Billow Kerrow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Budget by the Minister clearly had a few pre- election posturing and populist ideas. In the Budget, the Minister also clearly reflects that there is lack of wisdom. There is also a clear expression of greed which is one of the common characteristics of this Government. When you look at poverty in this country vis-a-viz the growth mentioned by the Minister, he said that the growth of the economy is 5.8 per cent. In 2002, when they took over, the growth was 1.2 per cent. One would expect, therefore, that with the remarkable growth in ... view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one kilogramme of sugar is now sold at Kshs65. It used to go for Kshs28 in 2002. A litre of paraffin is now Kshs50. A litre of petrol used to be sold at Kshs52 when this Government came into power in 2003. Today, the same litre of petrol is being sold at Kshs82. Where are we taking Kenyans? We cannot expect to liberate our people from poverty with this kind of economic policies. That is why I mentioned earlier that their is lack of wisdom in financial planning. There is an expression of greed for money ... view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to table here a document revealing tax evasion--- view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because of the Margaryan matter, nobody can believe and trust this Government when it says it took the Governor to court because he stole money. I have evidence here showing that the investigations were started in 2003. The investigations reveal that, up to now, there are billions of shillings in tax evasion and money laundering is still going on. The Governor recommended the withdrawal of the licence of that bank. However, instead of withdrawing it, he was sent home the following morning for even daring to write to the Minister for Finance, Mr. Kimunya. I wish ... view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: that we run. It is surprising that Nakumatt Supermarkets Limited has never recorded a single shilling profit since it started. Can anybody believe that a company that is expanding by leaps and bounds has never recorded a single shilling in terms of profit and, therefore, never paid corporation tax? All that information was provided to this Government in March, 2006, by the KACC, the CBK and the KRA. Who is being protected? That is why the Government wants to change the CBK Act, so that the Governor is answerable to it. view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: June 21, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1483 view
• 20 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to insinuate that the former President is indeed, helping in the running of this Government? view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The office of Dr. Mutua is referred to as the Office of Public Communications. Ideally, that officer should have been under the Ministry of Information and Communications, but as you can see, he is under the Office of the President. The role of that officer is not clear. You have heard the Assistant Minister say that the Government Spokesman goes round inspecting Government projects. Last month, I complained about a provision in the Supplementary Budget and I hope it is in this year's Budget, that allocates huge amounts of money to that office. Could the ... view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the Minister's instructions for investigations although it is a bit late given that the receivers have already announced the auctioning of the assets of the company. I have a couple of concerns: One, the Minister is very clear about the role of the directors in the collapse of the company. Under Cap.486, the Companies Act, directors have a fiduciary responsibility to exercise due care and diligence. view