Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 1925.

• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Naftali Temu is another person who brought glory to this country in Mexico in 1968. Europeans said that Africans run like monkeys, but that did not bother him. The other person is Ben Kogo. Those are the people who brought fame to this country. Naftali Temu won 10,000m in a record time. Henry Rono broke a spate of records. I was then the Chairman of Kenya Amateur Athletics Association. Up to today, most people do not know that that gentleman comes from Nakuru, and nobody has ever mentioned him in the annals of history in this country. These are people ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Jomo Kenyatta. Since there were many of us, many of our parents and grandparents who were involved in the Mau Mau liberation war used to manufacture guns in the homestead that I came from. When he left there, he was apprehended and taken to Kapenguria. We have people like my late father, the late Mzee Moturi, another mzee who was the father of Silas Moturi. I have forgotten the other name because there were two Moturis; one from Gesabakwa and another one from Chibwobi. Those are people who fought and manufactured weapons for the liberation of this country. Today, nobody ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Jomo Kenyatta. Since there were many of us, many of our parents and grandparents who were involved in the Mau Mau liberation war used to manufacture guns in the homestead that I came from. When he left there, he was apprehended and taken to Kapenguria. We have people like my late father, the late Mzee Moturi, another mzee who was the father of Silas Moturi. I have forgotten the other name because there were two Moturis; one from Gesabakwa and another one from Chibwobi. Those are people who fought and manufactured weapons for the liberation of this country. Today, nobody ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: maize, wheat, rice or whatever, is wasted. Therefore, their effort is not recognised, and they are paid peanuts for their produce. The people who have made discoveries or local inventions and innovations have not been recognised. Therefore, their efforts have gone to waste. What about our artists? I am talking about songwriters. If you remember the Kenyan tunes, the sambas and view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: maize, wheat, rice or whatever, is wasted. Therefore, their effort is not recognised, and they are paid peanuts for their produce. The people who have made discoveries or local inventions and innovations have not been recognised. Therefore, their efforts have gone to waste. What about our artists? I am talking about songwriters. If you remember the Kenyan tunes, the sambas and view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: of the African type, they were the most scintillating and captivating. When you got to the floor, you would get well if you were sick. Today, we have got some acrobatic standings which have no meaning. They only end up breaking your bones or ribs if you happen to take a wrong direction. That is the culture we are perpetuating, instead of perpetuating a culture that gave us not only accuracy in what we perform, but also told us about the story of our people; where they came from and where they are going to. These are the kind of ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: of the African type, they were the most scintillating and captivating. When you got to the floor, you would get well if you were sick. Today, we have got some acrobatic standings which have no meaning. They only end up breaking your bones or ribs if you happen to take a wrong direction. That is the culture we are perpetuating, instead of perpetuating a culture that gave us not only accuracy in what we perform, but also told us about the story of our people; where they came from and where they are going to. These are the kind of ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: We have a broad spectrum of people who can be recognised in the Hall of Fame, instead of trying to cram about sokolo kolo bangshai . When I went to school, I was made The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: We have a broad spectrum of people who can be recognised in the Hall of Fame, instead of trying to cram about sokolo kolo bangshai . When I went to school, I was made The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: to believe that singing sokolo kolo bangshai meant that one knows English. That is nonsense. I did not know what sokolo kolo bangshai was all about, yet I was told to recite it left, right and centre. When I learnt it, I was told that I was learned, but I later realised that being learned had nothing to do with the sokolo kolo bangshai language. To be learned, I had to acquire and assimilate the knowledge, which would then propel me to the next level. Africans used to perform cranial surgery. The surgeons in Kisii could operate an individual and ... view