Lewis Nguyai

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 793.

• 30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You very clearly stated in your ruling that the appointment of this Committee will be done through consultations among the political parties, but I have heard the Member on the Floor repeatedly say the leader has decided, the leader can decide, the leader has decided. Could he clarify whether we worked in consultation or which leader decided on the membership of this Committee? view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the development of Maragua Wholesale Market is one of the ten flagship wholesale hubs to be implemented under the First Medium-Term Plan of Vision 2030. However, the Town Council of Maragua has not yet identified land for construction of the market as alleged by the hon. Member. (b) Planning for the Maragua Wholesale Market Project will commence as soon as land is available and the relevant budgetary support sought during the 2011/2012 Financial Year. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That is a very difficult question. Without true bills of quantities and feasibility to indicate the exact requirements, it will be a very difficult question to answer. The first thing is to acquire the land. Once the land has been acquired, we need to find the functionality of the market. We will then get an estimate and request for that. view
• 29 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. With the correspondences that we have between us and the District Commissioner of Maragua, I do, hereby, confirm that there will be budgetary provision as soon as we get the land that is available in the next financial year. view
• 28 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) As stated in my reply of 1st July, 2010 to the Question raised by hon. Olago, I wish to table the list of retirees and amounts remitted to the statutory bodies with the tabulation of their benefits. It is as follows:- The list of staff who retired and were contributing to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the list of retirees deceased who were contributing to LAPTRUST and the list of retirees and deceased who were contributing to LAPROFUND. (b) The administrators of pensions, retirement funds and death benefits of the Municipal ... view
• 28 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, further, all local authorities are encouraged to explore available options through which they can raise sufficient funds to repay their outstanding debts within the prescribed period without overburdening local authorities with further debts. view
• 28 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, I once again confirm that due to the confidential nature of the amounts involved in terms of benefits, it is in the best interest of the beneficiaries that I do give a confidential list. view
• 28 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, it is true that we gave a directive that all local authorities should clear all outstanding debts prior to benefiting from any additional LATF funding. We are now compiling a list and do realize that, that has not happened in totality. We have been given various reasons by various councils. In fact, I just want to give notice that we will try and bring a miscellaneous amendment Bill to further push that deadline in order to remove the many impediments that are stopping the local authorities from being able to clear their debts. view
• 28 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have put in place quite a number of measures that will ensure that particularly, monies owed to pension funds, are paid first. In fact, even within the provisions of whatever funds the council is receiving, we have started negotiating and making sure that they follow a newer directive to ensure that, that will be paid. Unfortunately, because of the number of councils involved – 175 – I will not specifically give the answer of what is happening within Nyando. But I can also confirm to the hon. Member that we can give him the specific details ... view
• 28 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, those outstanding funds are historical in nature and date back to a number of years. In recent years, through the implementation of the Local Authorities Trust Fund (LATF) and Local Authorities Financial Management System (LAIFOMS), we have been able to ensure that all recent remittances are taking place. We have been negotiating to ensure that those local authorities are getting funds either directly from LATF or from other sources. That way, those arrears will be cleared. With regard to the second question, all statutory deductions, whether it is the NHIF - which is a criminal offence if ... view