Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 271 to 280 of 429.

• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I confirm that operational structural developments, maintenance and core management roles relating to the railway system hitherto executed by the KRC were concessioned to the RVR. The management responsibility of the concession is therefore vested on the concessionaire. (b) The RVR and Sheltham have not been able to give us information on the number of expatriates with work permits, their expertise, academic qualifications and monthly remuneration because over the last one month, they have been reorganising their management structure which will incorporate local and other experts. (c) The RVR has so ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this concession agreement is not just by Kenya alone as a country but it is a joint concession agreement with Uganda. Yes, we will move ahead and cancel the concession if and only if certain provisions that appear in the concession agreement are followed to the letter. Otherwise, there will be serious punitive measures that will be taken against August 5, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2323 Kenya and Uganda if that is not followed. view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of a pre-condition of a down payment of US$3 billion. view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. K. Kilonzo must be statistically confused. The word used was "US$3 billion". But if it is corrected--- view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: If it is corrected, yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can make a response to that. That is because the record has to be right and proper. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that condition was fulfilled 45 days after the commencement of the operations, and that was in accordance with the signed agreement that was signed with the concessionaire. view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are three agreements that were signed in accordance with the provisions of the concession. It was done jointly. The first one was done between Kenya and Uganda. The other one was done between Kenya and Rift Valley Railways (RVR). The third one related to what the hon. Member has said. It was done jointly with the Ugandan Government. Yes, payment was made 45 days after the commencement of the operations. That is carried as a provision in the third agreement and it is within the law. view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a statement that carries very serious considerations. If the hon. Member has any information or evidence to prove that it is a phoney company - and that it is a phantom and all the words that he used - I will be very pleased to get evidence on the same and take action. view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that sounds extremely interesting and I would like to look at the documents. However, there is a very important clarification that I want to make here; that the decision to concession the Kenya-Uganda railway line, as I said earlier, was a joint decision at a time when privatisation was the order of the day for purposes of creating efficiency in public institutions. Now, when that happened, everything was done above board. The two countries advertised for concessionaires internationally and there were several companies that applied, both local and foreign. Due diligence was done and whatever was ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been very attentive. I took note of all the points of order and general contribution made by hon. Members. I respect their observations and views, but my answer is comprehensive. It is so comprehensive that if the Questioner could read each part of the Question and then read my answer, he will, definitely, agree with me that my August 5, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2327 answer is comprehensive and exhaustive. I believe the hon. Member did his studies in the university in English. So, he should really understand and appreciate that it is covered properly. ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this answer was circulated. A copy was sent to the Questioner and another one to the Clerk. But I am ready to give a copy to my friends who are raising points of order. I will do that just right away. view