Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 171 to 180 of 429.

• 6 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said resolution. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government will provide two new ferries in December this year, 2009. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to make a correction here. The trip to Germany was made by none other than myself and in the delegation were the Chairman of the KFS, the Managing Director of KFS, the Chief Engineer of KFS, senior officers from the Ministry of Finance and other officers from the Ministry of Transport. We were concerned with the delay because it was inconveniencing everybody. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Having said that, we will have those ferries delivered in December. When I was there, I was totally disappointed to discover that the managing director had placed an order for two ferries; not a small one of 48 metres and a big one of 60 metres in length but without the authority of the Board and without my concurrence as the Minister in charge. He placed orders for two large ferries of 60 metres in length each. That added an additional cost of Kshs400 million. That was done without my authority and the authority of the Board. As a result ... view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the delay was occasioned by the additional length of the ferries. It should have been one of 48 metres and another one of 60 metres in length. But the two ferries ordered were 60 metres long. The Lloyd Surveyors from London have to give their authority. There are certain technical aspects that they must clear before any construction is undertaken. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are three officers whom I suspended pending further investigations and for them to show cause why further disciplinary action should not be taken against them. They were the Managing Director, the Acting Managing Director who has been mentioned by Mr. Gunda and the Chief Engineer of the Kenya Ferry Services (KFS). After looking through the audit report that we received from the Government, we discovered many anomalies which cannot be allowed to continue in any institution. Similar audits will be carried out in all parastatals that operate under the Ministry of Transport and similar ... view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regular repairs and maintenance on the ferries which are plying the Likoni channels continue to be undertaken. Those ferries are old; we have five of them in operation. We have the MV Mvita, which was commissioned in 1969, the MV Pwani, 1974; MV Nyayo, Harambee and Kilindini which were put in operation in 1990 but they were bought as second-hand vessels. All in all, these vessels should have been replaced 20 years ago. However, I would like to assure the House that every action is being taken to ensure that there is safety despite the ... view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was competitive! These ferries would have been delivered in 2006. Unfortunately, the two German companies which were the last after looking at the technical bids took each other to court here in view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, given that we have almost exhausted a number of issues, I beg to request the Mover to reply. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, first and foremost, I would like to thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to His Excellency the President’s Address to this House on 21st April, 2009. It was, indeed, a prolific, visionary and encouraging Address to the nation and deserves every support. view