James Kimaru Bett

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this subject of Equalisation Fund. I want to say that looking at Kenya as a country; we have a lot of disparities in terms of road infrastructure, water and even electricity. This concept of an Equalisation Fund comes as a big remedy to try to equalize those disparities in the provision of those services. I want thank my friend, hon. Lati, for bringing this Amendment Bill and proposing that the funds for Equalisation should be used under the CDF model. I want to say that ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: laboratories and even bridges that have been built by hon. Members through CDF, they are some of the best. That is because most of these Members are really committed. I want to mention that if you were to use the governor’s model--- We know that counties have no capacity in terms of personnel. Even their procurement systems are not up to date. They have not absorbed 50 per cent of the funds that we provided for them in the last financial year. I want to support this Amendment Bill that we use the CDF model. I urge that, maybe, in ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I rise to support this model and thank my friend, Lelelit Lati for bringing this Bill to the House. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this Motion which I support. I would like to tell Governor Kidero of Nairobi that he should rescind the decision that he has made today because the fees that is now being charged of Kshs8,000 from Kshs3,000 is more than 300 per cent. When you look at the quality of services provided, really there is no way you can increase that quality of service by that margin. What we were treated to today is what we can call a national economic crisis. This is because the ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: and taxis conceded to this fee being charged, eventually they will pass the same cost to the final consumers by way of charging high fares. We will therefore be increasing the cost of production. If we really need to grow this economy by double digit, it is not by increasing the cost of production by charging high fees. We want to urge this Governor and other governors not to make unilateral decisions and charge fees that are not acceptable. They need to consult and agree on an amicable fee to charge. I support this Motion and thank hon. Ichung’wah for ... view
• 27 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I also want to support because sometimes we have heroes who are under the age of 18 years. It could be in athletics or scientific fields. I want to support hon. Millie Odhiambo. view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think it is out of order for hon. Midiwo not to provide documentary evidence to the effect that the Inspector General has transferred people, or that he transferred County Commissioners and yet, he was acting based on the recommendation of National Police Service Commission. The fact that he sent the letters does not mean that--- view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to join hands with my fellow colleague, hon. Kangongo in saying that diplomats and by extension the American Government, exercise a lot of impunity. After the Westgate incident, they issued travel advisories. Suppose it was a Kenyan diplomat in the United States who had hit somebody in the streets of America, what would have happended? We need to be more stringent and keen on these diplomats. We should ask the American Embassy to compensate and give upkeep to the children of the person who was knocked down. view
• 10 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill on Tax Appeals Tribunal. I want to mention that tax is an old concept which has been in our society for a long time. I wish to thank the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade for bringing such a progressive subject to this House, because tax is a major source of revenue to the Government. I hope the Tribunal will be able to set in place a tax system and regime that will not only be fair, but also equitable as they ... view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, before I give my final remarks, I would like to take this opportunity to give two minutes each to hon. Rose Mitaru, hon. Mburu and the hon. Member seated next to me. view