Gor Sungu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 541 to 550 of 1014.

• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I wish to oppose that amendment. The effect of this 20 per cent contribution or Kshs500 million on the tobacco industry--- view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I agree with that because the objective is not to punish the tobacco industry, but to put them on board so that we work together. I withdraw my objection. view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I support that amendment. It is a matter of making the issue clear, so that it is gender sensitive. It does not change the Bill in any way. view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, allow me to inform the House about the actual situation in the tobacco industry. The tobacco factories are being forced to close elsewhere, including Uganda. They are now relocating to Kenya. Mr. Chairman, Sir, there is also the illegal import of tobacco products into the country from China and other countries, including the Pallmans brand of cigarettes. Therefore, it is imperative that we indicate "manufactured in Kenya," so that we can determine what is done here, even if it is for export. Mr. Chairman, Sir, this move is meant to protect Kenyans because we are going to ... view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I have been deeply involved in this, and I have been in the Departmental Committee on Health, Housing, Labour and Social Welfare. I have been with the Ministry and the people proposing this amendment. The first thing I want to say is that we had actually agreed that we leave out this amendment. view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, we did that, but if they ignore it, that is another matter. The idea is to have a deterrent. What is Kshs500,000 to the British American Tobacco (BAT)? It is nothing! view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, Kshs1 million is not much. If you look at all the amendments by Mr. Angwenyi, the net result of them is that we are going to make this Bill absolutely toothless, because there will be no punishment commensurate to the evil that tobacco is going to create here, yet they are making so much money. So, to put just Kshs1 million is nothing to them. They can pay it without blinking an eye. view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg your indulgence very shortly. The overriding principle here at Clause 15(1) is selling tobacco products to a person under the age of 18 years. The tobacco industry has deliberately targeted our children in schools. Over 13.5 per cent of our children are addicted to cigarette smoking in schools. This Parliament must make sure that we protect our children. It is all right for me to die because I am nearer the age of death. But our children have to be protected because there is the issue of addiction. The manufacturers of those products add lead ... view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. view
• 9 Aug 2007 in National Assembly: On point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. With due respect to my very good friend, Mr. Muturi, and we have discussed this tremendously, Standing Order No.106(3) says in part: "No amendment shall be moved which is inconsistent with any part of the Bill already agreed or any decision already made by the Committee---" August 9, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3119 Mr Chairman, Sir, in the previous paragraph, we have already agreed that there will be packages and warnings. So, this amendment will have the effect of negating what we had agreed, as a Committee. Mr. Chairman, Sir, I would like to ... view