Eng. James Rege

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: (a) Is the Minister aware that the crime of vandalism of telecommunication plants and electricity equipment is rampant, with Telkom Kenya having experienced 225 fibre cuts and 117 copper cuts in 2010 alone? view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: (b) Could the Minister confirm that the inadequacies in the Kenya Information and Communications Act and the Penal Code are contributing a great deal to commission of the crime and, if so, what legislative and other measures has the Ministry taken to curb the vice? view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: (c) Is the Minister planning to make the necessary amendments to the relevant statutes and introduce a new offence to address the economic sabotage? view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed the crime of vandalism of telecommunications plants and electricity transmission equipment is on the rampant increase in Kenya. The incumbent national telecommunication operator; Telkom Kenya Limited, and the national power transmission company; Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), are seriously faced with this vice. They are both suffering a combined total loss of Kshs1.6 billion between 2004 and 2009. It is clear from the Minister’s response that there are glaring inadequacies in the law dealing with vandalism and trading in scrap metals. Can the Minister tell this House whether the Government intents to ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is so much noise. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am asking the Minister to admit that all operators will not be exempted from the corporate sabotage if this vice continues. We also want to know what exactly he plans to do. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am satisfied except that the Minister, in his supplementary answer, says the envisaged amendment under Section 32(1) will make cable vandalism an offence, where offenders could face life imprisonment. He should not just target the fibre optics vandalism, but also copper. view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that the crime of vandalism of telecommunication plants and electricity equipment is rampant, with Telkom Kenya having experienced 225 fibre cuts and 117 copper cuts in 2010 alone? (b) Could the Minister confirm that the inadequacies in the Kenya Information and Communications Act and the Penal Code are contributing a great deal to Commission of the crime and, if so, what legislative action and other measures has the Ministry taken to curb the vice? (c) Is ... view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. May I ask the hon. Minister to furnish me with the written response, if he as any. view