David Aoko Were

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 701 to 710 of 733.

• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought I said that we will consider it because it is a good suggestion. view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, actually, that is the suggestion that we have come up with and which we intend to put in the legal notice to the effect that, within the time when we announce that we are offering a second or third national operator, we will allow foreign investors to come in and own 100 per cent. But within a period of three to five years, we will require them to float the shares in the stock exchange so that our own people can have between 30 to 50 per cent. Thank you. view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said earlier that we also realize the importance of having a third mobile operator and we will make sure that, that is done. Thank you. view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. First of all, I would like to commend the President for the Speech that he gave on 20th March, 2007. I would like to touch on a few points that he spoke about. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to free primary education, I would like to say that, while the move is commendable, there are many problems facing it. For example, facilities in our schools are over-stretched. There are very few classrooms to cope with the large enrolment in our schools. ... view
• 28 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government is aware that telephone landlines at Loyangalani and Mt. Kulal in Laisamis are prone to frequent breakdowns. This is due to the fact that Loyangalani Township is served by a leased automatic subscriber trunk dialling over a single channel radio link from Marsabit Exchange. Like other towns within the district, the service is to cater for telephone needs of the public until appropriate solution is achieved. This was decided as a result of difficulties experienced by Telkom (K) to maintain the previous 30 lines that were supported by an ... view
• 28 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the CDMA technology was rolled out recently in the month of September and it is already operating in Nairobi. During the beginning of the new year, we will be rolling out in the rural areas. view
• 28 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have indicated that we are changing the system to wireless and this system was rolled out in September. The case of theft of cables might be a thing of the past once this wireless system is in place. I think that will suffice. view
• 28 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want the hon. Member to appreciate what this Government is doing. In the last four years, a lot of improvements have been done compared to the last 40 years. As I said, rolling out will begin in Nairobi. As you know, Telkom (K) must recoup some of the money that it puts in when it is starting these facilities. It will be easier to start with Nairobi rather than the rural areas. view
• 28 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had indicated that the rolling out will be done from the beginning of next year. view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware. However, it should be noted that these charges have continuously been coming down due to several measures taken by the Government to address service affordability. The charges are also comparable to those in the East African region where the average charges are Kshs12 to Kshs15 within the same network and Kshs25 to another network. (b) The profits by mobile companies are high, though not necessarily abnormal. Investment in telecommunications infrastructure involves high initial capital outlay and it takes sometime before any returns on investment is realised. Most of these ... view