Koigi Wamwere

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 186.

• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Bw. Naibu Spika wa Muda, ninakubaliana nawe. Hata hivyo, nilichokuwa ninasema ni kwamba kuna aina mbili za ufisadi. Kuna ufisadi mkubwa na ufisadi mdogo. Hoja yangu hapa ni kwamba ufisadi mdogo umeachiliwa kuendelea bila kuadhibiwa. Wahusika katika ufisadi huu wanaathiri watu wadogo ambao hawana uwezo wa kufanya lolote. Hoja yangu pia ni kwamba haitoshi Serikali kumulika ufisadi mkubwa pekee yake na kuusahau ufisadi mdogo. Bw. Naibu Spika wa Muda, kuhusu matatizo yaliyoko katika wakilisho langu, Wizara ya Ardhi ilikubali kuunda kamati ambayo ilizunguka katika makampuni na mashamba yote ambayo yalinunuliwa na wananchi ambao walikuwa wameungana kuunda makampuni. Kamati hiyo iliwasikiliza ... view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Prospective broadcasters initially apply to the Ministry for a broadcasting permit. After consideration, the successful applicants are issued with a broadcasting permit which specifies the coverage area. The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) issues available frequencies after the applicant provides necessary data. The CCK identifies the frequency and advises the applicant about frequency fees, technical November 30, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4085 and other operating parameters associated with the frequency. The CCK also ensures the proposed broadcast equipment is type approved. Once all the CCK's conditions are fulfilled, the applicant is advised ... view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the answer I gave is quite relevant. It is whether Royal Media Services has a near monopoly or not. The reason as to why I mentioned the KBC is because a monopoly means having what other people are not allowed to have. If the KBC has one or four frequencies, as opposed to Royal Media Services' 62--- If you want to talk about monopoly, or near monopoly, then we should be accusing the KBC, and not the Royal Media Services. view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think giving FM broadcasting frequencies to a radio station that wants to broadcast in any one of our native languages is promoting tribalism. I think tribalism has everything to do with content of what is broadcast rather than merely having an FM radio station broadcasting in our native languages. We should actually be doing exactly that: Encouraging FM radio stations that broadcast in our native languages rather than remaining enslaved to the use of English, French and whatever other language, including Latin. view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, war can be propagated in any language. Even genocide can be propagated in English, French, et cetera . view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you only need to look at history and you will know that English, French and other European languages were used to propagate genocide on this continent against our people. I think barring vernacular stations would be discriminating against our people; the same discrimination that was exercised against our people by colonial forces. We got Independence so that our people can be free to learn in their own languages. view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not finished. view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all I was going to say is that we understand that some vernacular FM radio stations and even English--- view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, actually, what I was trying to say is that we understand that some media houses lack discipline. Some of them will tend to propagate tribalism or even religious bigotry. To address such issues, the Ministry will soon bring to this House for enactment, the Media Bill, to provide for regulations and rules that will help the Ministry and the Government to ensure that no radio station is used for purposes of propagating ethnic, religious or any other type of hate campaign in the country. view
• 30 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that they are back. If they are, I think there is nothing absolutely wrong with it. I think they were punished enough. If we allow them back, they will come back to do a good job. Of course, we should not discriminate against one media house as if there are holy media houses. There are no holy media houses. They are all susceptible to the same weaknesses and we must not go out of our way to single out one media house and demonise it. view