. I have said though that, I will put what I was saying in a mathematical way; that it must not be a zero sum gain. If that is more palatable, let us use that. I have, in no way, brought this House into disrepute. This is a particular discussion in this august House. Hon. Speaker, Sir, let me just conclude and leave the Floor by saying: In my experience, we must have the spirit of give and take. We must respect the class of bi- cameralism that was put on us, even though ... view
• 30 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Taxation is one of the miserable things that we have to face in life. I am talking about any form of tax. So, this discussion could be about any form of tax. We have to survive and Governments have no other way of doing it other than by taxation. I come from a constituency whose poverty index is very high. Actually 65 per cent of people in Nambale Constituency live below the poverty line. Our people are too view
• 24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the financial sector is one of the most crucial sectors of any economy. What drives it are the capital markets. Therefore, the regulatory regime of the capital markets is extremely important. The regulatory institution is the one which guides the development of the capital market. This Bill seeks to allow room for new instruments that have evolved in the capital market sector across the world, including the futures markets. Those instruments are not fully provided for in the existing laws. This amendment, therefore, will ... view
• 17 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. We need to look at the entire legal framework that was set by the last Parliament. I have no quibbles about the Bill that was passed. I do not believe it was conceived overnight; it was as a result of a huge effort. I do not even believe that there was some conspiracy from outside agencies that got this done in a way that belittles our professionals, politicians and the entire Government structure then. I feel that this is a creation of Kenya. We must learn to accept that everything ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. I want to thank my colleague and friend, hon. Njomo, the Member for Kiambu for bringing this Motion before this House. This country can be called a youth country. A large number of the youth are people who have left school – one level or another. Many places have training facilities but nothing happens after the graduands have left. view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I understand that the core part of this Motion is that there should be funding for post-apprenticeship so that when you leave your training institution, you have some resources to get started in the line of business similar to what you have trained in. In respect to Nambale where I come from, we have village polytechnics. One of the biggest challenges that the trainees face after they have completed their training is that they simply report back to their villages. With a facility like this in place, they can get their tools, resources to rent a place, form companies and ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I urge this House to support this Motion so that our little graduands as they leave have somewhere to start. I can say with great confidence that such an initiative will be a great boost to the economies of the various areas in which these facilities will be located. view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I would like to support this Motion strongly and urge this House to stand with hon. Njomo so that we can move this forward. There are many other things we can do but this is a specific proposal which I think is great. We should set aside funds and support these graduands to get out there, start a business and build the economy. view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. I want to contribute to this debate. I am particularly saddened. I think that this House really ought to be given time. It is going to take time to know how to work within the constitutional dispensation. It is going to take time now to work between the different arms of Government and I really suggest that any indications of rushing to amend the Constitution should be put off for some time. I think we have to be subservient to the Constitution and time will help us to deal with ... view