Julius Lekakeny Sunkuli

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand here to convey my condolences to the family of the late Hon. John Koech. We served with him in the Government. I was always privileged to work closely with him as his friend from a neighbouring constituency. He was...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Temporary Speaker, indeed, I shall be brief. I support the appointment of Hon. Geoffrey Ruku, because I know him very well. We have served together in the Committee on Delegated Legislation. He is a very active Member of that Committee, and I have greatly...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I must correct myself if I referred to the Minority Whip. I meant the Leader of the Minority Party, as I was referring to Hon. Junet. The Minority Whip is now my boss, and I have no wish to clash with her...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) This is a House of Records.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) I will be very brief, Hon. Speaker. I rise on a point of order. When you read the Communication, you indicated you wanted to acknowledge Members of Parliament in this House. I do not know whether you intended to acknowledge those currently sitting or those...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, this is a House of Records. I implore you to get a more researched Communication that covers the real history of this nation and acknowledges us because we are contemporary.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I just want to emphasise on the Question by Hon. Ruweida. Could the Cabinet Secretary consider visiting some of the schools to ascertain for himself the fact that capitation funds are not applied transparently? In many places, you cannot point to a...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I just want to joyride on her request for a Statement. Kindly, when the Chairman stands to address the issue, he should not limit himself to Isiolo. This is a matter that is affecting many parts of Kenya, including my constituency. We would...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, if you allow me, I want to support this Request for Statement.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) It needs a little bit of reinforcement, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Yes, Hon. Speaker. On Monday this week, there was a big demonstration by the people of Narok in Narok Town. This was not only a demonstration of the ordinary people but also the rich farmers of Narok. They are the main people who farm wheat...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support mainly because the Whip of the Majority Party has begged us to support. He mentioned that there is a broad-based government. I want to repeat that I support. In reality, this should be called the Cultural Artefacts Bill....

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) That is why I said he was appointed despite that fact. Hon. Speaker, I thank His Excellency, the President, for appointing Mr Noor Gabow as Consul-General to the Port-au-Prince in Haiti. Brazil is the only place where we have our Embassy in South America. I...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Speaker, I support these appointments. Being appointed an Ambassador to China is one of the biggest and most important jobs you can get in a country. Actually, it is the only time you can be called your Excellency without being elected, and that shows...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) That is why, with the benefit of the insight, I am able to advise that it becomes a problem. I, however, took immediate action and learnt Chinese. Hon. Speaker, you can attest that I could translate some Chinese for you when you came to China....

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Yes.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I take a different view and support. This is because this is about the integrity of the institution, and we are punishing a person who decides to act against the secrecy of the organisation. I think that he even deserves to lose...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Chairman should consider that this definition of a small holder is not sufficient. First of all, the definition 26th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 95 Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU)says that that a small holder is a person who is on...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the end product is exporting coffee, and Kenya’s name will be at stake. There are two things that we should not localise. First, we should not localise our standards. Secondly, we should not localise our brand too much. The amendment is very...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Thank you, Hon, Temporary Chairlady. This seems to be a very subjective thing. What is suitability test and who determines the skills audit? This is creating something which is hard to test. The same thing is happening with the transition from NHIF to SHIF. Let...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) I really do not object. Other than adding a master’s degree, we should avoid mentioning fields in future. A person qualified with a master’s degree even in engineering can still qualify. This is discriminating against other professions. We have 26th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, if you delete subsection (2) , what happens with the way subsection 1 reads? Because it says that every contract for milling of coffee shall be in writing and shall contain such information as may be prescribed. Where? Why do you also...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) I know that the regulations will come before us. Can you, therefore, to be certain, just say, “as it may be prescribed by the cabinet secretary in the regulations”? At least, make it readable. Do not leave it hanging. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I just want to ride on Hon. Chepkonga’s comments and say that after we pass the Bill, we may have to revisit the definitions. That is one of the contentious issues. The terms “prescribed form” and “the relevant authorities” have not been...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I would like to support the amendment and also remind the Chairman that the other thing that he is amending is that he is deleting the words “his or her” and replacing them with the word “their”. That is the other amendment...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support the amendment. Picking up from the last point and looking at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) , Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) and the rest, most of the employees are PhD holders. If you have a...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. From my experience as a magistrate, if you provide a fine of Ksh50,000 or a sentence of six months, those two do not match each other. You ought to have increased both the amount of money and time....