David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving us this opportunity. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: First, I want to thank Members of the Departmental Committee on Energy for their tireless effort in scrutinising the budget of the various MDAs under their purview. As indicated in our Constitution, Parliament plays a big role in the budget-making process. I will be raising a few issues towards the end. I will be seeking your indulgence as to how we are supposed to progress on matters where the Budget Policy Statement is brought before the House. We as Committees engage the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Parliament speaks and approves only for the National Treasury to slash the budgets after ... view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Following the referral of the Estimates to the Departmental Committee on Energy, the Committee held its meeting in Mombasa. It was to scrutinise the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2018/2019 for the ministries, state departments and agencies under its purview. This was after briefing by the Parliamentary Budget Office. After deliberation, the Committee made observations on Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2018/2019 for the State Department of Energy and the State Department of Petroleum. I will start with the State Department of Energy. The State Department has been allocated Kshs62 billion in the Financial Year 2018/2019. It signals ... view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: ongoing projects which are, on average, at almost 75 per cent completion. Not even a single shilling was given in the Financial Year 2018/2019. You will understand that this brings a lot of holding charges and idle time because the contractors are already on site. They are charging us the holding charges and they are idle. So, it is important for the National Treasury to be considerate in matters to settle the pending bills. The critical projects like the Last Mile Connectivity, connectivity subsidies, street lighting and connection of public facilities are grossly underfunded. These projects are key to enhancing ... view
• 24 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, before I move to Clause 96, I want to make a communication for Members to understand what we will do from Clause 96 to 121. From Clause 96 all the way to Clause 121, it is a clean-up from the Energy Bill to Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production). So, the justification will not be too much. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: view
• 24 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 96. view
• 24 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: view
• 24 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 97. view
• 24 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: view