Onesmus Muthomi Njuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Back in Africa, we have the Nelson Mandela House. That is where Mandela lived in Orlando West, Soweto between 1946 and 1962. It is a simple House but today it is one of the most famous tourist attractions in South Africa. Many tourists visit it and an average of between Kshs500 and Kshs1,000 per tourist normally earn the South African Government a lot of money. History of Mandela is learnt even when he is gone. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I know a few of us have visited there and the artifacts and history is in place. It is hard for one to visit South Africa, especially Johannesburg and fail to visit that site. There are other sites in Russia. There is the War Museum where all the artifacts of war are stored. It attracts a lot of interest from tourists and a lot of revenue is raised. Even our former colonizers and masters back in England; the Buckingham Palace had earned £55 million revenue from tourism both local and international in 2010. Why would we continue locking up a ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Having talked about the background, this Bill is very short. In the first part, it is going to open up the mausoleum to become a national repository for depositing the artifacts of the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. These artifacts are of cultural and human interest. We know his artifacts are found all over this country; some could be in Kapenguria, Kiambu, Mombasa and other places. This Bill will ensure that all these artifacts are brought together so that we can learn more about this great man. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill will also open up the mausoleum to become an area where we can do research and knowledge dissemination in the pre and post-independence era. That is the fight for freedom, what our forefathers went through for us to enjoy an independent and sovereign state today. There is also the aspect of conservation so that these artifacts are brought to a place which is prescribed by law. There is a possibility of people touring Kiambu, Mombasa or Kapenguria taking maybe a whisk or other things as souvenirs. Eventually, after many years we will find that we have nothing which ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: With this Bill, we will preserve and conserve those artifacts so that future generations can learn and understand where we are coming from. Today, we only have two Administration Police (AP) officers guarding the gate and probably nobody else inside. If we open up that place to the public we will definitely see many activities which will be both economical and social. We will be creating employment at the same time and generating income through tourism. It is view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: because of this that we are urging Members to pass this Bill so that when our children come from up-country and around Nairobi to visit Parliament by extension they will also visit and learn the history of our nation at the Mausoleum of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The issue of fee is pertinent and it is good to note that this Bill does not, at this particular time, prescribe any fees. It leaves space and prescribes that the Cabinet Secretary will, through regulation, come up with a reasonable fee that can be charged to adults, children, foreigners and locals so that it does not become inhibitory for people to visit. On the management of the mausoleum, we expect the National Museums of Kenya to use funds that are obtained from the same mausoleum to maintain it. At the same time, we expect the money they are given ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill gives room to receive funding from bilateral and multilateral donors for the purpose of the mausoleum maintenance. We will also accept gifts, grants, donations and endowment so that we can also benefit from well wishers who feel that they have learnt a lot about the history of this country and would like to continue supporting us. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: There is a lot we can say about this Bill. I want to leave it at that and ask Hon. Members to support the opening of the mausoleum to the public. They should also suggest how it will be run and the benefits to the country both culturally and economically. With those few remarks, I ask Hon. Dan Maanzo, the Member for Makueni to second the Bill. I beg to move. view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to comment on this Petition. I would like to thank the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources for bringing the results of the Petition in a very short time. I have heard about the recommendations for the affected people around Meru National Park. Even though most of the recommendations make a lot of sense, the one that concerns people living 50 to 100 metres away from the boundary of the national park may not be attainable because those are people’s farms. But in a place like Tharaka ... view