Hon. John Waluke Koyi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the chance to also speak. I must say that the President’s Address to the Nation was very balanced. The President gave a lot of hope to the nation and the people of Kenya. Even before the Speech, many people were wondering what the President was going to address. To me, our President is a very wise person. For the many years I have known him even before he became the President, he is a development-conscious president together with his Deputy. That is why I was attracted to cross over from the ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the CS for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development the following Question: (i) Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that the tender for bulk cargo transport through the Standard Gauge Railway was awarded through single sourcing? (ii) What were the reasons for the award of the tender by single sourcing over other forms of tendering? (iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide details of the tender award stating amount of the contract, timelines for repayment and expected revenue for the Government? view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to add my voice to this important Motion. We had these people since Independence and during colonialism. All the Governments that have been in power did not realise their importance and work. view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: This is the third time for me to talk on this same Motion in this House. It was brought in the 10th Parliament by Hon. Eugene Wamalwa. It was about remuneration of village elders. It was also brought in the 11th Parliament. We are talking about it again because no action has been taken by the House. We talk and then the Motion is kept in the archives. It is high time we implemented it because we all come from villages. It is true that they work for 24 hours. They have families like you and me. They need to ... view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The village elders do a lot of work, for example, in registration of births. When families have disputes, they are the first on the line in the Government before the assistant chief. They are the ones who know if there is a bad person or a thief in the village. If somebody dies, these are the people who give reports to the Government. I believe that failure to implement this Motion is The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: an oversight by the Jubilee Government. They came up with a stipend for senior citizens. Our parents and relatives are enjoying. I am sure even these village elders this time, if… view
• 14 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: view
• 14 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that Kenya’s trade deficit has been on the increase in the past few years with the Financial Year 2016/2017 deficit being estimated at Kshs1.1 trillion; noting that the deficit is mainly attributable to the exports worth Kshs594 billion against imports amounting to Kshs1.7 trillion, driven mainly by the more than doubling of food and machinery imports amid slow-moving exports; concerned that the widening deficit has continued to pile pressure on the shilling against other global currencies such as the dollar; alarmed that the high demand for the dollar to fund imports has been forcing the Central Bank of ... view
• 14 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 13 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am not ready to contribute on that. view