John Harun Mwau

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 351 to 360 of 527.

• 7 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that the port is only a facility and it makes money out of storage of the containers. Once the containers are discharged from the port’s perimeter, it becomes the responsibility of the Customs Department under Section 12 of the Customs and Excise Act. view
• 7 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Question did not require me to bring a list of all the containers which were missing in 2009. That is a new part of the Question that had not been asked. view
• 7 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of the number of containers which could have been stolen in 2009, because such a report has not been available. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would have asked the Question to be rescheduled to sometime next week. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, even last week, the same thing happened. I came prepared but I did not answer the Question. So, I would like to ask that the Question be rescheduled till next week. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. With regard to Question No.385, I request that you drop it because this is the second time that it has not been asked. view
• 30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that due to delay and costly storage charges, the cost of essential goods such as medicines escalate drastically. However, the Kenya Ports Authority allows five days free storage period for all imported goods. Importers, or their clearing agents, are encouraged to lodge their clearing documents and remove cargo within five days from the time of arrival. After this period, cargo starts accruing punitive storage costs as a way of discouraging importers from using the port as a storage area, which usually leads to port congestion, consequently delaying the ships ... view
• 30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with due respect the clearing agents of importers have a leeway, and can lodge importation documents before the cargo arrives. Therefore, extending days at the JKIA from two to five days will bring congestion at the airport, and cost more money because the airlines will impose the surcharge that we are trying to avoid. view
• 30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two things that we must consider here. One is the duty that is levied by the Kenya Airports Authority, and the duty that is levied by the Kenya Revenue Authority. There is storage charge by the KAA and the Customs Department. In the case of urgent cargo, an importer is entitled to get a prior release without paying duty, and he can pay duty afterwards. If we increase storage days, this will encourage people to use the airport as a storage area. It will not be fair for importers who are honest. view
• 30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, the congestion at the port is due to the cargo that is not removed within the stipulated period of time. That is why the port authority is becoming strict. People who import goods must remove their cargo within that period of time, so that the port can be decongested. We want to give incentive to the ship owners who are threatening to leave the Port of Mombasa. view