Eng. James Rege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Scrap Metal Act was amended on 12th October 2007 by the licensing laws to repeal the amendment Act, 2007. The net effect was that there was no control over the scrap metal business in Kenya which has greatly contributed to the escalation act of destruction of telecommunication apparatus and energy installations. The amendment proposed by this Bill to the Scrap Metal Act, Cap.503 to introduce control over scrap metal business. The Bill introduces 14 provisions in the Act with necessary modification to fit the new constitutional dispensation. We, as the Departmental Committee on Energy, ... view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for supporting this important Bill. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, their contributions will extremely help in passing this Bill during the Third Reading, especially the newly introduced issues, like what hon. Mungatana proposed that we have a hotline for reporting vandalism. That is very crucial. There is also the idea that hon. Odhiambo-Mabona introduced, that the service providers must be careful when they are doing installations, especially when digging trenches across the roads or near premises. In the developed world, there is a ... view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, recently, you assigned my committee and the Committee on Education, Research and Technology to go to Malindi to inspect the Samako Launching Station. We did a lot of research in that area and found out that the sea is washing away most of our shores and there is one section where people have been forced to move out completely. The Italian Government gave Kshs25 million which only covered a very short distance. I would like to ask the Minister what steps he is taking to ensure that our land is not taken away by the sea otherwise ... view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he could provide a list of institutions that benefited from the Government funding for the ICT for E-learning project during the 2007/2008 financial year; (b) whether he could also provide the names of suppliers that the Government advised the various institutions to use for purposes of acquiring the services, and what criteria was used to identify the suppliers; and, (c) whether he is aware that M/s Bell Atlantic was paid Kshs410,780 on 24th July, 2008 for a tender No.GHS/ICT/IT/01/2007-08 for supply, delivery and installation, but the work was not done and, if so ... view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question was due two months from the time it was asked, but since my friend, the hon. Assistant Minister, has requested for only one week, so that he can give us an appropriate answer, I have no problem with that. view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: That is okay, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to join my colleagues in congratulating the Minister’s work so far. This is one Minister who has been attending our Budget meetings whenever we ask him to attend the meetings so that he could understand where we are coming from. This is the last and very important Appropriation Bill which will lead us to devolved governments. It cannot be said more that it is a very critical and important Bill that will see Kenya make history in Africa with the devolved governments. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I stand here, I just ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will preserve them for the better part of the debate. However, for now, I would like to stand here and support the Motion. Thank you. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in congratulating the Minister for a splendid job done in this Appropriation Bill. I am happy that the Minister listened very carefully to the Members’ concerns about the Printed Estimates. He acted very quickly to ensure that their plight is met. In the Budget for the Financial Year 2011/2012, the things that we introduced in the Bill and agreed upon were not implemented. I will give an example of Kshs1.2 billion which was allocated to computerize schools. The Committee rejected this proposition because some schools do not even have roads. ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I took over the running of the Karachuonyo Constituency there was hardly a single pole of electricity. Today almost 95 per cent of my constituents are enjoying electricity. We all know lack of employment among youth is a serious issue. However, with installation of electricity in the rural areas, youth are engaged in various activities such as welding, plumbing and hairdressing. All this could not be possible without electricity. They are now able to eke living from those activities. As we move towards devolved government, I would like to see this continued. I would ... view