MAJ GEN (rtd) Joseph Nkaissery

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, they cannot say “aah”, I am talking. By the way, I am the only general in this House, so, you better listen to me. You will remember that in the Committee, the people who spoke passionately and destroyed the chances of Mrs. Phyllis Kandie are the people who have just talked. Hon. Mbarire spoke passionately and said that in the docket of tourism, as a former Minister in that Ministry, if we take a person of the caliber of Mrs. Kandie, she cannot represent this country. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: I want the Members to listen to me. You will remember me telling the Committee that this lady could be having television phobia. She may not have had an opportunity to appear on television. I have interviewed quite a number of people and I said that maybe she had phobia, but they insisted that this lady will be representing Kenya in international fora and she does not meet the requirements of this portfolio. The candidate portrayed lack of knowledge of the portfolio. When questions were put to her, she did not understand the politics of our region. She does not ... view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, you need to forgive him because he just came from the PG. So, he is a bit confused. We are not here to destroy people’s career, but we are also here to make sure that this country is led by the very best. I am surprised this afternoon by the statement of the Leader of the Majority Party. I am very much dismayed. This gentleman is a Muslim. A pig has been slaughtered at the gate of Parliament and he says “today is the happiest day of my life”. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I would have expected the Leader of Majority Party to say: Before I contribute on this Motion, I am very disappointed for what happened”. I would have expected him to say that, but he was very happy anyway. So, do not worry about that. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: We do not want to destroy the career of Phyllis Kandie and by the time we left the venue, we had consensus. I want to tell this House that it is not the Government. Whether you are in Jubilee, you are here to oversee and watch the Government. So, you should not receive instructions and have the likes of hon. Shebesh trying to sneak an amendment before we debate the Motion. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that we are not here to destroy the lives of Kenyans. We are here to make sure that this country has good leaders. Part of that leadership is the Cabinet Secretaries. If we believe that a particular Cabinet Secretary does not measure up to the portfolio she or he has been appointed to, then it is the responsibility of the Committee on Appointments to make recommendations to this House. This is exactly what the Committee did. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: In the last minute before we left, I remember you telling hon. Jamleck Kamau that he could only record his dissent. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, therefore, we are not saying that Mrs. Kandie is not qualified. We are saying that Mrs. Kandie is not suitable for the portfolio. So, this is our recommendation and personally as a committee member, I want the members of that Committee to stand by the report, especially the Leader of the Majority Party, hon.(Ms) Mbarire and hon. Jamleck Kamau. They should stand by the report because they appended their signatures on it and you cannot go back on it. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 23 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to contribute on the Presidential Address. First let me congratulate you for being elected the Speaker of this House, the Deputy Speaker and my colleagues for successfully competing and getting elected. I want to thank the great people of Kajiado Central for giving me a third consecutive term in this House. I would like to comment the President for his great inaugural Address, which inspired hope for this country. Despite all those comments the President made, there are certain areas I want to comment on. The area of ... view