Dennis Kariuki Waweru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Among the benefits that we stand to get from these kinds of investments are, for example, saving a lot of foreign exchange in importation of oil. We are also going to generate a lot of employment for our youth. As you know, there will be a lot of activities; we are going to get a lot of support services that we are going to create employment. This might also give us the necessary raw materials for our industries, transfer of knowledge from oil producing countries and other minerals and we are going to diversify our FOREX income not to over-rely ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Among the benefits that we stand to get from these kinds of investments are, for example, saving a lot of foreign exchange in importation of oil. We are also going to generate a lot of employment for our youth. As you know, there will be a lot of activities; we are going to get a lot of support services that we are going to create employment. This might also give us the necessary raw materials for our industries, transfer of knowledge from oil producing countries and other minerals and we are going to diversify our FOREX income not to over-rely ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The other very interesting aspect of the Bill is the reduction of the discretion that the Minister for Mining had because as we know, we need to be more structured and more institutionalized in the way we do things. The other thing that I have noticed in the Bill is the conditions of licensing. I think it is important for us to put in some clauses there that have an element of skill transfer for the benefit of capacity building to our locals and also to have community development plans. I do not think it is a good idea to ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The other very interesting aspect of the Bill is the reduction of the discretion that the Minister for Mining had because as we know, we need to be more structured and more institutionalized in the way we do things. The other thing that I have noticed in the Bill is the conditions of licensing. I think it is important for us to put in some clauses there that have an element of skill transfer for the benefit of capacity building to our locals and also to have community development plans. I do not think it is a good idea to ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: important for us to put it in law so that we can see a comprehensive community development plan for these kinds of companies that are investing in this. There is also an element of environmental assessment that is a condition for the licensing of these companies. It is important for us to protect our environment from degradation and have a clear plan on how to manage it. The other important aspect is that of having the local component in the production and any support services during the undertaking of these investments. I heard a Member talk about cattle in northern ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: important for us to put it in law so that we can see a comprehensive community development plan for these kinds of companies that are investing in this. There is also an element of environmental assessment that is a condition for the licensing of these companies. It is important for us to protect our environment from degradation and have a clear plan on how to manage it. The other important aspect is that of having the local component in the production and any support services during the undertaking of these investments. I heard a Member talk about cattle in northern ... view
• 1 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I want to oppose this Bill because, firstly, as per the Constitution, before any Bill becomes law, there has to be consultations and public participation. Having listened to some of the stakeholders, I have gotten the feeling that there have not been a lot of consultations in the various sectors that are supposed to be consulted. So, I feel that this is a half-baked Bill which needs to be looked at afresh. I totally agree with the spirit of the Bill that we need to have regulations in the various industries, disciplines and professions because this ... view
• 1 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is almost baked but not fully baked. view
• 1 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I said that there were no adequate consultations and public participation. I also said that the spirit of the Bill is good as it is important for us to have a more regulated environment, so that we can have professionalism in our various disciplines. As we all know, with a regulated discipline, we will have professionalism in the manner things will be done. More importantly, we can have adequate accreditation and certification in various disciplines. In the past, we have had disputes as to whether somebody has graduated in a certain discipline or not. This is ... view
• 1 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand guided. I must thank the Committee. My colleagues have done a good job. I have a lot of respect for Committees of the House. However, it is important for us to have some set standards. In this country, we have had quite a number of universities. We need some regulations and order in our professions and studies. In this country, we have had associations of surveyors, architects, doctors, nurses, et cetera . It is time we also have, for example, associations of financial analysts, so that we can have the competences that we require ... view