Chrysanthus Barnabas Okemo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not changing my prayers. I was just trying to correct the impression created by hon. Wamalwa. The two committees need to sit together. view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to second the Motion; just to emphasize that we, as much as possible, went strictly by the provisions of the Constitution and provisions of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission Act. In doing so, we went through a very thorough interview exercise, and I can assure you that the best candidates are the candidates that we have proposed for nomination. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we took into account not just the merit or the performance; but we also took into account the issue of regional balance. If you look at the four candidates, you will ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade held several meetings to interrogate the operations at the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and various berths that deal with grain bulk handling. We came up with the finding that berths three and four were dedicated to grain bulk handling. Prior to 1998, these activities were carried out by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) itself--- view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I was very eager to get on with it, and forgot the procedure. I would like to seek your indulgence. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on grains discharged at the Port of Mombasa laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday 17th August, 2011. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I had stated earlier that we had several interviews with both the parent Ministry, which is the Ministry of Transport, and also the ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, our observation was that, because of this, the Government, in conjunction with the KPA, when they will have the new facilities proposed to be developed at Dongo Kundu, should make facilities available to accommodate more than one handler. More importantly, the Government should also make facilities available for fertilizer handling. All that will go into reducing the cost of food and grain that will be imported through the port. view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the beauty of the current facilities is that they can be adapted overnight. If, tomorrow, we are food sufficient and we are not importing food and, instead, we have a surplus, those facilities are capable of being converted immediately into export handling facilities. That is the beauty of it. Therefore, we recommend that for the time being, we have the current handler, who should try and operate at the best efficient level, even though he is only operating at 48 to49 per cent capacity. That is one reason why it would not make much sense ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Therefore, we are recommending, as a committee, that the current handler continues operating with the facilities he has and that when other facilities are available both at Dongo Kundu and the proposed Lamu port, things be reorganized to ensure that there will be no monopoly. One person, or entity, should not be given more than one licence; others can also have the opportunity to operate there. That will lead to competition and to lower costs of doing business. view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we also think that it is not a good idea to have what you would call a vertical monopoly. A vertical monopoly means that you are an importer, handler, miller, wholesaler and retailer. That is a very dangerous kind of monopoly to have. Therefore, we say that anybody who is doing one of those activities should not be given a licence to deal with a second activity. Horizontal monopolies are also not allowed, meaning that the same handler at the current facilities should not be given a licence to operate in Lamu or Dongo Kundu, ... view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I would like to move that the Report be adopted. Before I do that, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the members of my committee who spent a lot of time and made a lot of efforts to put together this report. view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to move and ask Prof. Kaloki to second. view