28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
customs and we have a Customs Treaty that Kenya is signatory to. This is a similar move which actualises export and import of agricultural, livestock and cooperative products within the region. First, if we adopt this, we shall have standards which countries within the region will conform to in terms of agricultural and livestock goods. Secondly, we shall have a regulatory body in each country within the trading bloc where we can exchange ideas on how to regulate and minimise the risks involved in trading. Thirdly, we will create a strong trading bloc where member countries can easily market their ...
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15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to also voice my concern on this issue. First of all, all over the world, the trend is that Governments are moving out of investing in profit making bodies. Governments all over the world are moving towards privatising entities that were created as parastatals to let private investors inject money in them to make profit. The Government does not operate on a profit and loss account. There is nowhere in the world where a Government invests money to make profit from its citizens. The Government spends money on its citizens to ...
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15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
On that note, on the Kisumu project, they either sell the mall or go to the Bank and restructure the loan. The Bank can restructure the loan and maybe give them five or ten years room to repay using the money generated from the rent. This Parliament should not allow taking The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
of money from public coffers and from the poor mwananchi trading every day to pay tax, to pay a contractor for a project.
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15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
It is very wrong to change from the trend all over the world where we are privatising institutions to allow private investors to inject capital. Here in Kenya we are going the reverse of the trend to take public money to such institutions. I smell a rat here. This money is meant for corruption purpose. This is not a small figure. This money is going to line people’s pockets. We have to stop it as the National Assembly. How did the parastatal acquire a loan? The loan should have been approved by Parliament after the National Treasury consenting to it. ...
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15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
A relative of mine, a Member from Kitale, has alluded that Mumias Sugar Company was given Kshs1 billion as bailout. Let me tell my learned friend that the money sent to Mumias Sugar Company was a loan and it is going to pay the loan once it stabilises. This money, being given to a mall in Kisumu, is not a loan. We know the trend of members of the Asian community. How did he charge a title belonging to a parastatal in the bank without the consent of Parliament?
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15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
This matter should be subjected to thorough investigation by the PAC and the PIC. We will not just sit here and allow taxpayers’ money to be spent like this.
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5 May 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph— “(a) deleting the word “national” appearing immediately after the words “to establish a”; and” The essence of the amendment is that in the principal Act the word “national” comes after the right to persons. It comes after “establish a”. It is a matter of correction.
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5 May 2016 in National Assembly:
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5 May 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 3 and substituting therefor the following new clause— Amendment of 3. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended— Section 2 of Cap.326 (a) in the definition of the phrase “national variety list” by
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