Dr. Kithure Kindiki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: of two very important sectors of the business community. One is the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and secondly the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). Sometimes we do not appreciate the difference between the SMEs and MSEs, which are lower level kind of businesses that fall very well in this category of start-ups. This Bill recognizes the role of the national and county governments as it should. It could be strengthened by recognizing universities. Of course, there is a mention of academic sector, but the role of universities and the research institutions in the realization of the objectives of this ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, by way of example, a graduate of a six-month programme in beauty therapy who would like to establish a salon would only require between Kshs30,000 to Kshs50,000 to buy the basic equipment for setting up a salon. With that, he or she will be ready for take-off and will never lack a meal or school fees for her children. However, without the Kshs30,000 to Kshs50,000 that person is not able to pick up. They have the skills, but they do not have blow dryers and other very basic equipment. view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: It is the same with masons. They require not more than Kshs50,000 to buy basic equipment for masonry or carpentry. All they need is the tools, but they do not have the capital to buy the tools. That is why we request the sponsor of this Bill to consider a one off grant system, or an alternative system where the repayment of the credit is suspended for not less than five years before the grantees are asked to repay the money. It then becomes a revolving fund to assist other start-ups. view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Lastly, there is need for more linkages between the industry out there and the institutions of learning and training. I say so because this is a country where the input of the private sector in terms of incubating businesses and supporting innovation and industrialization is extremely poor to say the least. In many countries, you will find big companies competing to pump money into certain departments in the universities and technical institutes to fund certain areas that are of interest. For example, I do not see why Safaricom should not be interested in funding innovation in businesses that help them ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I support and commend the Sponsor of this Bill, Sen. Sakaja. view
• 3 Jun 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the elevation of Nakuru to a city status. In the good old days, Nakuru used to be the cleanest city or town in Kenya. That is what children were taught in school and perhaps in East Africa. I do not know whether it still is. What is certain is that Nakuru has grown over the years in terms of population and infrastructure such as an airport. There is an international airport coming up. It is also the home of one of the biggest military presence in our country. Because of the civilian and military infrastructure ... view
• 3 Jun 2021 in Senate: It gratifies me to see that there is a criterion of lifting or upscaling towns, urban centres and other places into cities and therefore, we are not doing guesswork. There is a criteria and an elaborate procedure. view
• 3 Jun 2021 in Senate: Thirdly, this elevation will come with a lot of responsibilities for Nakuru. One of them will be to deal with the serious problem of land grabbing which is one of the biggest problems there. I have experienced this in my years of legal practise. I have handled so many cases for public institutions which are trying to recover land which has been taken over by private individuals. Therefore, in the new status, I hope this city will put in place mechanisms to recover public utilities so that it has enough space for infrastructure. The city status comes with certain challenges. ... view