John Walter Owino

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 11 to 20 of 27.

• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I seek to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security regarding mandatory requirement for procurement of security services by public and private institutions in the country. Firms seeking to undertake procurement of security services for various institutions in the public and private sector in the country are faced with a myriad of challenges, among them, specific requirements which should be obtained from an accredited institution authorised by the Kenya Private Security Regulatory Authority. In the absence of a prescription from the accredited institutions, the various ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is on this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the following: (i) Could the Chairperson provide a list of security sector accredited institutions that are required to issue the requisite procurement certifications with details of their approved training curriculum? (ii) Could the Chairperson further state the number of security training certificates so far issued to security firms in the country and the duration it takes for one to be issued with certifications from the date of application? (iii) Could the Chairperson clarify the guiding ... view
• 11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. 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
• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question No.191/2020 directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the Government’s rationale and basis for the recent decision to lease out the sugar industry to private investors? (ii) What benchmarks for performance have been laid out in the lease-based approach in a bid to avoid the possibility of mismanagement and corruption? (iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the implementation status of Sessional Paper of 1988 regarding guarantee of loans that had been advanced to fund expansion and rehabilitation of Nzoia Sugar Company, and ... view
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to ask the following Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife: 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
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: (i) What measures has the Ministry put in place to avert the closure and subsequent collapse of the hotels and hospitality industry in the country, particularly the reportedly intended closure of the Inter-Continental Hotel in Nairobi? (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that the permanent closure of the Hotel does not impact negatively on Kenya’s standing as an international hospitality investment center? I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 10 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. What this Bill is going to do is to kill guarantors. You remember that there is no money circulating because the SMEs are not borrowing anymore. If you line up the borrower with the guarantor at the same time, nobody will guarantee anything. That is why the economy is going down. I oppose this. I am so sorry that the President could knock down such an amendment. This was going to help us in the long run. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask this Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries: (i) When will the outstanding arrears owed to sugarcane farmers who delivered cane to Sony Sugar factory be paid, including other suppliers for the goods and services rendered to the factory? (ii) When will the management of the company pay workers and employees considering that they have not been paid for over six months? (iii)What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that plant maintenance is carried out regularly on the said factory? The electronic version of the Official ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: (iv) Could the Ministry consider upgrading all Government-owned sugar factories in the country with modern technology and equipment for efficient and effective operations that will cut on maintenance costs and increase production? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 18 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will donate one minute to Hon. Elisha Odhiambo, when I am done, because I will take about two minutes. view