17 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. First and foremost, let me congratulate you for the exercise which happened just the other day and I pray that you will be the next Governor of Bomet and the first lady governor in this country. Having said that, let me support my colleague, Hon. Ochieng for having brought this Bill, which tries to bring some corrections or do some remedies as far as trade is concerned. The Bill also puts in the legal framework for the protection of the domestic industries and also oversees the unfair trading practises, especially ...
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17 May 2017 in National Assembly:
I appreciate this Bill because it creates an enforcement agency which will ensure that these laws are followed to the letter. If there is any mischief or anything which goes against this law, the agency will do proper investigation, prosecute and punish those who break the law. If this is done, we shall go a long way in protecting local industries and making life cheaper for our country. I thank the Government because it has gone out of its way to get some money to subsidise the value of maize. This will ensure that the price of maize flour goes ...
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17 May 2017 in National Assembly:
I appreciate this Bill because it creates an enforcement agency which will ensure that these laws are followed to the letter. If there is any mischief or anything which goes against this law, the agency will do proper investigation, prosecute and punish those who break the law. If this is done, we shall go a long way in protecting local industries and making life cheaper for our country. I thank the Government because it has gone out of its way to get some money to subsidise the value of maize. This will ensure that the price of maize flour goes ...
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16 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. It is timely and I support it especially because it touches on our youth. The youth are the backbone of every country and they need to be encouraged so as to realise their talents. The Presidential Awards already exist, but that is now being anchored in law and relating it more with the youth. There are so many youths in this country that are talented, but the existing systems that are meant to tap those talents are wanting. This Bill goes further to appreciate the change in ...
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16 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Thank you Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. It is timely and I support it especially because it touches on our youth. The youth are the backbone of every country and they need to be encouraged so as to realise their talents. The Presidential Awards already exist, but that is now being anchored in law and relating it more with the youth. There are so many youths in this country that are talented, but the existing systems that are meant to tap those talents are wanting. This Bill goes further to appreciate the change in ...
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16 May 2017 in National Assembly:
exhibited by our youth. The President has been awarding people from various cadres in life, but most of them are old people whose contribution to national building has been realized after many years. Sometimes, others are awarded posthumously because of lack of a proper system of vetting or selecting those to be awarded. We have young people who are less than 25 years of age and have done much for this country and exhibited talents which call for awards. But, there has not been a Board as proposed in the Bill, to keep details and data to be used while ...
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16 May 2017 in National Assembly:
exhibited by our youth. The President has been awarding people from various cadres in life, but most of them are old people whose contribution to national building has been realized after many years. Sometimes, others are awarded posthumously because of lack of a proper system of vetting or selecting those to be awarded. We have young people who are less than 25 years of age and have done much for this country and exhibited talents which call for awards. But, there has not been a Board as proposed in the Bill, to keep details and data to be used while ...
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16 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Sometimes, awarding has been done politically and nepotism cannot be ruled out. Some people just forward their names to those in charge of the awarding process and many people get shocked and wonder what they have done to warrant such awards. In this new Bill, awards will be given to the right people who deserve them and, more so, the youth. We have young and talented musicians, sportsmen like footballers, athletes and others who have excelled in this country. Even in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field, we have young people who have discovered many things but, because of ...
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16 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Sometimes, awarding has been done politically and nepotism cannot be ruled out. Some people just forward their names to those in charge of the awarding process and many people get shocked and wonder what they have done to warrant such awards. In this new Bill, awards will be given to the right people who deserve them and, more so, the youth. We have young and talented musicians, sportsmen like footballers, athletes and others who have excelled in this country. Even in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) field, we have young people who have discovered many things but, because of ...
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16 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Our youth will be encouraged when they are awarded and recognized by the nation and, more so, by the Head of State. The youth will go out there and exploit their talents not only in academics, but in other spheres where they are talented so as to be awarded. We shall, therefore, produce young people who are focused, motivated, have a sense of belonging to this country and who will do their best to see it prosper. I support and emphasize that the Board should be made up of people with integrity who will select the best talents and well ...
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