Billow Kerrow

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1221 to 1230 of 1385.

• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that they are looking for donors. I have evidence of donors offering up to US$300 million for those roads and the Ministry of Finance has not responded. Please, give us time and I will produce those documents. view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, by any standards, the amounts that have been remitted are quite significant. I would imagine that the bulk of those remittances is to families, friends and relatives. What action is the Government taking to provide incentives to encourage those Kenyans in the diaspora to invest in our capital markets? Those incentives should be over and above those that are given to foreign investors. For example, we should give them preferential rights when there are IPOs and so forth. That way, we can get much more than the Kshs500 million to Kshs600 million that we get annually. view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister's answer is contradictory. He said that this person was not arrested in Kenya, yet earlier on he had said that this person was arrested in Kiunga on 13th February, 2007. The same answer is also contradictory to what the USA ambassador said in Nairobi; that this man was arrested elsewhere in East Africa. The Kenya Government is a signatory to the UN Convention which states that persons who are fleeing from conflict zones must not be deported or returned back to those areas. Kenya is in contravention of that agreement. Could the Assistant Minister ... view
• 21 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to start by acknowledging the recognition by His Excellency the President of the number of very important Bills that have been passed by this House in the last four years. These Bills include the Public Officer Ethics Act, the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, the Privatisation Act, the Financial Management Act, the Public Procurement and 20 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 21, 2007 Disposal Act and the Sexual Offences Act, among others. All of them are very important laws. They are a milestone in the development of our laws. However, in spite of that, there is ... view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Office of the President. The floods have devastated many parts of this country, including North Eastern Province, Eastern Province and Nyanza Province. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless. Also, bridges and roads have been destroyed. Many people are now at the risk of contracting diseases. In some areas in North Eastern Province, there is a shortage of food because roads are not passable. I am seeking the assistance of this Government, so that the international community can move in and give assistance. Could the Minister assure ... view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are looking at the accounts for 1998/1999. It is true that those are many years ago. However, as human beings we need to learn from the past. It is said that the past should not be a tombstone, rather it should be a touchstone, that is, something you can go back to and make reference in order to learn and change. Although we are looking at the Report for 1998/1999, what we realise is that we are dealing with the same catalogue of errors that we handled many years ago. If you look at ... view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could you, please, protect me from the loud consultation? view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, no action has been taken with regard to that project up to today. Indeed, on the contrary, some of us can now begin to think why no action has been taken. Those people that this country believed were responsible for plundering that project are today the ones who are in bed with this Government. We cannot get anywhere if that is the way this Government is going to work. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir allow me to give another example, this time round in the Office of the President. I will mention each Ministry. With ... view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: I would be happy if the Chairman of the PAC gives the Minister time to listen because discretion by the Minister for Finance is one of the major issues. I want to give one example from this book. When the then Minister for Finance gave a discretion to waive tax amounting to UK£533 million to the then Kenya Posts and Telecommunications--- The Controller and Auditor- General is complaining. It is true it was a Government company but when it was split, one arm of it was sold to a private company called Vodafone, which is today one of the most ... view