Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 991 to 1000 of 1643.

• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: However, I have no problem with those other clauses that are provided for in this law, that the chairperson be appointed by the President. I have no problem with that. It is a very good idea. I also have no problem with sub-clause (b) which provides that two members of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: opposite gender be appointed by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) responsible for matters relating to justice. I also have no problem with that. view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: With that, I support some proposals contained in the Kenya Law Reform Commission Act, but I reserve my support in respect to the proposal concerning the Copyright Act, 2001, No.12, as provided for under this Bill. Thank you. view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Report. At the outset, let me declare that I am a Member of the PIC. This is a well done Report. However, I have some observations to make. view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: First, I draw your attention to pages 3 and 4 of this Report. You will realise that we were considering 64 parastatals or State corporations and yet we have almost 300 parastatals in this country. It is very clear that these are too many State corporations. I belong to the school of thought that we need to have fewer Government-based State corporations for obvious reasons. You will realise that out of the 64 corporations, the ones with the unqualified opinion from the Auditor are about 20 per cent. You can imagine wastage of Government resources as a result of directors ... view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am aware that there was a presidential committee that was headed by an eminent lawyer and a former Member of Parliament called “Abdikadir” which had proposed the reduction of State corporations. I urge the President to move with haste and effect the recommendations of that committee to reduce the number of State corporations. view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: If you look at that list, for instance, you will realise that we have South Nyanza Sugar Company. This is a company that is dealing with sugar. I strongly believe that the State should deviate from such endeavours and allow a private entity to deal with matters sugar. More often than not, the people managing those entities are more interested in stealing Government money as opposed to efficiently running these institutions. We have the Tea Research Institute of Kenya. The objects of this institution can be met by either the Kenya Tea Development Authority – it can do the research ... view
• 5 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: sources. They can get either foreign funding or funding from the private sector to meet some of their objectives. I urge that the Committee’s recommendations be enforced, in particular the recommendation on page 7 of the Report, where we are proposing to the National Treasury to fast-track the restructuring and privatisation of poor performing commercial Sate corporations, like the KMC. It is one of the entities that have been mismanaged. We all know agriculture is devolved. I strongly believe that we can urge entities like the Council of Governors (CoG) to either come up with a KMC-equivalent institution that will ... view
• 1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me say that giving is very positive. Therefore, to that extent, I would not want to support a Bill that appears to criminalise the act of giving, particularly when it comes to the issues relating to medical fundraising. In my own opinion, I would advise the person who came up with this Bill to exempt what we call medical harambees . They are very touching. In my assessment, I do not think we have strong social insurance scheme to support all kinds of problems which affect our people. However, I belong to the school of ... view
• 1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me say that giving is very positive. Therefore, to that extent, I would not want to support a Bill that appears to criminalise the act of giving, particularly when it comes to the issues relating to medical fundraising. In my own opinion, I would advise the person who came up with this Bill to exempt what we call medical harambees . They are very touching. In my assessment, I do not think we have strong social insurance scheme to support all kinds of problems which affect our people. However, I belong to the school of ... view