Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jul 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Just for the record. I beg your indulgence, if I remember well, if we put the reply in two weeks, there is likelihood that we shall have gone on recess. I was requesting that you allow me and the Vice-Chairman to discuss an earlier date so as not to risk the time he has given being overtaken by events. view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: I will move it. view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: I will do so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry for coming in late. I was delayed by the traffic. Let me, first, begin by thanking Sen. Daisy Kanainza Nyongesa – and that is a very beautiful name - for coming to my rescue this morning. Let me also thank my leader--- view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, given the role that Harambee (voluntary contributions) has played in the development of our nation since Independence; aware that the original intentions of Harambee have been adulterated over time through corruption, deceit, bribery and misuse of funds raised; recognizing that elected leaders are those most affected by Harambee invitations thereby bearing the maximum burden of voluntary contributions for development; noting that these elected leaders pay tax like all other Kenyans; this House resolves to establish a Select Committee to prepare a Bill that will:- (a) determine criteria that will ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is trying to complete the story. But I was not going that direction. He said: “You have been given nine months notice. It is not fair for you to go around now with a begging bowl raising harambee for something which is purely personal.” This is a very illustrative story because whereas harambee was started as a community concept to handle community projects, it has swung to the extent that personal issues are being used to raise money through harambees. If a student is going abroad for education, it makes sense to ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you cannot be more correct, because I think the affluence of my dear student was quite evident in his younger days. Knowing that he is a prudent economist, he must have accumulated more after that rather than wasted it. So, I was just trying to imagine where he might be at this point in time. I think I am not wrong to say that, definitely, I do not think he has regressed; if anything he has developed further, but he enjoys the advantage of having visited me at home and knows the few goats and sheep that ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would propose, therefore, that we establish procedures for ensuring that harambee contributions are tax deductible. This is very easy because in more developed societies, when you want to contribute voluntarily, there are forms that you fill and usually, you do it through cheques because cheques can be traced and people are advised not to contribute in cash because then, it is more difficult to account for cash. If we go towards the direction of contributing through procedures that are accountable like writing cheques which you know are promissory notes, you are just telling somebody that this ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me apologize to Sen. G.G. Kariuki, that I took advantage of my long acquaintance with him and just assumed that this is an opportunity that he would not miss, but we could discuss it with him. Indeed, the spirit of a Motion like this is that it is also subject to amendment in the House. So, these things are not cast in stone. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I stand to support the Motion, I would like to make one or two points that are relevant to this Motion by my friend Sen. Lonyangapuo, otherwise called the bull with big curved horns. I think this Motion comes with our National Livestock Policy. As Sen. Wetangula pointed out, how many institutions have we established to do research in the livestock and agricultural industry? If we trace the history of these institutions, you will find that they date from colonial times. We had a very strong settler community here which wanted the state to serve ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to put my friend, the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, at ease. I, in no way, intended to downplay the important role of the Majority in the House. But as Sen. (Dr.) Zani said, when I drafted this Motion, there were very few hon. Members in the House that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view