Onesmus Muthomi Njuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I stand guided, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to add my voice to what has transpired and insinuated by Hon. Wandayi and Hon. Makali Mulu in connection with the petition brought by Hon. Kubai Iringo, the Member for Igembe Central. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: They should have found out what Murera Gate is. It is not an entry to someone’s House. It is a gate to Meru National Park, which is a national heritage that is under the Government of Kenya. It is a national resource that does not only benefit the people of Meru, but this country in totality. Therefore, there is justification by the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing chaired by Hon. Maina Kamanda to give priority to Murera Gate Road because it affects the whole country and not just a village. Therefore, I find it ridiculous when the ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. A lot has been said on this Bill. I thank you for the opportunity to add my voice on the Biomedical Engineers Bill, 2015. There is a famous saying “As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout”. The Jubilee Government has done a fantastic job after realising that some diseases that kill our people are not because they cannot be treated but because they did not have the correct diagnosis and medical equipment to treat them. In reference to the quote I have made earlier on, there is nothing as bad as having ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for protecting me from my good friend who may be protecting other interests. I am purely on the welfare of the people of Kenya. I have no reason, whatsoever to insinuate anything that is talking about individuals. I am talking about governments that are not taking heed to take care of what has been bought using taxpayers’ money. This Bill will address the issue of personnel to take care of this equipment. I will not stop to support the Bill without mentioning that there is need to get more support from county governments in ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Kenyatta Mausoleum Bill, 2016 be now read a Second Time. We have been waiting for this Bill for some time. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill is about the Kenyatta Mausoleum, which is where the body of the founder of this nation is preserved. That is the building adjacent to the Main Parliament Buildings, on Plot No.209/544. It measures approximately 4.48 acres along Parliament Road. It is within the Central Business District in the precincts of Parliament. This Bill is about opening up that mausoleum to the public, so that people can learn the history of the founding father of this nation. Secondly, there are very many local and international tourists who have interest in pre- independence and post-independence Kenyan ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Allow me to thank the people, who along the journey of making this Bill, have been very instrumental. I want to start by thanking the Speaker of the National Assembly because the ideation and the actualisation of this Bill has been simply because of a trip we made to China with the Speaker of this House. What we saw there motivated me to say we can do the same and generate revenue and teach our people about our culture, just like in China. I also want to thank the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare because it was very ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The history of this nation is normally taught in schools. We have school children visiting Nairobi, especially Parliament every week. This will serve as a motivation to the teaching of history in this country because people will be walking to the mausoleum and interacting with the artefacts of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta by observing and touching them where possible. It is a lifetime experience to be as close as possible to this history. They will remember more. Therefore, it will serve the purpose of making sure that we impart the correct knowledge to our people in the right manner. view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Opening up mausoleums of great leaders to serve as museums and public sites that can be accessed by tourists has earned some countries a lot of revenue. I want to cite what motivated me to come up with this Bill. When we visited the Republic of China, we found that in the City of Beijing, there was a city called the “Forbidden City of China.” That place houses the palace of view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: previous emperors of China. That is where you find all the five emperors before post- independent China and their history. I want to note a very famous man known as Mao Tse-tung. Some Chinese call him Mao Zedong while others call him Chairman Mao. He was a famous leader who revolutionised China and made the Chinese people have the spirit of becoming a super power today. His mausoleum is in a place near the Forbidden City, in an area that has been set aside as a tourist attraction called the “Chairman’s Square.” That place attracts about 1.61 billion local tourists ... view