14 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
THAT, aware that Kenya’s trade deficit has been on the increase in the past few years with the Financial Year 2016/2017 deficit being estimated at Kshs1.1 trillion; noting that the deficit is mainly attributable to the exports worth Kshs594 billion against imports amounting to Kshs1.7 trillion, driven mainly by the more than doubling of food and machinery imports amid slow-moving exports; concerned that the widening deficit has continued to pile pressure on the shilling against other global currencies such as the dollar; alarmed that the high demand for the dollar to fund imports has been forcing the Central Bank of ...
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14 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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13 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am not ready to contribute on that.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
You were not here before me. However, you are a junior. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to speak. This is not a university where…
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
How foolish are you?
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Are you mad?
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion brought by Hon. Didmus Barasa and I want to thank him. In this country, there has been a huge problem in the transport sector. So, we need to take control, as Parliament, because we are the ones who make laws in this country.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
M atatu touts have taken control of the transport sector as if we do not have a Government. History speaks for itself. Many Members are referring to the late Hon. Michuki when he was the Minister for Transport. Indeed, he performed and did his work in every Ministry he went to. The Cabinet Secretary for Transport should learn from the Michuki rules. He brought the rules on wearing safety belts, but after he died, everything went haywire because there was no control of the transport sector.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Other Cabinet Secretaries took over from him like the present Cabinet Secretary. However, many mistakes are being committed by matatu owners and drivers. Sometimes, they change their routes as they wish. The PWDs are not taken care of in this country compared to other countries that we have visited. For example, I visited USA and when using public transport, after getting your ticket, the driver takes you to your designated destination without The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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