John Sakwa Bunyasi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: It is not just an economic matter. This is the only place where we can safeguard inter- generational issues. We can look at these issues detached from the pressures of the Executive. We can look at the implications across generations and regions. This is the only place which is correctly designed to do that. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I strongly support the proposed amendment. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to comment on this Bill. I have a lot of interest in it because I have observed these issues since the mid-60s when we began with the processes, particularly in Maasailand at that time. Kenya has learnt a lot, must have learnt a lot or should have learnt a lot on how this process works in dynamic settings. My first concern about this Bill is that it is a bit ambivalent about changing society. It has defined “community” in a static, backward-looking manner and not one that is accommodative of the future. It is ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Clause 3 says that community land can be held under customary, leasehold or freehold systems. It goes on to say that every person shall have the right, either individually or in association with others, to acquire and own property in accordance with any description and in any part of Kenya. That for me describes the ambivalent nature of this Bill. We accept, because of the details in the Constitution and as a growing society, that we want freedom to buy, settle and conduct any activity in any part of this Republic, but the first definition is not very accommodative of ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I need your protection, Hon. Speaker. One valuer sitting in Kisumu goes round to all places and has no notion of prevailing conditions. Another valuer may sit in Nanyuki and is in charge of the whole of North Eastern. They are very few and do not have a good grasp of the generally accepted standards for valuation. The term “just compensation” is vague. We need compensation that mimics market values. If we do not do that, there is essentially going to be a one-way determination of values, which will be by the public sector. The word “compensation” will be a ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: rethink and not just an amendment done in a rush when there are 20 Members in the House during the Third Reading. It would make sense that we use the words “in case of a compulsory acquisition” instead of the words “for a specific purpose”. For as long as it is for a purpose that is in public interest, such land should remain in public domain for as long as that is needed. So long as you imply that the land would revert back to the community once that purpose is no longer needed, then very many parcels of land ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 25 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I sit in the CIOC. The Member for Kiminini is making very persuasive arguments about the unfinished work. On the other hand, let us remember that the transitions are always a problem. We had similar arguments with the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC). There is always something more that needs to be done whenever the life of a commission ends. Termination seems to be always painful. We should focus on how to provide capacity to the successor institution that will partially take over those functions. That is the Intergovernmental Relations Technical ... view
• 25 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: What needs to be done is provision of services, for example, in respect of audit, inventory and transfer of assets – which has been clearly explained by the Committee. That is 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
• 25 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: needed so that it does not fall between the cracks. However, who does it? We should move in line with the constitutional provisions and allow the TA to exit. There has been a bit of time. I understand that the devolution process has so far been messy. It was not always very orderly. Some things have moved at speed that was not anticipated while others have not. The TA may have been all over the place trying to get all these things tied up. view