Florence Kajuju

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I thank you because of what you have just done for women and for the families of Kenya. We honour you on behalf of the women present here. We also honour the men present here. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Regional Integration on the consideration of the East African Legislative Assembly Reports on Single Customs Territory, the 2nd Parliamentarians Workshop on Climate Change, Internal Audit Systems of EAC Institutions, EAC Annual Report for the period 2011/2012 and the Budget for the East Africa Community for the financial ... view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on 3rd July, 2014 the said reports from the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) were tabled in the House by the Majority Party Leader as earlier enumerated. The obligations for the Clerk of the National Assembly and the timelines by which this must be done are set out on page three. This is expressed under Standing order No.251. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: There are several reports which were brought to us as I have stated. In the interests of time, I will not go into the details. I would like to state that the Committee looked at the various reports which were brought to us. One of those reports was the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: report of the Committee on Communications, Trade and Investments on the on-spot assessment of the East African Community (EAC) Single Customs Territory. The EAC has embarked on improving efficient trade facilitation systems in a bid to implement the Customs Union Protocol. Under such a system as the Single Customs Territory the member states are required to adopt a destination model of clearance of imports. This is where the assessment and collection of tax revenues will be done at the first point of entry. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are benefits that have been brought by the Single Customs Territory, which we have stated on page seven of our report. One of them will be to reduce the cost of doing business by eliminating duplication of processes. It will also help in reducing administrative costs and regulatory requirements and enhance capacity of the private and public sector agencies. Among other benefits it will prevent smuggling at the regional level. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: This is what the Committee considered as it went through the various reports that were tabled before the EALA Committee on Communications, Trade and Investments. One of the challenges they found arising out of the implementation of the Single Customs Territory was the high communication costs that were hindering the operationalization of the Single Customs Territory. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there was, therefore, a need to upgrade the systems used by the revenue authorities to fast-track the clearance of goods by customs as was identified by an urgent requirement. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The Committee also found that it was important to build capacity and sensitization programmes involving stakeholders on the operations and processes involved in the Single Customs Territory. It was recommended by the Committee of the EALA that the implementation of the Common Market Protocol was key to the operationalization of the SCT. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: My Committee also looked at the report of the second Parliamentarians workshop on climate change by the Committee on Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources. The Committee of EALA looked at the various workshops which had been held by various local and international bodies. Without going into the details, that Committee indicated that there was need for defined regional co-ordination and management structures being set out to be able to manage climate change. It also stated that it was important in a bid to fast-track the operationalization of the EAC Climate Change Fund that it be emphasized and all the parties ... view