21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not find it quite in order not to have in place an Act of Parliament providing for the remuneration of councillors.
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am making this proposal because the revenue collected by local authorities is so minimal that allowances constrain their budgets to the extent that the money they have for service delivery does not do what is supposed to be done. I believe that most hon. Members will agree with me that most of the local authorities' revenues come from the barter market, fees paid for sale of cows and goats and other small things. For this reason, the money becomes very little to take care of the allowances for councillors and still pay of services. ...
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
4298 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January 21, 2009
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21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
I want to disagree with some of us who have been seen on TV castigating or brushing aside the role played by councillors in the running of this country. I strongly maintain that the role played by the councillors is so important that without them, things would not be running the way they are supposed to. Because I want most of my friends to have the advantage of contributing to this Motion, I beg to move and call upon my friend, Mr. Nyambati, to second it.
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20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Transport in regard to the lease of Land by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) to Afro-Asia Investment Corporation of Qatar for the construction of a hotel cum a trade exhibition centre. The Minister should clarify among other things:-
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20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(a) Whether an environmental impact assessment wad carried out in accordance with the provisions of the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) Act.
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20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(b) Whether a feasibility study and due diligence was carried out in identifying the latter.
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20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(c) The value of the investment by the corporation, the period of lease and the Government stake in the investment.
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20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(d) Who authorised the transaction and who were the signatories to the contract?
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20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(e) Finally, whether the necessary procurement procedures were followed in the execution of the deal with regard to the relevant Public Procurement and Disposal Act.
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