John Sakwa Bunyasi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Inflation is one thing. It affects inflation, but again, the role of Parliament would be to say that we can live with that level of high inflation or we cannot live with it. Changes should be 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: made with reference to these considerations which are the social and economic policies and other considerations. For example, we have special concerns for certain zones like pastoralists or the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) and people might feel that we need to have a more rapid injection of resources because the transformation is faster than the National Treasury assumes. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: That must be made consciously using exactly the same parameters and past additional ones that may be disagreeing with the National Treasury. I doubt that will be embedded in law view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: . If the procedures have certain statutory requirements, they should be checked out factually. The global practice will be such that, yes, Parliament can make those changes, but should make them consciously. view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wanted to speak earlier on this issue, but it has been fully canvassed. I have nothing to add from my information. I am sorry. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on the initiative to promote a clean environment. Occasionally important things come along. This is one of those very important things that have hit us this season. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I thank Hon. Ottichilo for being present and dominant in the climate and environment debate in this House and country. By so doing, he has put our legislature on the world map. I know that he is very much at home with these issues. Thank you very much, Hon. Ottichilo. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I fully support the sentiments of my colleagues in respect of the advantages of having a day like the one proposed by this Bill. First, I will start with the symbolism that we are concerned about. As Members of Parliament, we live in an environment that is already well taken care of - groomed lawns and swept streets. However, these are islands. We are talking about this being the rule of the day and rule in Kenya that environments are clean. When I move around my market towns in my constituency, I see an extremely sad affair. It is not ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: public toilets but now they have changed, Kanjo would still be after you. Things have changed. There is a lot of impunity on the streets. I think this is going to send the message that, that kind of impunity is unacceptable. Sometimes, I marvel at how small nations like Rwanda seem to have gone very far in plastic control. You can compare the capital, Kigali, with Nairobi and see the difference. Things have been made to be orderly in a society which has come out of deep turmoil. You do not see any plastics or papers thrown around. People wait ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: In supporting this Motion, my expectation is that it will send a powerful message that people and, as my colleagues have stated, perhaps even the Head of State will show their commitment by physically coming out to clean the environment. We should follow it with tough legislation that can ensure that we are able, willing and determined to keep our environment clean. view