Dido Ali Raso

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion on the BPS. As we stand on the Floor of this House, we are not purporting to speak for the Treasury. When the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee stands here to present the BPS, actually he is one of us telling us exactly what the content of the BPS is and not to give any excuses that the economy is not doing well. We must really refocus to make sure that our economy begins to do well. That is my entry point in this discussion. Standing ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, some of the projections we wanted to see in the BPS are economic growth, expanding economy and increase in the tax bracket. All the Committee is saying is that Kenyans are not willing to pay tax or there is tax evasion. What one must ask is, first of all, have we put the right machinery in place to collect tax from all people within the taxable bracket? A few months ago, this House said that borrowing from the banks must be capped. If Kenyans do not have enough money in their pockets to do business for ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Recently, we visited Malaysia and Thailand and we realised why some countries are growing fast. The environment of doing business in those countries is very easy. The service industries in both Malaysia and Thailand have a tourist population of close to 70 million, 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
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: whereas we are just looking at 2 million. Of those 70 million, many do not go there for business. They are just tourists. They go to the two countries to spend their money. A five-star hotel charges almost 30 per cent of what we pay in Kenya. So, when a tourist wants to move around the world — with the availability of the internet — one would go to a place where there is value for money and where they can stay longer and pay less. Therefore, in terms of growing the economy, we must look at how we grow ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the BPS, there are departments and ministries that have been given a ceiling. What should come out clearly is the criteria used for some of those allocations. I sit in the Departmental Committee of Defence and Foreign Relations, and one thing we are trying to pursue is how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be put within the cluster of the security sector, so that it can be properly looked after. In terms of pending bills, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the State Department of Defence has zero pending bills. This is very important. For me, ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wanted to say something on what our Chairman has presented this afternoon. Last time, on your direction, we were able to summon the CS on that very important issue that is not just gripping Kenya but is a worldwide issue. But we felt that the answers we got through the CS were very casual. A lot was expected of her but we got very little out of her. We thank His Excellency the President. It is from that day that we got Executive Order No.2 of 2020. Today, the Government machinery is focused ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, very much, Hon. Speaker. As we consider this Bill, I almost think we are attempting to legislate in vain. This is because when the Senate came up with it, it is like somebody was walking around in Narok Town and found a problem of parking areas and walkways. It is clear that at the national level there is the element of spatial planning before a road is constructed or a market centre is established and this is given in law. But when I look at this Bill with intensity, I think it is more of administrative than legislative. ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this very important Bill. I want to thank Hon. Kioni and his Committee for bringing it. As my colleagues have said it is a historical Bill. It is indicative of our Constitution as a living document and successive Parliaments should have input so as to look after our people in a better way. view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: My worry has been allayed particularly in the area of the two-thirds gender rule which appears to have been placed in the political parties. This is going to arm-twist them, but they must adhere to it. I believe there is almost a general consensus that the House in good time will provide an amendment to that effect. Section 10 of this Bill states that Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will be provided with assistance in civil education, capacity building, facilitating campaigns publicity and such other measures. This Bill has also aligned us to Article 27 of the Constitution on the issue ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I think this Bill is good and the political parties must walk it once it becomes part of our statute and particularly in the area of minorities and minorities groups. Clearly, I have in mind the Elmolo, the smallest community that lives along Lake Turkana in Marsabit County. In the fullness of time if such communities are not looked after and represented both at the county assemblies, Parliament and Government their culture and language is likely to disappear. view