John Sakwa Bunyasi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am inclined to oppose this Bill, much as I respect the views that have been given by Hon. Chris Wamalwa and the contributions of my colleagues to the contrary. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: My first reason is a matter of principle. We passed a Constitution not too long ago. I really would have liked it to stay without us meddling with it for 10 years or more. We should adjust ourselves to fit in the Constitution and not adjust it to fit to our preferences. We have such diverse views, perhaps, all valid and we cannot depend on who has the majority to keep changing it on the basis that the majority would have their way. The Constitution should bind us and if we do so, and as we change our individual and ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Interference of the school calendar works equally unfavourably and it does not matter which month you take. The intensive election cycle is about three months although we tend to campaign for five years. The longest holiday is two months. So, whatever two months we take, there is going to be an extra month to interfere with the school calendar. When we do it in August, we would have been campaigning in June and July. When we do it in December, the exams are finished at the end of November. It means that at the height of our campaigns we shall ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: We have a whole range of customs. In my part of the world August is a festive month. I am sure we are going to learn to conduct our rituals without drama. We should stick with the election calendar. Over time, the cultural dimension will adjust with the times. Already many people have adjusted to the times. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I strongly feel that if we learnt to obey and live under the Constitution, we will find no difficulty staying with it for at least five to six election cycles and see what we need to do. The House will then see what to do at that time. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, many points have already been raised, I wish to disagree. I oppose the Bill. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to comment on the Petition by Hon. Jeremiah Kioni. First, I start by saying that I strongly support his sentiments. He, as well as other speakers who have spoken, have spoken along the same vein. They have expressed themselves very eloquently, but I have a concern. The way hardship areas have been defined has been largely influenced by geography. It is a relic that we inherited before independence. What would really help us now? While we continue supporting those hardship areas along the lines that are in force and because that is ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you have to protect me from the loud consultations. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. They are very generous. Whereas we should use the current system as effectively and as efficiently as possible, I think the paradigm needs to change. What we should be worrying about are issues of poverty in terms of lack of access to services and lack of access to food and so on. The current formula is too strongly weighted around salaried workers and how they should be motivated. It is true there is no difficulty about that, but there should be a transient arrangement. More functional and more contemporary approach should be looking at incidents of poverty at ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: an increased allocation of resources to support households living below the poverty line. They, too, are facing hardships in terms of accessing those services in the same areas as the salaried workers. The salary of whoever is posted there is automatically adjusted to bring it to the level being earned by their peers. You could be separated by a road but still have problems of moral hazards being so close. You can see clearly how that can be absurd; that you cross the road and you are eligible for an allowance. If you go back to where you used to ... view