John Harun Mwau

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 481 to 490 of 527.

• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm to this House that the land that we are talking about belongs to the KRC. The KRC will not part with that land. It will only lease it for a development that is viable to benefit the majority of the Kenyans. Currently, as you have heard from the hon. Member, the land is only being used by a few privileged Kenyans, who play golf. We now want to develop this land, so that it can help majority of Kenyans. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the core business of the KRC was to ferry goods and passengers as stated by the hon. Member. However, in 2006, this House amended the Kenya Railways Corporation Act to allow a concession procession to take place. This created room for the KRC core business to be concessioned to somebody else. This left the KRC Board only as an overseer and the custodian of the property of the KRC. Instead of this land remaining idle, the Board intends to use it for a purpose that will help the general public. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member is referring to pension, the former employees of the KRC were given the various properties of the KRC to use them for their terminal benefits. That includes the KRC Headquarters. Currently, the KRC is a tenant of the former employees. Further, the money that was paid to the retirees by the IFC, who were the lead consultants in the concession, is being transferred to the retirees who have not been paid their benefits. I want to assure this House that, maybe, before the end of the year, this problem will be solved. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in a case where land that belonged to the Kenya Railways was unlawfully allocated to any person - and it does not matter who it is - the Ministry will 3736 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 2, 2008 endeavour to ensure that, that land is recovered. With the assistance of the Ministry of Lands, I can assure the hon. Member that if such land which was illegally allocated does exist, we shall make sure that we recover it. view
• 2 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to assure Mr. Pesa that the land and the developments that are intended to be carried out thereon will be activities of public utilities. It will not be a private thing where members of the public will not be allowed. Every Kenyan will have access to that facility. Further, it is true that the Kisumu project is on hold awaiting completion and to see how this one moves on. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) The Minister for Finance laid on the Table of the House a Sessional Paper No.1 on 10th June, 2008, for Kenya Government Guarantee of Japanese Yen 26.7 billion, which is equivalent to Kshs16.18 billion, loan from the Japanese Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) to the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) for the Mombasa Port Development Project, which was passed by the House last week. The Japanese Government is loaning KPA a total of Japanese Yen 26.7 billion which is equivalent to Kshs16.18 billion as indicated in the Sessional Paper. The terms of ... view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the hon. Member for Alego Usonga has asked a question that does not form part of the main Question that he had asked. If that could have been part of the Question, then I would have been able to respond to it. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I hope that the hon. Member understands English. The hon. Member for Alego Usonga asked whether the Minister is aware that companies are prepared to offer to build and transfer (BOT) Port facilities and that the Government has not accepted that particular offer. Those companies have not been mentioned. So, I cannot deal with the abstract. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, again with due respect to the hon. Member, the Question talks about a loan that the Japanese Government is giving to the Government of Kenya and not that the Government of Kenya has floated offers for people to participate in the Port management. The Question that I answering relates to the loan that is being granted to the Government of Kenya by the Japanese Government. The supplementary question said that there have been people who are prepared to offer to build and transfer the same facility. That has nothing to do with the Question that relates ... view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have regard for the hon. Member, but PEPE is not at the Port of Mombasa. I hope he will understand that in future. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, however, I want to state that as long as the Port of Mombasa remains a Government entity, which is a body corporate, and until the time it is privatised, its development cannot be stalled. It has to continue. As long as there are no particular people who are prepared to undertake the work and give the loan to the Government of Kenya, the Government will always accept ... view