28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
projects lined up by the Government. We have been slow in disbursing funds and the National Treasury should be clear on how we can exhaust the Budget money within the limited time. Considering that we are going to an election year, the Budget of Kshs1.2 trillion going to development should be released on time. For instance, in the education sector, we have challenges in infrastructure and how teachers are spending money allocated to schools. The good thing is that we have money allocated to infrastructure drawn in this Bill. However, we have contractors who do not do their work properly ...
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
With those remarks, I support the Appropriation Bill.
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, as you can hear, I am being told not to speak, but I support. I think appropriation is synonymous with implementation.
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. There is a small joke cracked here by Hon. Simba Arati. Listening to the previous speakers, the most important aspect of ratifying this Protocol is that we will move to have it within our laws and appreciated within our constitutional framework in Article 2. I am looking at the Articles the Protocol is in line with particularly on sharing and access to information across the countries. The fact that Rwanda has already ratified the Protocol gives us an indication that we should move towards that direction. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ...
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Integration within the EAC has been core to the growth of the region. We know that Kenya has always been on the lead and we are more seen as a big sister other than follow other countries. We should take the lead in ratifying this Protocol. Parliament is taking this timely step to debate this Motion. I believe we will support and approve the Motion. Cooperation and coordination of the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and activities within that framework is important for countries within the EAC. Through this, we will regulate animal and plant health. There are risks of ...
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, we should strengthen our free movement and trade within the region through this Protocol on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. In Vision 2030, we want to increase trade and make it easy and free. We also want to avoid risks that can bring this area of trade down. The sector is very sensitive because we are talking about animal and plant health. Diseases can spread easily across the region. Therefore, we should have the necessary measures in place, have knowledge of other countries and access to information. Infection zones should be clearly marked, known and we should discuss ...
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
It is easy to draw and pull resources as a bloc, so that we can build sufficient resources to address policy questions, regulations and strengthening policies that we shall have agreed upon as a Community instead of a single nation. I agree with Hon. Ababu Namwamba when he expresses concerns regarding the latest process of Brexit. We know this country will somehow be affected by that action. We also know that another referendum can take Britain back to the EU. Some of these things have taken a bit longer than we had expected. Considering that we have come from a ...
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
The five heads of States have already agreed and assented to the Protocol on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. What is remaining is the nitty-gritties of what we need to put in the Protocol. The Protocol has been combed through using our Cabinet Secretaries in the relevant sector and the ratification is timely and in order. I see no risk of ratifying this Protocol. I agree with the Members who are saying that we need to protect human, animal and plant life and health by applying the measures to manage the risks associated with importation and cross border diseases.
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
I beg to support the Motion.
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28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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