Junet Sheikh Nuh

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Bicameral Parliament failed at that time and now it has failed a second time for the last three years. People might say this Motion is out of sibling rivalry or one House trying to push the other. It is not so! It is the supremacy of the Constitution. We are not siblings because we are older than them due to the powers and functions we have been given by the Constitution. The other day, I attended a Mediation Committee meeting and heard a Senator saying this is the national Senate. The Constitution states the “Senate” and not “National Senate”. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Since the inception of the Senate, it summons everyone and everybody without authority and that amounts to impunity. You cannot remodel the Constitution in accordance with your comfort. That, if you want to do something, you manipulate the Constitution and summon anybody as you wish. They say they are summoning everyone because of the word “Parliament”, but the Constitution says “with authority”. You must have the authority conferred to you by the Constitution to summon anyone you feel like. But these are just my opening remarks. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: The issue I want to bring to the attention of the House is that the Constitution only recognises one leader of the majority party and one leader of the minority party. Article 108(1) expressly states and I quote: “(1) There shall be a leader of the majority party and a leader of the minority party.” The use of the singular reference cannot be interpreted in any way or stretched to accommodate any creative legislative imagination. The Constitution says there is only one leader of the majority party and one leader of the minority party. There are those who are masquerading ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Article 108(2) and (3) goes ahead to specifically designate the people to be leaders in the National Assembly from the largest party and the second largest party or coalition of parties. The Standing Orders are derived from the Constitution and they give privileges to these leaders. There is leadership in the other House that is enjoying some privileges which are not enshrined in any law. The Auditor-General must examine and tell us where that vote-head is coming from. That is because you must account for every coin of Kenyans. You cannot just assign yourselves and enjoy privileges that are not ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Constitution – and I am not making it up - they should have a standing committee on refuse collection and animal husbandry. Why are they shying away and those are very important functions that this country requires? Our country is full of solid waste and you are feeling shy to form a committee on refuse collection and animal husbandry or a committee on cemeteries and crematoriums. Why feel shy if those are the services that Kenyans need? I wish I was serving in the Senate! I would have been the chairman of refuse collection and garbage disposal committee. Honestly speaking, ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the other day when houses were being demolished in Ngong by Kenya Railways, can you imagine a Chairman of a Senate Committee and his members went there with two choppers? Three Senators used two choppers – one for the Chairman and the other one for the members – to go and look at how houses were being demolished. Can you imagine? The other day, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) was constructing a road in Turkana. Can you imagine a Committee of the Senate was there overseeing a function of the national Government? This wastage must stop, ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, first, we have to understand that Kenya Shipping Line is now dead. It is not working. The Government is trying to revive it. There are 27 shipping lines operating in Mombasa now. All of them are foreign companies. The Government must add value to its assets. There is no need of having an asset that has no value to you. For example, today, we are mourning the death of Bob Collymore. But Safaricom is 40 per cent owned by Vodafone and 60 per cent owned by Kenyans. Look at the kind of revenue the company generates. ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute. I want to thank the Committee for the good work they have done. This is a very important and timely Bill. It has come at a time when the country is seriously grappling with issues of standards. I also want to thank you for putting a lot of time in terms of chairing the Committee of the whole House. I also thank Hon. Millie Odhiambo, who has represented us very well as the minority side in making sure that all aspects in this Bill are looked at. ... view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, first, I want to thank the House Business Committee, which I am a Member of, for prioritizing the Parliament Service Bill. It is long overdue. view