Alfred Bwire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) why M/s Safaricom Ltd is charging Kenyans residing in parts of Busia, including those resident 30 kilometres from the border, international call rates, (b) what measures he is taking to protect Kenyans from the inflated charges; and, (c) whether he could ensure that the company compensates the citizens for the loss. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the answer given by the Assistant Minister. However, I would like to know from him whether he consulted with the District Information Officer who represents him on the ground. If so, he should not say that he is not aware because I am sure he or she would have told him that is what happens when you are near the Ugandan border. As you approach Uganda, you are told welcome to MTN and Safaricom ceases to give services. So, the residents in that area are charged more because they are charged as if they are ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that directive because I know that what the Assistant Minister has told us is not based on investigation but rather on his imaginations! view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Housing:- view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (a) whether he is aware that property developers are making over 200 per cent profit by pricing their houses without disclosing to the buyers the bill of quantities and profit margins allowed by the industry; view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (b) whether he can confirm that the unscrupulous dealings are prevalent between developers, valuers and banks and how the Government plans to curb the trend; and, view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (c) when the Government plans to table legislation requiring developers to disclose construction costs and profit margins in the House to tame the errant property pricing trends in the country. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Minister for the answer he has given, but in part “a” of my question, I was particularly referring to newly built houses. That is the ones that are newly built and the cost of building or bills of quantity should be provided to the buyer so that he or she is able to compare the cost of the building vis-à-vis the selling price. What has the Minister done to enforce that so that the bills of quantities can be given or exposed to the buyer in order for him to be able to argue ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister has said that we do not have any laws which can regulate the selling and buying of property in housing, but his Ministry has been selling some houses which have been built by the Ministry of Housing. I am sure when the Ministry sells houses; they have a guideline on which they base their sale price. I am sure this is in accordance with the building. So, why do you not also use the same guidelines to assist those who are also buying property from private developers? view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister is not aware that we have private and contracted farmers. In the case of a private farmer, the company has no legal right to confiscate or intercept cane from the private farmer. In case the company intercepts that cane, it is taken to the yard and kept there. He has said that if the farmer proves that this cane is not contracted cane, then he should be given back the cane. When the cane is kept in the yard it loses weight. What compensation is given to such a farmer because of that loss? view