Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I have not mentioned any name, but I withdraw and apologise. view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: seconded. view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise, on behalf of a private citizen, to present a Petition for urgent intervention of Parliament to the matter of financial and peculiar administrative issues at the East African Breweries Limited (EABL). The Petition is a bit long but I will read part of it since I am about to submit it. view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I, the undersigned, a citizen of the Republic of Kenya, in the exercise of Article 119 of the Constitution, and having requested the Member for Gem, Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo and the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party to present this Petition to the National Assembly on behalf of myself and the general public respectively, draw the attention of the National Assembly to the following issues of major concern for deliberation and prudent resolution:- THAT, the EABL is a Kenyan-based and registered holding company that manufactures branded beers, spirits and non-alcoholic beverages. The company has subsidiaries including Kenya Breweries Limited, Uganda ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: THAT, due to liquidity problems and seeming desire to fleece the company, it has hurriedly offloaded most of its fixed assets. In particular, the EABL sold 15 acres at its Ruaraka Headquarters and its glass bottle manufacturing subsidiary company. The company has also been selling property and assets in Kisumu, Mombasa, Nairobi, Thika Depot, Garden City Mall, Head Office Land and building, the canteen, bottling plant among others. The company has also been transferring deposits from local banks to the UK and other EU nations while borrowing heavily locally THAT, part of local staff believe that European investors may be ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I will do so. I will oblige. The prayers are as follows:- While noting that the EABL is a publicly listed private company whose largest revenue is derived from local consumption of its products in Kenya, a substantial percentage of its share is held by the public. Your very humble petitioners pray to the National Assembly to:- (a) carry out urgent inquiries into the aforementioned issues and an order of forensic investigations be undertaken by a competent independent authority with the view of safeguarding the public investment and public interest in the EABL; (b) require that the ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: PLC and cause recovery of any that it deems to have been structured with the intention of evading tax; (d) introduce tax incentives and financial subsidies to encourage other local alcohol- manufacturing companies to thrive, particularly those wholly owned by Kenyans; (e) require that the Auditor-General carries out management and financial audit at the EABL and publishes a report, preferably before the next Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company; (f) inquires and discloses the number of work permits issued to foreigners working for the EABL, status of each and require the Department of Immigration to confirm whether these foreigners ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me convey my condolences to the family of Hon. Dennis Akumu and the people of Nyakach. Many people here who are old enough will remember that Akumu was a renowned trade unionist. He has been sick for a long time. I take this opportunity to thank Hon. Mwai Kibaki and Hon. Raila, who when he was very sick, we approached them and they helped him to get his dues from the State. The family said then that they were so grateful. We also pray for the former President Mwai Kibaki to get well soon. ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me convey my condolences to the family of Hon. Dennis Akumu and the people of Nyakach. Many people here who are old enough will remember that Akumu was a renowned trade unionist. He has been sick for a long time. I take this opportunity to thank Hon. Mwai Kibaki and Hon. Raila, who when he was very sick, we approached them and they helped him to get his dues from the State. The family said then that they were so grateful. We also pray for the former President Mwai Kibaki to get well soon. ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support. view