Joshua Ojode

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4511 to 4520 of 4692.

• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, taking into account the rampant poverty that has gripped many Kenyans; having regard to the fact that the pricing of petroleum products has been on a steep increase over the last couple of years; cognizant of the fact that any increase in prices on petroleum products affects the prices of almost all the commodities; and aware that arbitrary price increase on petroleum products only enhances the revenue of the multinational oil companies; this House grants leave to introduce a Bill for an Act of Parliament to amend ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. What I am saying is that, I understand that there is a Bill--- view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: No, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me go on. I do not want to dwell on that. According to the research I have done, all oil firms should be allowed to make a maximum profit of Kshs5 per litre. I have a tabulation which I want to share with my colleagues. The cost of importing super petrol, together with excise duty, road maintenance levy of Kshs5.80 and petroleum development levy of Kshs0.40 totals to Kshs26.095 per litre. In February, 2006, the cost of importing super petrol to Mombasa was Kshs35.23 per litre. The transportation cost was Kshs1.80 per litre. ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just giving an example. Only five companies control 83 per cent of the fuel market. The Total Oil Company leads November 8, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3491 with 21.90 per cent, followed by Kobil at 18.40 per cent. Shell/BP Company controls, 17.1 per cent. Chevron controls 16.6 per cent, while Mobil Company controls 8.4 per cent. The rest of the companies control about 17 per cent. We need to encourage the independent oil companies because they employ the majority of our work force. If anyone disputes the fact that there are cartels in the ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have heard the Assistant Minister talk of persuading the Minister for Finance. The crisis we are now having in the Ministry of Education is as a result of lack of a substantive Minister in that Ministry. That is even why university lecturers are on strike. November 7, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3419 Could this Government advise the Head of State to appoint a substantive Minister to negotiate with the Ministry of Finance in order for children from poor families to get bursaries? What is he doing to ensure that these poor children get the bursaries? view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wanted to explain to the House one thing. As we speak, you are aware that we have a crisis at the Ministry of Education. This particular problem has arisen because we do not have a substantive Minister for Education. This problem has now even extended to the bursary fund and how it is allocated. We are seeing a situation where we will not get money for bursary--- view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister of State for Administration and National Security. There has been rampant insecurity incidents across the country, with reference to the following particular ones: On 5th November, 2006, in Mathare, two people were killed. More than ten people were injured and a number of houses were torched. It was alleged that this was caused by a clash between members of the Mungiki sect versus those of the Taliban group. On 4th November, 2006, the Njoroge family was massacred in South B Estate, Nairobi. On 10th October, 2006, Mr. ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is exactly what I will do. We lost eight lives in Turkana last week. Likewise, in North Horr on the Kenya/Ethiopia border, we have lost more than 300 lives in the last one year. The last incident, which is quite disturbing and embarrassing to me, the House and the whole country, is that the home of the Minister of State for Administration and National Security was attacked. But what really perplexes me, and many other people, is that we are not aware whether it was stage-managed or not. This is because the Commissioner of Police denied ... view