MAJ GEN (rtd) Joseph Nkaissery

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. This is a very interesting situation, with due respect to the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Leader of Majority Party. The amount of money which was budgeted in the current financial year was meant to meet a certain requirement, and that Ksh 5.4 billion was part of it. You directed that the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee brings the report; they said they had met the National Treasury Secretary. How are we sure of the commitment of the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury without a report to meet ... view
• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the amendment. There are three areas in our Constitution which are very fundamental. Article 43(1)(f) says that every child is entitled to education. That does not mean a child from the ASAL areas; it means all the children of Kenya. Article 55(a) also specifies that it is a right of the youth to be given education and training. Article 55(b) demands that the marginalized be given the opportunity to education. So, the Mover of this amendment is trying to assist all the children of Kenya. view
• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: We have to resist with reasons. All the children, whether they are in ASAL areas, arid or in urban areas are children of Kenyans. The Constitution says that each child is entitled to education. I want to be very specific on this. When the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) was introduced, it covered the whole country. I want to ask my colleague from the ASAL area: What stopped him from putting up a boarding school during the ten years of the CDF? view
• 19 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: With regard to the issue of the girl-child, let us not forget that what we have is compulsory primary education, which was introduced by former President Kibaki. The chiefs, DOs and DCs from those areas belong to jail if those children do not go to school. The Jubilee Manifesto declares that both primary and secondary school education will be compulsory. We want to see this Government fulfilling this promise. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this amendment. We need to move in that direction. We should not isolate some parts of this country. All children belong to Kenya and have ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to begin by commending the Mover of the Motion. This is a very important Motion because it involves the health of our people. The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health needs to take the sentiments of hon. Members very seriously because a healthy nation is a secure nation. Given the critical shortage of medical personnel, it means that this country is not secure. When you have a shortage of over 30,000 clinical officers and nurses, it means that the country is very unstable. It is a constitutional right ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to begin by commending the Mover of the Motion. This is a very important Motion because it involves the health of our people. The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health needs to take the sentiments of hon. Members very seriously because a healthy nation is a secure nation. Given the critical shortage of medical personnel, it means that this country is not secure. When you have a shortage of over 30,000 clinical officers and nurses, it means that the country is very unstable. It is a constitutional right ... view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I am a very happy man, as the Leader of the Majority Party has said, not because of ole Lenku, but because of the way the President is leading his country. I must thank him for that. When ole Lenku appeared before the Committee, he exuded confidence, energy, knowledge and forthrightness. He showed that he was a man who was extremely capable of heading this docket. You should realize that Cabinet Secretaries are there to give policy direction and guidance. They are not the workers. They are not going to be policemen to chase criminals. They are ... view
• 28 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also stand to support what my colleagues have just said. The best thing that we can do for this country is to give this country the best. I would like to propose--- It has become a trend that we get the report on the eve of the deadline. This is not how this House is supposed to work. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we are supposed to approve two reports. I would like to suggest that we extend the House up to mid-night, so that we have the opportunity of reading those two reports. That is because there ... view
• 28 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I stand to support this Motion. It is important that, as Members of the National Assembly, we should go to visit our people and tell them about the Government policies. We need to tell them what we have passed so far. It is very important that we have this little break. It is also very important that Parliamentary Service Commission ensures that the welfare of Members of Parliament as passed this afternoon is implemented so as to enable them--- This is not a favour. This is a constitutional right and, therefore, we should not fear to perform ... view