John Sakwa Bunyasi

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• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: inducement for them to mobilise their own resources. One such calling from the centre, that seems to leverage that money, needs to show. We need to have some understanding on whether or not the counties are also making any effort to increase their resource collection. With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to clearly support this Bill. I want to thank everybody who is present in the House for the great support. For every shilling you add to Mumias Sugar Company, you can be sure you are going to increase the consumption of milk from Nandi and Uasin-Gishu; consumption of rice from Mwea; consumption of fish from all over and consumption of industrial products from Thika. Therefore, saving Mumias Sugar Company is saving Kenya. It is such a great day that I feel that there has been clarity of thought on both sides of the ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We are the gateway counties and we matter a lot for trade. This will go a long way. I thank all the Members for the grand stand they have given us today. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. It took me by great surprise when my parish priest one time called me for a 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
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: discussion and said: “Could you people look at this issue of registration under the Marriage Bill?” I must say that this matter had sort of escaped my attention. What he described was simply horrendous. We are worrying about the fee structure here which I will comment on, but I am concerned more about the overall cost, what it takes to get this done. If there are only 12 centers in Kenya, it means that each centre serves 3.5 million people. If you look at the area, it means that each center serves an average of over 1,000 square kilometers. This ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The transaction costs, apart from the regulated costs, are extremely high. It is an embarrassment that we have this kind of thing existing at the moment. On that score, I think that these regulations ought to come back to a committee of Parliament, so that they can come before the House for the House to look at them again. There has been enough time for them to be in practice; so, we know what pain they have caused. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I want to thank Hon. Injendi greatly for bringing this Motion because it draws our attention to the kinds of things that we sometimes pass not thinking about whom we are talking about. The per capita income of this country is over US$1,000, which means when you bring it down to the equivalent on a per day basis, it is about US$3 per day or about Ksh200. Remember these are indices greatly influenced by billionaires we have in this country. They are not influenced by the wanjikus. They are greatly influenced by the billionaires even to appear to be US$3 ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: stabilizing communities. It must mean there is a public good, and if there is a public good in going this direction, the cost must be looked at also so that the public good is what drives us. Therefore the issue of paying this or that fee must be looked at again. Certainly, the very fact that within a whole region there is only one centre--- The distance from Lodwar to Eldoret is probably 600 Kilometres. Who is going to waste time doing that kind of thing? If we want to get our marriages solemnized so that we begin to respect ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to give my support to this Protocol and make some observations that worry me a little bit as I look at the detailed Report. First and foremost, the operation of the SGR is a thing that our economy badly needs. We know, as has been pointed out, that there have been concurrent advantages coming from lower costs of transport on roads. Everybody who will recall knows that the initial development of this country follows the railway line. The snake-like tracks around the Republic are where initial changes such as access to education, modern farming ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: (USA) to this day relies a lot on railway lines. In Kenya, we did not make a lot of progress. It was very encouraging that finally we got round to it. Whether it is the SGR or any other railway, expansion would greatly support the economy of this country. Having said that, it means therefore that it is important to pay attention, not just to agreements that relate to the new “snake” that is going to be built but to the concurrent developments that can take place along these new lines of the railway line. It is very important that ... view