Hon Samson Ndindi Nyoro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: One of the other solid examples is the restoration of Japan. Before 1860, Japan was ruled by iron-fisted strong emperors. But, after emperor Meiji took the reign of power and instituted some set of rules one of which advanced democracy by making sure that serious societal issues were made by an assembly, within a span of 42 years, Japan became a superpower from an isolationist country before and a country that was wallowing in poverty. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Going through this Report and looking at the Kenyan situation now, we need to do much on voter education. After five years, we go to the ballot. We need to ask ourselves this critical question: When we go to the ballot, what do the voters vote for? I am talking about this as far as the presidency is concerned. We will be lying to ourselves by thinking that because we have the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) that is allocated a huge budget, our democracy functions properly. In a country like ours that is grossly divided into ethnic lines, ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: There is a narrative propagated by the West and in a way it works. In our country now, I dare say that perfect democracy is from the seat of the governor downwards. It is upon us as leadership to be aware that even if we have the IEBC and even if we go to the ballot after every five years…Every time we go to elections, the president’s seat, the results are always contested. That means that we give the IEBC billions of shillings but we do not accept the outcome of the results. This may not be a problem of ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Going through this Report, I have seen that my party got about Kshs240 million to run our affairs. I believe that the beneficiaries of democracy are not necessarily the elected leaders but the population; the general Wanjiku. I plead with the House to re-look at how we fund our political parties. I believe that the money that is given - my party was given Kshs240 million - is enough to run our affairs without having us …. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, my point is that because major political parties are already receiving so much funding from the Government of Kenya or taxpayers, they need not go ahead and make us contribute more funds because they The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: have sufficient funding from the Government in advancement of our democracy. We are not the only beneficiaries of democracy as elected leaders, but the entire nation is. Because we are part of the taxpayers, we need not be taxed twice, here in the House and when we fund political parties using public funds. view
• 8 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. I support the Motion. view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. I rise not to support this amendment being a youth. We are increasing the work experience of the CEO from 10 to 15 and given the era in which we are living, it is one where ingenuity is more than experience in terms of your working as a CEO. Therefore, I think this amendment is against the youth of Kenya who are looking up to driving the agencies and departments in this country in the right direction. They are armed with one arm of ingenuity, imagination and innovation. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of information. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am one of the Members of the oversight committee, PAC, who were seeking the intervention of the Speaker today. Because I know the dynamics of the oversight committees, I congratulate my brother Kathuri and his Special Funds Account Committee. view