Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

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• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: also invest in their countries. If there are issues, the persons responsible must ensure that we enforce the protocols that we have signed between our partner states so that Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda can also open their markets. So, I want to just allay the fears that Members have. It is good to have very many investors and by us starting, others will follow suit. If we refuse to take the first step, we will only be hardening the positions of Tanzania and the other countries which are still coming up. So, this issue of East Africa opening up is ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have witnessed serious failures in the past in the insurance sector. I think the most recent one was the United Insurance Company. When it fails, the damage to the economy is very serious. That is why this sector needs close monitoring, like the banking sector. That is why we are even saying let us give power to the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) to ensure that those who are in charge of managing the insurance sector meet certain academic qualifications, professional experience and integrity standards so that Kenyans can have reasonable expectations that the sector is ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the insurance sector is a very big sector. It requires serious monitoring because the effects that follow after a collapse are really very huge. Therefore, we would want to continue to empower to the regulator because that is our third eye. It gives confidence to the market. I want to encourage Kenyans that now that the sector is being managed properly; they need to come in and invest. Those who have money in this country should come and invest in the insurance sector. Where we come from in many of our counties we do not have ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so, I want to thank the House for the comments they have made. We will bring a few amendments to this Bill, which we have made in consultation with the regulator and stakeholders so that we make everybody comfortable and we carry everybody on board. This is so that both the regulator and the stakeholders are in agreement with what they are doing. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, our job as a House is to make a fair law. We do not want to make a law that is regulator heavy or one that is investor heavy. ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to request for your indulgence that we postpone the debate on this Bill up to tomorrow or the next other available time. This is because it was only yesterday that we did consultations with the stakeholders and I would want to conclude those consultations with my Committee and do the Second Reading when we are reasonably in concurrence with the stakeholders. So, I would like to seek your indulgence that you allow this Bill to be debated tomorrow or the next available time. Thank you. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on the Vetting of Nominee to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 1st October, 2013 and approves the appointment of Mr. James Maina Muhoro to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: First of all, I want to clarify that by the time we constituted the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) in 2012, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) was not in place and therefore, the representative of that body could not have been part of the SRC. That is why we are doing it this time, so that the SRC as composed is full and inclusive of the representative of the NPSC. According to the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act, this House is supposed to vet the nominee from the NPSC. We have done that. My Committee held one meeting where ... view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: the nominee and he came. We subsequently held another meeting in which we deliberated on the answers given by the nominee. From the outset, my Committee unanimously approved this appointment, but with some comments which I am going to share with the House. In terms of educational qualifications, my Committee confirmed and noted that, indeed, he qualifies as per the Salaries and Remuneration Act, which requires that any nominee as a Commissioner should hold a degree from a recognised university. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: The Salaries and Remuneration Act provides that for anybody to be nominated to be a commissioner, he must hold a degree from a recognized university and, indeed, the Committee confirmed that he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. The Act also requires that the person should have knowledge in finance and administration, public management, economics, human resource management, labour laws and meets requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution. Madam Speaker, I want to confirm that in terms of academic qualifications, the Committee was satisfied that he holds the relevant minimum qualification, which is a first degree. There is also ... view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: There was the issue of regional balance. Looking at the composition, it may look biased towards one region, but after a long deliberation we noted that it would be very 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