Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Some years when I was growing up, I remember a St. Mary’s Girls’ Secondary School which was started on top of a business premise which had a bar. That environment was not conducive for learners as there was no playing field. This Bill will bring sanity to business owners in different activities they want to run in counties. For instance, if someone wants to start an ECDE centre, there must definitely be a playing field and qualified teachers registered by the TSC. To start a barber shop, there has to be a procedure that will entail how they will go ... view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, licences should be uniform across the 47 counties. For instance, to start an ECDE centre, there should be a predictable procedure for the same in all counties. This way, someone starting an ECDE centre in Makueni or Lugari where I come from or any other county constituency, can just click a button and see the procedure and conditions that must be complied with. This will make people do their work in a better way and service delivery to wananchi will be easy. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: For licensing, it is important that specific activities should have specific licences. For example, licensing for TVET will be different for a salon, shoe shinning or fishmongering. They cannot be the same, but for that particular activity being undertaken, licences should be uniform across the 47 counties. That way, someone in Meru County will know the conditions for setting up such a business in order to get a license. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: County governments have the provision to generate income going by the Constitution. One of the ways to generate income is fees from licences. This must be in a way that helps the county government, consumers and those starting business. The fees should not be too prohibitive such that you want to start a salon and the licence fees is about Kshs50,000. This is way above saloonist and they cannot afford it. In Lugari Constituency, for example, I see three or four salons and I do not think the owners would earn Kshs50,000 to acquire a licence to start their business. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: The fees should be accommodative of mwananchi . It should be an amount that mwananchi can easily raise and pay. We are looking at ways to create jobs in counties. If someone wants to start a barber shop and the license is way above what he is able to afford, it means they cannot start a barber shop. If he does not start, he will be in the bracket of the unemployed. So, if the licences and bearable accommodating, the people will be able to fulfil the conditions set and get the licences. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am happy that this Bill sets the timeframe for a licence ought to be given. When someone applies for a licence, they should be given it in 28 days. I dare say sometimes you find moody people in offices and you want a licence. You then encounter hurdles until some give up. It should not be a situation where people give up on licences. Licenses should be given in 28 days. Should the process start and a document is missing, the applicant should be notified in seven days. The licensee should even be updated on ... view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the licensee should be told whether the license has been approved or not, what is pending. If that is done, the people can continue with their view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: businesses as they wait for the full approval of the license. This Bill states clearly that if 28 days’ lapse and the license has not been approved or communication has not been received from the licensing authority, it will automatically mean that the license has been approved. That will condition the licensing officers to ensure that they do their work effectively and efficiently for purposes of ensuring service delivery so that Kenyans can carry on with their businesses. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: It is important for us to consider ways of expediting this Bill so that it sees the light of day. I urge the county governments to take this Bill seriously because it will add to their income. Constitutionally, counties are allowed to generate their own revenue. If counties can create an enabling environment for business, that means that more people in the counties will engage in activities that will add to the revenue of the counties. It is also important for county government to be empathetic to PwDs who want to do businesses. Sometimes PwDs may want to do business ... view