John Sakwa Bunyasi

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• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: the Constitution. The social side is not coming out clearly, because if it had been the social side, we would have been interested in the input of, for example, the Labour and Social Welfare Committee. There is also the governance side that is important. We should be interested in the impact of governance, not just the fiscal impact, but on national cohesion, patriotism and many other elements that may have come out of the Constitution. This review is focusing just on fiscal management and impact and it should be expanded along those lines of fiscal impacts to see if that ... view
• 25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to support the petition by hon. Kathuri. I do not come from a tea growing area but the petition touches on a number of key comparatively related issues. First, we should pay special attention to the key sector and remember that good times should be available to support bad times. It is also important that, that kind of stabilisation from within the resources of the industry itself needs to be looked at as well. Secondly, this is a pointer to the need to buttress the activities in various value chains in this economy. That ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I have had difficulties with this Procedural Motion, although I know that Parliamentary inertia is such that it will 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
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: probably go through; I found it very frustrating during the previous Session. The amount of time normally available for debate is very limited. As a panic reaction, we have agreed, from time to time, to limit the amount of time that may have been provided for Procedural Motions. I was wondering if the committee can take a cue from this and go forward and find a way in which there is adequate participation from the Floor, by virtue of limiting the amount of time available right from the Movers all the way down, so that we can get the richness ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I rise to support Sub-clause (d). The words “equity” and “justice” are strewn all over our own Constitution. Whereas we talk about African marriages, we seem to invoke the African culture only when it suits our purposes. This law is futuristic. It is helpful. Therefore, we should retain this clause. Contribution in a marriage is not necessarily financial, as hon. Baiya said. Change spousal roles for one month and see if what the other roles that your spouse plays do not constitute a big contribution. Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion very strongly because it makes a lot of sense for a country and an economy like ours. Kenyans might love luxury but if they do so, let them pay for it and they can truly appreciate the luxury. I think to do so at the expense of the taxpayer is too heavy a burden to bear. Many people might know, but some may forget that of all the countries of the world, Kenya is among the most unequal societies; those at the top are probably truly well remunerated and ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I think the travel agencies in the public sector must get a little more sophisticated and begin to look for all ways in which they can make travel savings. I used to work for an organization, like my colleague who has just spoken, that had many people travelling internationally. It was much smaller than his. It had 10,000 people but the travel agencies also had frequent flyer miles through which they earned from airlines in addition to earning from individual travellers; those frequent flyer miles subsidised our cost of transportation. There must be pressure on travel agencies ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: I would explicitly add to the specification that hon. Jamleck has mentioned; for example county governments, constitutional commissions and embassies should be included in the policy. They should not be allowed to sneak through because through them we also suffer enormous waste. There is a real dividend to be earned from this. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Yesterday’s quick estimate was that we could save Kshs10 billion by going this route. If I recall, in our discussion of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill, we expected the VAT amendments to bring in an extra Kshs10 billion. You can see just how large this dividend would be. This dividend is extremely large. If it is given to this House, we can 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 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: deal successfully with the jigger menace all over the country; in a country where jiggers are a menace, we should not be travelling First Class. So, clearly we can do a lot with a dividend like this. My people of Nambale would be very happy to take Kshs1 million out of that. That would be a success in this season, and I am sure it would be true of very many other constituencies. view