Dido Ali Raso

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 371 to 380 of 505.

• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: We have the British, Chinese, Americans, Germans and all do business in our country. If we need to develop, we must look for Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). This comes from major multinational corporations and not necessarily from the Government. These companies are registered in specific countries. What we should be addressing here is the issue of corruption and bad companies doing business in our country. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: A good example is the Anglo Leasing Company where front offices are functional but the companies are non-existent and money is syphoned out of our nation. Such is indeed a concern. What Hon. Kaluma in his good legal judgement and mind has done is that for a company to do business in Kenya it must be locally registered. The question this House must ask itself is whether that is tenable. Is it a universal requirement? One of the major issues around the world today for companies that have to do business in different countries is the issue of double taxation. ... view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Second is the issue of arbitration. Whenever multinational companies are involved in trade disputes, they go to the International Court of Arbitration (ICA). That is the legally understood international framework when you do across border business. So, what we must ask ourselves is how to protect our resources and ensure that a few individuals do not open front offices to syphon money. For that reason, I beg to oppose that very candidly because of the impracticability of it. Also, it is like saying Kenya should not trade internationally unless a company is registered here. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the Reports of the Kenya Delegation to the Sessions of the African Caribbean and Pacific Parliamentary Assembly and the African Caribbean, Pacific and European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 27th February 2019 as follows: (i) Report of the 50th Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and the 35th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly held in Brussels, Belgium from 13th to 20th June 2018. (ii) Report of the 51st Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly ... view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, first of all, I take this opportunity to thank the Speaker and the Clerk of the National Assembly for having assisted and facilitated the attendance of Members to the three Sessions of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assemblies. The attendance by Members of both the National Assembly and the Senate under the leadership of the Deputy Speaker has been welcome and has represented this country in what I would consider to be outstanding leadership in all the three sessions, which I intend to present to the House. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The ACP is a coming together of 78 countries from the African, Caribbean and Pacific nations joined by the EU of 28 membership to form the ACP-EU, one of the largest gatherings of 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
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: countries and legislators around the world that meets twice or thrice in a year depending on exigencies in those countries. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Let me begin with the first, the Belgium meeting from 13th to 20th June 2018. I will try to compress the Report and invite Members to read it, which is available at the Table Office; Room No.8. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The 35th Session of the African, Caribbean, Pacific and European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly and the 50th Plenary Session of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Parliamentary Assembly deliberated on various matters of concern to the member states and exercised scrutiny over the European Commission and the ACP-EU councils through questions and answers. Some of the major areas of deliberation during that session were on demographic growth, challenges and opportunities, the global impact on emigration and fighting xenophobia, racism and discrimination. Let me pick on the first, namely, the demographic growth. What we are experiencing today and what Members of Parliament ... view