Josephat Nanok

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, I will urge my colleagues to relook at this and see that the few amendments that maybe required be looked into so that at least, this Authority can be in place as soon this law is enacted. As it was pointed by the Minister these County Governments really need to be up and running after elections are conducted. It is, indeed, essential for this particular Transition Authority to be in place as soon as this law in enacted, so that we do not delay the preparatory work that is supposed to be ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: With those many comments, I would like to second. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Mr. Imanyara): Hon. Martha Karua, just before you commence, may get some indication on the Members who want to contribute to this Bill so that we can manage our time in a manner that is fair to all. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Okay, Ms. Karua, you can proceed, I now have some indication. So, please, as indicated by the Speaker earlier on, this is a Bill we need to pass within the next two days, so bear that in mind as you make your contributions. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Bill. view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is a product of a lot of consultations, particularly, when the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government set up the Taskforce which went round the country. They have held so many consultations, a number of which I have attended. Going through the Bill, I can see that a lot of the views, wishes and aspirations for those in this country who have been yearning for a devolved system of governance, have been accommodated. I believe that this House should be able to legislate this Bill to enable it to be enacted ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the key things that have come out very clearly in this Bill is the fact that it has brought a new paradigm shift on how this country is going to be governed. We are no longer going to be governing the rural areas of this country through the provincial administration. The governance of this country now is going to be through the county governments and decentralized systems. It is for that reason that I applaud the functions that have already been given to the Governor and executive committee of the county, particularly in recognition ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to draw your attention to Article 52 (1) on decentralization. Yes, the Bill has come out very clearly on how the county will go down to sub-county and then wards. But Article 52(1) is not very clear on whose mandate it is going to be for creating decentralized units beyond the wards. This is not going to be a responsibility of national Government. This Bill has to be very clear, so that the county government is given that power to legislate on this if it deems fit within its powers. I will want the ... view
• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as the previous speaker said, public participation has also been enhanced. I really like the fact that, for the first time in the history of this country, the participation of the public is going to be bottom-up. Decisions are going to be made and influenced by what the people say and think. I hope that this will not only be upheld at the county level, but even for the national Government functions that are going to be enacted, public participation should be enhanced much more than it has been in the past. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, ... view
• 14 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to join my colleagues in supporting the reduction of the publication days for the two Bills from 14 days to 11 days. For the last two years, if there are Bills that have gone through intensive public participation and dissemination of information on them they are these particular devolution Bills. Even as Members of Parliament, we have been able to contribute to these Bills in informal fora. So, the reduction of the publication period does not mean that the contents of the Bills have changed. The only thing that I can urge my colleagues ... view