Kabando wa Kabando

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: As we go to our constituencies; as we connect with other stakeholders to continue developing this country in many other ways apart from just contributing on the Floor of the House, it is important for us, as Members of the Tenth Parliament, to celebrate - and loudly so - the much ground that we have covered. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: It is also important that we do not make excuses because we are Backbenchers or we are in the Government to say that the Government is asleep. When we decide to extend Parliament, it is a decision of the House. So, I beseech my colleagues to walk proud and say, yes, sometimes in the Committees and on the Floor of the House, we may have faltered. But we must go on record as a Parliament that has executed a responsibility bestowed on it by a dispensation that has come in our time. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that wrangles in cricket management are affecting the quality and standard services rendered by the cricket body. Investigations have revealed that this has been caused by the nomination of delegates from Nairobi Province to represent Nairobi Province Cricket Association (NPCA) in the national elections when actually there were no elections held. The Cricket Kenya Annual General Meeting (AGM) was scheduled for 27th May, this year and to prepare for this, the NPCA nominated eight delegates who were to agree among themselves on three people who would be presented ... view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, those are two questions in one. Therefore, I do answer as follows:- Currently, we do not have qualified Kenyans to coach the national team and this is the reason. As per the International Cricket Council (ICC) requirements, a coach must--- view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am doing that. If I get a little patience from the Questioner, I will do that. A coach, as per the ICC requirements is supposed to be on level three and has an experience for coaching senior counties or national teams from the test status nation. I also want to inform this House that last year, two Kenyans were sponsored for level three coaching course in South Africa but they were unable to pass the exams. It is true that the players get Kshs30,000 per month as a retainer. However, they also get ... view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have given the assurance that we are aware that there are underlying serious issues in cricket management in the Republic of Kenya. These issues need to be addressed comprehensively. We take solace in the fact that even our own Constitution forbids exclusion on the basis of race, age or colour. At the end of it, this House will be satisfied that we will have overhauled cricket management. We will ensure that those who have used skin colour or economic disability of young people who have got the talent to play cricket, or those who have ... view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have not admitted that the CEO is running down the organization. I will not be hasty in making such a statement on the Floor. The CEO, as I have said already, earns 20 per cent commission on sponsorships that he is able to negotiate. I think that is the way to go in public/private partnerships, including in sports, where the heads of institutions, for example the CEOs and the directors, are given motivation and incentives, so that the more they bring in from the corporate world, the more they earn. This is part of the ... view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Government is investing all it has, including providing facilitation when the national team qualifies for international tournaments. We should appreciate that of all the sports, cricket, even though played on a small scale, has some of the best facilities, including the ultra-modern Nairobi Gymkhana, which hosts international tournament. The challenge is to ensure that we improve on its management; we should also ensure that the other stadia across the county that we are building are used. view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, all the contracts signed between federations and expatriates are about management, remuneration and duration. As to whether those contracts can protect them better than they can protect Kenyans--- If there is any information that any official contracted to work for any Kenya federation in the sports sector has given that depicts Kenya as an unsafe country, that information is not yet with the Ministry. However, I will seek information--- view