Johana Ngeno Kipyegon

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Entries 681 to 690 of 1032.

• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Clause 156 also amends Section 70 of the Employment Act to provide for the relevant offices. Remember that it is not only the office of the minister which was changed but also the offices of permanent secretaries (PS) to mean principal secretary (PS). So, Clauses 144, 164 and 156 are supposed to align the Bill with the current naming of the offices which are concerned with this Bill. Clause 165 of the Bill proposes to amend the Merchant Shipping Act to harmonise the provisions of Section 106 with the law relating to insolvency. Remember we said that after passing these ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Clauses 166 and 167 of the Bill also propose to amend the Proceeds of Crime and Anti- Money Laundering Act to provide for the effect of bankruptcy on realisable properties. This one is more than obvious because, if you look at the proceeds which are properties acquired when fraud is detected, or when those companies go under, this clause will provide for ways on how to realise those particular properties. I end by asking the Members of this House to support this Bill, so that we can have a law in that area. I beg to second. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think the slur which was used by the Member for Muhoroni, Hon. K’Oyoo, needs to be made illegal, so that no one else will make the mistake of calling my constituency by that name. My constituency is called “Emurua Dikirr”. I hope the Leader of the Majority Party will be fair enough to pronounce it, although, as I said before, nowadays he speaks with an American accent. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to second this Bill. The exciting part of this Bill is the fact that Kenya, like any other developing and ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you look at the stages they are right now, we realise that this country is making serious strides. Remember we have also been talking about ICT parks, other parks and we have been trying to create some cities which, of course, will attract very serious investors. We are glad that the Government is trying to put in some money to enable towns to grow, and we also have them working. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: This Bill looks at two tools the Government has been using to spur faster development and substantial economic growth. They are static and dynamic benefits. The static one has short term benefits in nature, which include employment creation, attraction of foreign direct investments, generation of foreign exchange through exports and promotion of export diversification. The dynamic economic benefits are long-term in nature. The long-term benefits are obtained through structural transformation, which is done by industrialisation and technological upgrading. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: On the purpose of developing special economic zones, the rationale for establishing these particular Special Economic Zones is to spur Kenya’s economic growth, and enhance global competitiveness. We remember our country is still growing; therefore we need to be in a position that we can compete with other countries, both those neighbouring us and also other countries. The creation of Special Economic Zones will help this country to enhance global competitiveness. The benefits of this include the integrated economic development, which by extension helps to integrate the sectors’ value chains and spatial concentration of infrastructure. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: When we have these Special Economic Zones road networks, railway lines and air transport are also enhanced; when people get good environment for investments, these 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 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: infrastructural issues will be a thing of the past. It will also lead to the creation of both direct and indirect jobs. As we speak today, a substantial percentage of our youth are idle. The creation of these Special Economic Zones will help by creating job opportunities that we normally seek, directly or indirectly. Another issue which is also quite important in this establishment is the increment of foreign exchange and foreign earnings. If you were to look at the imports and exports of this country, we are only good in importing; we must also ensure that we dwell on ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The other thing is the export market expansion and diversification, which will also be achieved among other benefits. We will get many benefits with the adoption of this Bill. We know that although it comes with several challenges, when you look at the benefits vis-a-vis the challenges that come with it, the benefits will be much higher. We are also focusing on the achievements of this Government based on Vision 2030, which we hope will take this country a higher level that will be comparable to economic levels of other countries. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The overall objective of setting up the Special Economic Zones is to contribute towards the transformation of the country’s economic base in order to realise higher sustained growth, employment creation and poverty reduction. You must understand that even though we are working on the question of employment, we are also looking at other sustainable growth options, as the most important thing is the reduction of poverty. How do we eradicate or reduce poverty levels of our citizens? If you look at our citizens currently, the level of poverty is quite alarming. The areas where our people do business are limited ... view