Benard Masaka Shinali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 141 to 150 of 193.

• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of concerned residents of Kakamega County, draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, transport and infrastructure network not only facilitates rapid movement of passengers, goods and services but also accelerates the economy of a country; THAT, Kakamega Airstrip is a strategic transport installation that facilitates movement of passengers, business people and tourists to Kakamega Forest and other tourists destinations in Kakamega County and its environs; THAT, in 2010, the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development closed the Airstrip and directed the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: 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. view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: (i) causes investigations into the quality of the resurfacing works done on the airstrip’s pavements in 2011 with a view to ascertain whether the reported pavement failures were occasioned by poor workmanship by the contractor; (ii) intervenes to ensure that the Ministry rehabilitates and extends the airstrip’s pavements to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards; and, (iii) makes any other order(s) deemed fit in the circumstances of the petitioners. And your humble petitioners will forever pray. Thank you. view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Amendment Bill that has been brought to the Floor of the House by Hon. Aghostinho Neto. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the time this Act has taken to be operationalised is a clear demonstration that there is unwillingness from the Office of the CS to implement this Act. This Bill that is now coming to the Floor of the House is going to solve that problem. First of all, I want to appreciate the work that NGOs are doing in this country. They complement services ... view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: was not being utilised effectively and efficiently. NGOs are on the ground. It is their major work that they do on a day-to-day basis. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you also visited some of the refugee camps in Kenya, you will realise how much NGOs are doing for this country, and even to this Parliament. We have NGOs that have sponsored Members of Parliament for training, I, being one of those who have benefited from training in Holland last week. With those remarks, I just want to thank the work the NGOs are doing in this country and support this ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I would like to thank Hon. Injendi Malulu for bringing this Motion. I need to mention one thing, I am aware that most of the intelligence that we receive is from village elders. That intelligence is used at the national and county levels. It is immoral to allocate duties to mature people who have families to feed and children to take to school and yet, they are not paid. The village elders in our areas participate in almost all activities from funerals, public rallies and gathering intelligence reports. When there are ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Bill. At the outset, I rise to support the Bill. This Bill is coming at a time when our farmers have really suffered because they grow cane but when they harvest, the prices they get are low. Some of them even get debits. I want to thank Hon. Wamunyinyi for bringing this Bill. It is a step in the right direction because the sugar industry in western Kenya is dying and farmers are uprooting their sugarcane because the cost of growing it is expensive. It ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First and foremost, I want to join my friends in congratulating Hon. Wilbur Ottichilo for bringing this Motion. It is timely. Article 42 of the Constitution, which is under the Bill of Rights, states that every person has a right to a healthy environment. Having had an opportunity, through our inter-parliamentary games, to be in Rwanda in December last year, I noticed that Kigali is a clean town. There is a law in Rwanda which sets aside one day in every month to clean their cities, specifically Kigali. Each ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice in support of the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The threshold that has been given to raise 20 MPs, three Senators, three governors and at least 40 MCAs, is one which requires seriousness. It requires a political party which is geared and ready to run this country. We have had small briefcase parties which do not have offices and are not run properly. We have had problems during nominations in political parties. It is an area which we should look into such that nominations are done ... view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view