Aden Bare Duale

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• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: any form of restrictive trade practices. In the long run, we must protect Kenyans and have a mechanism of consumer protection. The consumer must be protected. If you are buying in cash, the person whose goods you are buying must also be paid in time. It is about consumer protection. In addition, the amendments in the Bill will also make it possible for the Authority to take action on the basis of its investigations. They should not wait for anybody to complain. Those are the highlights. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 3 of the Bill proposes to delink the buyer power provisions from those of abuse of dominance by deleting Section 24(2)(A) (B) (C) and (D). The other day, I was not given a chance to contribute. The Members were talking about interest rates which are charged by banks. There is another 50 per cent of Kenyans who are victims of shylocks and digital interest rates. I will give you a good example. There is Fuliza money lending service by Safaricom. Do you know how much interest rate you pay? You just keep on fulizaring . Ask yourself the amount ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I remember after the post-election violence, I asked the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the National Treasury, Mr. Henry Rotich, why our economy was resilient. The shilling had not moved. He told me that it is because of the informal sector. The SMEs are the drivers of the Kenyan economy. The Member for Nambale worked for the World Bank and he is an expert in this area. When he stands to contribute, he will even do better than me. Clause 4 proposes to introduce Section 24A to provide for action to be taken when a person abuses the buyer power which ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Section 29 of the Competition (Amendment) Bill creates an obligation of professional associations whose rules are restrictive and likely to prevent, distort or lessen competition to apply to the Competition Authority of Kenya for an exemption. If you know that the professional body in which you are in is likely to prevent, distort or lessen competition, they you are under obligation to apply to the Authority for an exemption. However, it does not create a penalty for infringements. This Bill is small but very important. The Chair will talk about what the stakeholders said. I urge this House to support ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: and our SMEs. A vibrant economy depends on a very competitive market. Where there is competition, there should be law enforcement. Even those big retail chains should not be established in the villages. One time at the National Prayer Day, the Deputy President said that you must grow from a hawker in the streets to a shop owner, to a mini supermarket and then to a supermarket. For example, in Luanda or in those small sub-counties, we should encourage the mini markets which are owned by the local community. You see Naivas Supermarket, Tuskys Supermarket and now there are foreign ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Finally, effective regulatory framework will not only support the realisation of the Big Four Agenda of the President, but will also ensure that the prosperity of our economy is upheld. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I beg to move and ask the Vice-Chair, the Member for Roysambu Constituency, to second. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I will pick up on that Treaty with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. I wanted to present that important Treaty to the HBC on Tuesday, so that we expedite it before we go on recess. If the owners do not want to come, then I will pick up the issue with the appointing authority and the Cabinet Secretary (CS). Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.44(2)(a), I rise to give the following Statement on behalf of the HBC following its meeting held on Tuesday, 12th November 2019. On Tuesday, next week, the ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: 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
• 14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: No questions have been scheduled for next week as committees will embark on looking into the Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2019/2020. The HBC will reconvene on Tuesday, 19th November 2019 at the rise of the House to schedule business for the rest of the week. Hon. Speaker, I want to raise an extra matter for your direction. There is something new which is happening in the 12th Parliament. It did not happen in the 10th and 11th Parliaments. There are lots of transactions of House business in the social media. Bills are proposed on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp ... view