Jonathan Lelelit Lati

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am prompted to say something because I am a very proud black person; I spent a lot of time living in the United States (US) and I have always been proud that I was one of the few black people in that country; it is okay to be black. I think there is nothing wrong with somebody calling me “black”. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. This Bill is very important because it strengthens and establishes the legal framework for the management of our environment and exploitation of our mineral resources. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Before I contribute to this Bill, as we sit here today, I take note that the presence of our continent and in particular our country, Kenya, in Washington DC is because the American Government requested to have a conference with the Heads of State. This speaks volumes noting the ignorance that America has always placed on the African Continent. There is something in the offing and as Africans we have to take care of that. This is because Africa’s economic growth is well above all the other continents and for the first time in history it appears like Africa is ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I was watching Broomberg and other news channels across the world yesterday and I was very impressed. Although this is an African delegation, there was a lot of emphasis in the news media across the world on Kenya’s delegation, particularly the President of this Republic. The reason for that is that Kenya is emerging, apart from being the financial hub in the East African region, it is a resource rich country that is depended on by the region. I think that is very important to note in light of this Bill that talks about the management of our ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I want to support this Bill. I have heard Members talk in this House about Cabinet Secretaries being given a lot of power. I tend to disagree because there are checks and balances within our Constitution and other legal frameworks to make sure that we are able to watch what the Cabinet Secretaries do. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: We know that the Government holds in trust all natural resources for the people of Kenya. There is nobody else that we can place that trust on other than the Cabinet Secretary. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, one of the things that I am very proud of is the right of preemption. This is something similar to the eminent domain doctrine where the Government can take care of the public good outside individual good if something truly serves the public. I think our Cabinet Secretaries holding these resources in trust for our people is closer to the eminent domain doctrine. To declare an area a mineral area, those are things we should leave to our Cabinet Secretaries because it is necessary. When you work in Parliament, you do not have that time to do day-to-day ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: that there are enough checks and balances provided through the Constitution to this House and other legislative organs to take care of the Cabinet Sectaries. view