Sunjeev Kour Birdi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish the 2020 Olympics would be held in Kenya and not in Japan. That will be just the most amazing thing that would ever happen to our country. The attitude we can achieve will be actually glorifying. Today, Kenya is a global name. Our National Anthem has been praised as being a lovely and soothing tune. view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: What hurts most is the knowledge that somebody was out there selling the sports kits that belong to the athletes who have been running so hard. Personally, if I see somebody wearing a kit meant for the athletes at the Olympics, I will wonder where the person got it from. I believe that there is somebody selling it out there, if there is somebody who has bought it. We need to be more self-conscious as a society to know what we are doing. view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: International games promote international peace and harmony. Countries come to a standstill as they watch and cheer. This is commendable for us. A year ago, I attempted to bring an amendment on the Floor of the House which was proposing to curb double taxation on our athletes but, for some reason or another, it did not go through. The reason for that amendment was to help the athletes make and earn more and bring back more and it will belong to them and the country. For some reason, it did not go through. I urge the President to do something. ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: that we can make an initiative to reward those athletes so that we motivate them more because they have carried our flag so high. view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: As we speak, the Kenya Defence Forces have promoted Ms. Jemima Sumgong from Senior Private to Corporal for earning a gold medal in Rio de Janeiro. That is commendable and I wish her well. view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Once again, what happened in Rio de Janeiro must be looked into so that come 2020, we are better prepared for it. I salute the people who ran for us and represented us in Rio de Janeiro. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to add my voice to this very important amendment in this Bill. As we know, the road situation in our country is reaching a stage where we feel handcuffed. We also feel that we are being sabotaged. So, I congratulate the Committee and everybody who has supported it. 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
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank Hon. Mule for choosing me to be part of his favourite to contribute to this Bill. I would like to say that this is a very important Bill. It is like having a beautiful car and you do not have a mechanic who can fix it when it breaks down. That is the severity within which we are looking at this sector. As we know, a large population of youth want to have jobs. At this point in time, our country is experiencing an acute shortage of such people in ... view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Today, I stand a very worried person because of one reason. As our able Chair of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources tables the Report of the Petition, let me say that I am a Member of that Committee. Unfortunately, I was not available to accompany them when our Committee went to the ground, but I have been a frequent visitor to that area. Hon. Speaker, it is sad to note that a Committee works so hard in trying to deliver to the people what is theirs, but there are some rogue people who ... view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I support. view