SUNKULI, JULIUS LEKAKENY

Hon. John Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the request by my friend Hon. Kamket is timely. It is not that we do not want educated chiefs, but we need to consider that academic qualifications alone should not be the only requirement, especially since people can fake their papers. In...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Speaker, with regards to the loans that are given to students, what is the interest rate that they are supposed to pay back? My second comment is on capitation. It is given per student. I asked your predecessor this question before, Mr. Cabinet Secretary....

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also support the Petition by Hon. (Prof.) Bartoo. The Sergoit area that she has described is problematic. I am

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I also join the Members who support this Motion. I do not know Ms Moe well, but I trust the judgement of those who know her. I congratulate her on being nominated. I know Ms Dorcas Agik. She is a colleague in law....

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Yes.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I support this Petition and urge the Committee to consider matters that will lead to decriminalisation of attempted suicide. This is one of those two offences when you attempt to commit an offence and you do not succeed, you are punished.

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, in the United Kingdom (UK) , suicide itself used to be punished. That once you commit suicide, your property was taken by the state and your inheritance was destroyed. In 1961, the UK decriminalised suicide and later on, it decriminalised attempted suicide. Our...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I was speaking to the other Member. I had mentioned that in the UK, you were punished if you committed suicide. Your property would be taken away and your inheritance would be vanquished but now it is no longer an offence in Britain...

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

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Rindikiri is in order. This is because the statistic in Kenya is that out of four people, at least, one has a mental illness. We are about 300 Members here… (Laughter)

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Speaker, in support of that request for a statement, the Mai Mahiu escarpment is becoming an embarrassment. When you use that route, 7th August 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 2 Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP)you can spend up to three hours in a traffic jam...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) I want to thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the Message that you have just delivered. I am sure that the list is very correct this time. On behalf of the people of Narok, I want to congratulate Hon. Soipan Tuya in advance for coming back...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon. Speaker, I want to thank the Chairperson for that answer. The court case is not between the people of Angata Barikoi and Kuria. It is between the Maasai people of Lolgorian and the Kipsigis people of Angata Barikoi. The Kuria do not have any...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris KANU) Hon. Speaker, in view of the comments by my very dear friend, Hon. Kitayama, will I now not be in order to propose that you direct the Chairman to come up with a more researched answer? When I walked into this House, I did not...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris KANU) Hon. Speaker, this is not about the Kuria people who live in Trans Mara. The Kuria who live in Trans Mara live in a place called Mashangwa. They are my voters, and their rights are protected. Those aggressors to Angata are people from a village...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I know that you are quite faithful to the Standing Orders. Hon. Speaker Pardon? Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) I know you are faithful to the Standing Orders, and it is not for nothing because you and I were in the original Committee...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, KANU) Hon. Speaker, I also take this opportunity to send my condolences to the families of the bereaved soldiers led by the Chief of the Defence Forces, General Ogolla. Hon. Speaker, as a former Minister responsible for Defence, I served as the Chairman of the Defence...

Hon. Julius Sunkuli (Kilgoris, JP) Hon Speaker, I want to appreciate the Cabinet Secretary for her determination in setting up this new law. She has exhibited a lot of competencies. I want to ask the Cabinet Secretary to clarify that there are no regulations yet. Tomorrow, she will appear before...