Hon Ernest Ogesi Kivai

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Motion. From the outset, the continent of Africa is divided among various regional economic blocs. There is the EAC which covers about seven member states. There is ECOWAS which covers many states in the western part of Africa. There is SADC which covers most of southern and central Africa and the Arab Maghreb Union which covers most of North Africa. Those are the major economic blocs that Africa is divided into. It was not a coincidence that EAC and ECOWAS regional economic blocs were the ones invited to this ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: I want to go straight to the Protocol. The Mover has given the meaning and objective of this Protocol. He has also explained its scope which is basically the right of entry, residence and establishment. I must say that Kenya is very far ahead in the right of entry. Almost a year ago, His Excellency the President announced that anybody from the African continent can get a visa on arrival in Kenya. That was a major step. So, you can come to Kenya and get a visa on entry. As explained earlier, the right of entry is basically to allow ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: There is also right of residence. This is basically saying that once you have entered that country, you should enjoy the rights of residency. This means that you can come with your spouse, dependant and live like any national of that country. There is also the right of establishment. It means that you can stay in that country and establish yourself in terms of business and professional skills. This is where Kenya comes in very handy. I will talk briefly about the benefits of this Protocol to Kenya. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: There are challenges with this Protocol. I remember that this was a hot topic, especially for Kenyans. We share borders which are very porous, especially our border with Somalia. Free entry has posed a lot of challenges to us but they are surmountable. We need to look at the 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
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: benefits that will accrue for Kenya. Kenya has done very well in this region of Africa. It is well advanced in technology and skilled manpower. I was in Rwanda the other day and I visited a project site. I was very elated to find that the architect who was supervising that project is a Kenyan. The structural engineer who is handling that project is also a Kenyan. So, we stand to gain a lot by having this free movement of our people to the various countries within the continent. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: As the Mover said, the implementation of this Protocol will be both short term and long term. There are certain things we can do which are in the short term and should be done immediately. For example, we need to engage the Office of the Attorney-General to make sure that the steps that are required to implement this Protocol are started immediately. We should encourage them to embark on this because of the benefits that the Protocol will accrue for this country. The implementation of the right of establishment and residence will be long term. The implementation of the short ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: There is a bit of irony in what the Mover said. I congratulate Rwanda because it is the only country that has both signed and ratified the Protocol in Africa. There are challenges to this. I was a bit disappointed two or three weeks ago when I learnt that Rwanda which was the first one to ratify this Protocol closed its border to one of our neighbours; Uganda. That shows that as we open up this free movement of people, there are very many challenges ahead. We should encourage people to try and sort out whatever problems that arise because ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The challenges will be many. Before this Motion was moved, we were talking of constructing a border wall with one of our neighbours. It is very strange that the Protocol we are talking about wants to open these borders. As we implement this Protocol, let us recognise the challenges that will be there and have a framework of dealing with them. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I second this Motion. Thank you. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support this Bill with a few reservations. I do not want to repeat what my colleagues have said about the benefits of this Bill. It is a good Bill. I have read it and it is a well thought out Bill. It is detailed and has tackled most of the issues that arose. However, I have a few reservations about this Bill. I intend to approach the responsible committee to see if we can have amendments to the Bill. For example, when you read Part III of the ... view