Joseph Kirui Limo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1941 to 1950 of 2163.

• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Otherwise, I want to rest my case by saying that I support, but I urge the President to ensure that the final list will come out balanced. Let it show the face of Kenya as per Article 232 (h) of the Constitution. Thank you very much. view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. One clarification is that we believe that it is also good to invest money and get value for it. The Chair listed centres of excellence where they are investing money; we know that there are several areas where athletes are training and they are really suffering, yet they bring a lot of income into this country. We have not heard from the Chair how many centres of excellence have been set up in high potential areas like Kericho and Bomet. Secondly, I would like to know whether the Government is considering bringing in the private ... view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to make it very clear that there are companies like Safaricom Limited in the private sector which are really looking for places to invest their money in, because they have a lot of it. Safaricom Limited has been fighting to take over Kasarani Statium. We have so many places where we can build centres of excellence including the stadiums. So, the Chair should tell us what action the Government is taking to bring in the private sector to assist in this. We have a lot of land even in my constituency where they ... view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Bill on mining and I want to say from the outset that we did not know for a long time that this country is greatly endowed with minerals. We thank the Government for setting up the Ministry of Mining. view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I hope hon. Members are now ready to transact the business of the House. I had started by saying that Kenya is endowed with many minerals and little did we know that until the Government formed the Ministry of Mining. view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: As we enact laws in this country to govern the operations in mining, we must bear in mind that most of the countries in Africa, and of course, the whole world are fighting because of these resources. This Bill has come at the right time when we have started getting many minerals in different parts of the country. This includes oil in Turkana. If we do not manage these minerals well, they are likely to bring conflicts between the Government and the communities that live around the mines. So, we must ensure that the formula that we are putting in ... view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we must also ensure that there is balance between the local miners, small miners and the big international companies. This is because I am sure that very many people will come from abroad looking for mining opportunities and pretending to be investors. We must ensure that we put very clear guidelines to ensure that the mines are well protected and that no unscrupulous dealers move out of this country with the minerals without following the right procedure. view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: We also have to take care of the welfare of the people working in the mines. We have heard all over the world that the welfare of the people who work in the mines is at stake. We must ensure that we specify in this Bill the standards which we want the companies mining to meet. view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The powers of the Cabinet Secretary should be minimized so that anything which is not normal should be brought to this House. This will ensure that no individual has sweeping powers in approving or disapproving the operations in the mines. view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is also the requirement that, at least, US$500 million must be deposited, especially if you are a company from outside this country before you start mining. We need to be very clear on the ownership of those companies so that even if they put US$500 million as a limit to allow them to do mining, we must also ensure that a certain percentage of their shares is owned by local Kenyans. We need to get the benefit of mining and limit them from doing things that are unknown to Kenyans and that are not directly beneficial ... view