Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a requirement that airlines report all incidents. From our records, this airline cannot be taken as one that should be de-registered or one that has got exceptionally high number of incidents occurring. We have 920 aircraft registered in the country. They all report incidents. Incidents can even include a situation where a passenger vomits, for example. That is an incident, because that has got to be investigated as to why that has July 9, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1705 happened. It could also be why a seat cannot recline or a serious matter relating to ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have annual scheduled audits on all aircraft and airlines. As I said earlier in my reply to one section of the Question, we conduct ad hoc audits virtually on a monthly basis on the regular or scheduled airlines. I would like to assure the House that the performance of the KCAA--- view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, maybe I did not pronounce certain words very clearly. view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We have annual and ad hoc audits. The ad hoc audits are conducted on a monthly basis without any prior warning to the airlines. But the annual audits are scheduled. They know exactly when they would be done. In the case of this particular airline, the annual audit was done on 17th September, 2007. The next one is due very soon. However, in between, we conduct ad hoc audits and we take necessary action to ensure that there is safety in our skies. I would like to assure the hon. Member that we do ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on a matter that touches on the safety of passengers, I get terribly concerned and I would not like to go into polemics and arguments on this issue. I would like to assure the House that I shall personally establish interaction, including audit checks on the airline next week. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, Parliament discussed the issue of a Ministerial Statement that was to be issued by my Ministry on the sad events of the plane crash that occurred early this month. I wonder whether it is in order for the House to give conflicting demands which end up tarnishing the name of an individual. Is it in order to give incongruous instructions? I have a letter here that a Ministerial Statement was being sought from my Ministry to be presented here tomorrow and not yesterday. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am ready to respond to that. I will give a Ministerial Statement. Over the Easter holidays, that is between 21st March, 2008 and 24th March, 2008 there were 54 fatalities on our roads, and over the same festive season last year, 2007, we had 48 fatalities. In 2006, we had 51 fatalities. This is a very unfortunate trend. Every time we get to Easter holidays, we lose about 50 people. It is a trend that has to be halted. It is most unfortunate, but it has been happening. It is up to Kenyans, not just ... view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is important for my brother to know that when a Ministerial Statement is being made, he should not interrupt. But I will conclude in a minute. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we accept that there are too many accidents but the role of the Ministry is legislation. I would like to inform the House that the following action is being taken to ensure that we cut down on accidents. We are soon introducing electronic, or plastic driving licences. We have made tremendous strides and that will be done before the end of July, so ... view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Hon. Bahari put words in my mouth. What he said is not what I said. I said: "In the realm of collective responsibility." I did not say that I am unable to give you information on the problem at hand. But may I re-emphasize here that the problem of accidents on our roads is, first and foremost, a question of being responsible road users. Accidents are caused by people. They are caused by drivers, first and foremost. The drivers who cause accidents - it has been documented - are those who drive ... view