Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1581 to 1590 of 2560.

• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am on a point of procedure. I think the Mover has not started the Motion very well. Usually we start by reading the Motion as it is on the Order Paper. I thought he was coming to it but he has moved on despite the promise he gave when he started moving the Motion. So, I request that you ask him to move the Motion in the proper manner. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: It is an important one. view
• 9 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Through osmosis. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to shed some light on this Motion. My Committee has engaged the Treasury on this matter. What we are doing pursuant to Public Finance Management Act, Clause 52, is that this House is supposed to do two things; one is to approve the total limits of the national debt and 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
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: number two is to approve the individual loans which the Government will be seeking from time to time. This is where now the nitty-gritties will be checked by the House to confirm whether it is really in the best interest of Kenya. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: We are in the first stage which is increasing the total level of indebtedness. The last time we did this was somewhere in 2013, I think it was in the wee hours of the last Parliament in which we increased from Kshs800billion to Kshs1.2 trillion. That is where we are now. It is very important for the House to note that for us to be able to develop faster than we would otherwise do, that borrowing is very critical and important because this House can choose two things; to allow that we borrow and develop the infrastructure that has been ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: These are the choices this House should make. Even companies borrow and invest. The critical question which I expect my good colleagues, and I am shocked that my good colleague from Balambala Constituency has actually run away from the promise that he gave me when I met him personally--- He promised that he would support this Motion in the House but I am shocked at the way he is still arguing even after convincing him several times. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Having said that, hon. Speaker, the Jubilee Government is destined to deliver Vision 2030. That is a vision which was developed more than ten years ago. Now more than ever before, there is a promise to deliver that vision. What rings in the minds of all of us is the promise to triple the quality of electricity that is generated in this country. I want to answer those who are asking why we are increasing it two times. There is a proposal to triple the production of electricity from the current 1,500 megawatts to 5,000 megawatts in the next three ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I gave him all the time while he was arguing about GDP which I had already explained to him earlier on. The best GDP is the updated one because it has taken care of the current economic activities which previously 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
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: were not being taken care of. So, I had already explained to him and I do not know why he keeps making these mistakes. Having said that, it is important to mention other huge infrastructure like the aviation industry. We want to make Kenya first class in terms of our airports so that we attract tourists. We need huge resources to fund the energy and security sectors. Therefore, my colleagues, I want you to accept the fact that we need this infrastructure now as we continue paying for the next 30 years. What are envisaged concessional loans? In fact, we ... view