Onesmus Muthomi Njuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I strongly recommend that NACADA takes action and we come up with legislation that can reinforce this. I support the Motion. Thank you. view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I have been here since morning. Kiswahili is one of the national languages in Kenya. It is compulsory in schools. It is very close to our hearts and definitely most people speak it. Approximately 90 per cent of Kenyans speak and understand Kiswahili; even those who cannot write it. Every court in Kenya today has an interpreter because the judges and the magistrates normally speak in English. The interpreters are usually there to interpret to the people who are involved, either in Kiswahili or ... view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: English. Therefore, it is going to be beneficial to them so that we can have involvement of everybody in the community. With those few remarks, I support. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for the opportunity to give notice of Motion before the hon. Member for Kibwezi West talks. Those who have never been named in this House, it is not--- view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Speaker. I mean to do that. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I was just ventilating a bit and see whether you would smile before I moved the Motion. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that Section 27(1) of the Employment Act provides that an employer shall regulate the working hours of each employee in accordance with the provisions of this Act and any other written law; further aware that motorists and passengers waste a lot of time in traffic jams during rush hours; noting the importance of quality output from employees as well as the ability to juggle between work and family responsibility, this House urges the Government to implement flexible work policies that will allow employees to schedule work during ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Chairlady. I was just concerned about the language issue because the intellectual capacity of persons with disability is not necessarily lower than the persons who do not have any incapacity. If you remember what happened during the burial of the late South Africa’s President Mandela, somebody is said to have pretended to understand the sign language which, according to the Kenya Sign Language and what was being communicated and which was purported to have been in English, was not adding up. It means we have a serious gap between the demand and the supply for people who ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Then we need to have a further amendment, hon. Chairlady. That was my feeling. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Today, I have seen you apply affirmative action in the House. For once I wished I was a lady because I have been queuing here for a long time. Ladies have been getting the opportunity to speak. I stand to strongly oppose this Motion as amended. view