John Sakwa Bunyasi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 681 to 690 of 1058.

• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to contribute to this important Bill on the reclassification and new governance structure in the roads sector. Many of my colleagues who have spoken before me have given thanks to the Government of the day for constructing roads in their areas. My first comment on this is that the totality of development in Kenya is important for the growth of this economy and employment of our people. If you go to Mandera County, you will find people from Busia County working there. If you go to Busia County, you will find people ... view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I am not happy that some roads in my constituency and that part of the country have not been mentioned. For instance, the old Class C32 that used to run from Miyanga to Kimaiti, Malakisi and end up at the border has not been mentioned. The Class “D” Road from Butula that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: would connect Nambale-Amukura-Malaba, linking up the interior areas from Siaya-Busia- Malaba has also not been mentioned. It must have been relegated in class and I have to see the full classification. We know that allocation of resources is going to be skewed towards roads that have the highest numbers from Class “A” down to Class “B”. Classes “E”, “F”, and “G” will not get as much allocation as the others would. There is going to be an inbuilt bias. If I look at the classification that has been done and the regions mentioned, I do not seem to see that ... view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is a very major Bill. It will make a difference in the next 10 or 20 years. It will show which people move fast in development, and who do not. It is simply as a result of how people have negotiated around the table without any serious analysis. For example, what economic assumptions on growth have been made across Kenya which lead to classification of roads, which will pick up the resources in the way they have done? We are looking at Vision 2030. This is the Government which talked about double digit growth. In ... view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I would like to conclude because many of my colleagues are waiting. My friend, Hon. Angwenyi, is requesting me to conclude. I will be conscious of that fact. I know that Kisii County has the same concerns which I have. So, I will give Hon. Angwenyi a chance to emphasise this point. I am waiting for a day when we shall say resources will be allocated on the basis of priorities of development around this country, but not on the basis of whether you are in the Opposition or in the Government. As we have said many times in this ... view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, there is one big dimension on issues on law which have been alluded to. It will be very important to factually confirm them as my colleagues have said because they could have implications down the road. I am talking of variances between the BPS and any subsequent Budget Estimates that will be made. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: The second one is the policy dimension. When Hon. Gumbo was speaking, he said these kinds of variations will obviously have policy impacts as well. I want to comment on the second part. On the first part, I agree that some factual determination of to what extent we are statutorily bound in this House should be confirmed just like the first issue, which the Member has raised. He said it is going to be confirmed. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: On the policy side, it is also equally important. I doubt the BPS would tie Parliament not to make any variations. The Constitution allows Parliament and we could have remade a whole Budget if we wanted to, but we need to be faithful to the underlying assumptions in the BPS on growth, for example. When they make those tentative allocations, they have made certain model based assumptions on how much expenditure in certain areas will lead to growth. If there are poverty eradication programs, for example, we should know how much expenditure and what area would attack poverty issues. So, ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: When Parliament makes a change, which it does, the assumption is that we discuss and do not agree either with the level of thrust at the National Treasury, the absence of any thrust at all or that they have put too much. For example, there may be implications for borrowing both domestically and externally. You can see that more clearly when you look at not only the annual Budget, but the Medium Term Budget. Parliament could, in its wisdom, disagree with that level of borrowing irrespective of what the National Treasury says that it is sustainable or not or that ... view