Onesmus Muthomi Njuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for getting that very long beautiful name right for the first time. I want to congratulate my friend, hon. Aden Keynan, for coming up with this very important amendment. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, sitting on the seat of the Leader of Minority Party does not give hon. Mbadi the right to use it. He is eating into my time. You have to protect me. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the national flag is a symbol of unity. It actually speaks of the history that we have as a country. Just to know how serious it is, before we had the recent development of the devolved governments, it was not possible to find the national flag being sold in any backyard shop in the country. Even today, if you want to buy the national flag, you cannot walk into any shop and buy one. There is a specific shop that has been mandated by the Government, where you can get the national flag that has been ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: As one of the symbols of national unity, it is important that we limit the use of the national flag. We do not want to have confusion in the country such that the national flag loses its meaning. Before the new constitutional dispensation, the predecessors of the current Cabinet Secretaries; Cabinet Ministers used to fly the national flags on their cars. I remember that flying the national flag was so significant that even during election campaigns, people used to promise their constituents that they had already drilled holes on their cars to fly the national flag. If you flew the ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: In order for us to have respect for the national flag, it is important that the counties come up with regulations, so that we can have county flags. As it is now, when governors converge somewhere, it is not possible to tell which governor is from which county government. We should be proud of our county governments, and be able to come up with flags that depict our counties. I come from a county that borders Mount Kenya. I would like to see a flag where our cultural background has Mount Kenya. I would like to distinguish my governor from ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, most of the hon. Members who have been speaking seemed like they were--- view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, some hon. Members have been speaking as if it is only the governors who fly the national flag. It is not only the governors who fly the national flag. I have seen county representatives fly the national flag out there. Of course, the Cabinet Secretaries normally fly the national flag. Of course, the issue of titles will be dealt with in a different Bill. The title “honourable” is The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: nowadays used by anyone who works in the counties. If you look at the business cards that they print, even the ones for the county executive, the chief officers; all of their names start with “honourable” Therefore, you cannot tell who is a Member of Parliament; a Senator and even a governor. Actually, members of the public are confused at the moment; they do not know who is who. Even as I support this amendment, I cannot forget that it is not only individuals who fly flags on their cars, I have seen proprietors of businesses in this country operating ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Lastly, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we look forward to a time when we will have 47 counties with 47 flags, all with different meanings for the counties. With those few remarks, I would like to support this amendment. Thank you. view
• 25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to commend on this particular petition. I want to thank hon. Kathuri for bringing this very important petition on behalf of not just the farmers of Imenti South but on behalf of the farmers of Kenya who grow tea. It happens that the farmers who grow tea have been having diminishing investments because of the available land. This has affected their economies of scale. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view