Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Budget Speech. It had very many good proposals, especially the proposals on creating employment. It talked about measures intended to create many jobs for young people who have been victims in the set-up of our economy. The measures or proposals are far-reaching to the whole infrastructure for the country to spur economic growth and, especially measures to employ more teachers. We have been having a lot of problems in our schools. We have had problems in the health sector because of lack of personnel. We have ... view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am part of this Government; there is no question about that. But I am the elected hon. Member for Tigania East Constituency, and I represent very many tea farmers. So, if I am not heard in the fora where my voice should be heard within the Government, I have the legitimate right to raise issues on the Floor of the House! June 18, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1253 view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you raise issues, your being part of the Government does not mean that you are not allowed to point out some of the misgivings, or policy failures, that you would want your Government to improve on. To be a part of the Government does not mean you have to be a sycophant, who sings praises everyday. You should also be in a position to raise issues, which I have been trying to do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, back to the Budget proposals, and I am now praising the Government. There are many proposals that are intended to ... view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: If there was such a proposal before some of the small banks, the African banks like Equity that are now doing very well--- view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if those proposals were there, there would be no Equity Bank. This bank has revolutionised banking in this country. We should not close the window that will allow Africans to enter the banking sector and enable the multinational banks to control the banking sector. We know what was happening in the banking industry before the entry of Equity Bank. Wananchi had no opportunity to get banking services until the Equity Bank, and other small banks, came in. Even as we look for the opportunity to raise the core capital, we need to raise it to a reasonable ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support this very important Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the blame is on Parliament, because it is Parliament which has failed over the years to establish the Offices of the Ministers of the Government of Kenya. If we had done what we are obligated to do by the Constitution, we would not be in the mess we are in. So, the right time to do so, is now. If we never did it before, it is now that we need to do it. The Constitution clearly gives the mandate of providing the number ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not even know which Ministry the Department of Adult Education falls under. This is what we want to end, so that we have some durability. We want to have institutional memory, so that if you are appointed a Minister, once you take office, you can know what was happening there, 20 years ago, or 15 years ago. You learn from that information. That is how we build institutions. We cannot build institutions when there is no permanency in anything. In Kenya, we play politics of making everything euphoric. Even the appointment of the Cabinet ... view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You heard the hon. Member claim that the pyramid schemes were created for purposes of campaign by hon. Members, some of whom are sitting on the Front Bench. That is a very serious claim and he needs to substantiate because he cannot claim that we have Members in the Front Bench who participated in those schemes, that defrauded Kenyans, without substantiating. view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Ms. Karua, for giving me two minutes. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to underscore one point. If we were to have compromise on resettlement of IDPs, we will be compromising the security of this nation. The basic values that any nation protects is the security of its citizens and their right to property. These people owned property. They are not poor. They were robbed of their property and their dignity by criminals. The Government must move in to protect and settle them back on their land. view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is irrelevant. He was just wasting my time before I could make my points. We, as a country, must live together. We have to respect each other. That is the only way we can have a country called Kenya where everybody's rights are respected. Those IDPs are human beings. Mr. Ruto, if you are thrown out of your home, and somebody says that you negotiate before you go back to your home, how would you feel? Yet, you are here, trying to prevaricate over the security and rights of those helpless Kenyans, who ... view