Joyce Akai Emanikor

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 452.

• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I rise to oppose this amendment. This is outright theft. It is evil because we have lost people. There have been many cases of suicide. If we do not tax them, they will steal from both the poor mwananchi and the Government. I am not an economist but as a representative of the poor people, we should protect the poor person and not the rich investors. I oppose the amendment. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I rise to oppose this amendment. This is outright theft. It is evil because we have lost people. There have been many cases of suicide. If we do not tax them, they will steal from both the poor mwananchi and the Government. I am not an economist but as a representative of the poor people, we should protect the poor person and not the rich investors. I oppose the amendment. view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. Mine is very brief. I am concerned about the timing. You can see the anxiety that is in the House. We should get into this business as soon as possible considering the tight schedule that we have regarding the coming general elections, and considering IEBC timelines. I urge that the Motion be brought early next week because a delay in disposing of this Motion will have a negative impact in terms of the attention it deserves. I also urge political parties to address any anomalies arising from non-compliance with ... view
• 18 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance. Mine is very brief. I am concerned about the timing. You can see the anxiety that is in the House. We should get into this business as soon as possible considering the tight schedule that we have regarding the coming general elections, and considering IEBC timelines. I urge that the Motion be brought early next week because a delay in disposing of this Motion will have a negative impact in terms of the attention it deserves. I also urge political parties to address any anomalies arising from non-compliance with ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Bill. I rise to support it because it touches on items that touch on our daily lives and the lives of the common person. Inflation, increase in prices of alcohol by making it more difficult to get and cigarettes, betting and lotteries, are things that happen in Kenya now. This Bill has gone down to touch on the socio- economic aspects of our lives. This Bill brings solutions to the issues people are crying about. As leaders, I do not find it well for leaders to lament ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: These are people who have been there before - We know them. So, it is not a new team that is coming in. I want to caution: If it is new, you better tell us! We know the damage that alcohol has caused in the community. I am happy that this Bill proposes to increase the price of alcohol. I am hoping that it is going to alleviate the problems that are brought about by alcoholism, by addressing the issue of affordability. In terms of betting, lotteries and gaming, the current rates are 7.5 per cent for betting, 12 per ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chairperson of the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity and his Committee for coming up with the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill which is responding to the needs of millions of conflict ridden pastoralists who have fallen victim to cattle rustling. When people hear of cattle rustling, they just think of cattle being stolen. It is much more than that. You cannot compare it to the theft of millions of shillings from banks. It is about people’s lives. It is about loss of livestock, which is a livelihood. It ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chairperson of the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity and his Committee for coming up with the Penal Code (Amendment) Bill which is responding to the needs of millions of conflict ridden pastoralists who have fallen victim to cattle rustling. When people hear of cattle rustling, they just think of cattle being stolen. It is much more than that. You cannot compare it to the theft of millions of shillings from banks. It is about people’s lives. It is about loss of livestock, which is a livelihood. It ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: goats to the Pokot. I have not forgotten that. Given that this Bill seeks to bring unity and harmony, I think I will finally forget. I do not know what we will do with the cross border cattle rustling and whether an extension of this Bill should go to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). For instance, in Todonyang’ in Turkana North, the Member of Parliament (MP) has been there for a whole month dealing with the issue of the Merille from Ethiopia and in Kibish the issue of the Dong’iro in Sudan and Uganda. The Bill should also be ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: goats to the Pokot. I have not forgotten that. Given that this Bill seeks to bring unity and harmony, I think I will finally forget. I do not know what we will do with the cross border cattle rustling and whether an extension of this Bill should go to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). For instance, in Todonyang’ in Turkana North, the Member of Parliament (MP) has been there for a whole month dealing with the issue of the Merille from Ethiopia and in Kibish the issue of the Dong’iro in Sudan and Uganda. The Bill should also be ... view