Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 141 to 150 of 154.

• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, part of the reason why there has been a substantial increase in investments is because we have been addressing the question of investment climate improvement in this country as a continuous exercise. On the matter of the Dominion Group, the hon. Member is aware that I made a personal intervention in terms of working on the early processing of the clearance of the equipment in Mombasa, getting them the necessary licences and liaising with the relevant local authorities in the face of old and archaic laws that have been impeding rapid investment. We have a comprehensive ... view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can see where the hon. Member is coming from. If he wanted the complaint to be based on the Dominion investment in Yala Swamp, I would be glad to respond to that. I could further say that more than 50 per cent of the impediment to fast movement of the investment in Yala Swamp has had something to do with local politics and non- governmental organisations. It had nothing to do with Government Ministries. Secondly, the hon. Member is talking about pending licences. It is bad cases like this one which made us seek to ... view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I intend to speak not more than five minutes. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion because it is something that is good for Kenya. It is not something against Government. In supporting this Motion, I would like to say one or two things why all the good things that have been said need to be done. I believe that some of the things have not come out clearly. First, the reality that the problem of poverty among sugar-cane farmers is not entirely because of excessive taxation by the ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for according me this opportunity to make my contribution to this matter, and also to make a few personal statements at the start of this Session of Parliament. When this Parliament started, I was optimistic that we had an opportunity to right what has been wrong in setting the national agenda as the political class in defining what we want our country to do, and in responding to opportunities that have been going begging without our contribution as leaders. I hope, and I still have that residual hope, that this National ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this country today has unique opportunities and challenges. These challenges cannot be pinned down on one Government, political party or one set of politicians. These are challenges that have to be pinned on to all of us. Either we are able today to model a vehicle; to make credit affordable to young Kenyan entrepreneurs, or we are all tired old men and women who are increasingly irrelevant to these young persons, because we are settling old scores among ourselves. The World Bank has availed to this Government, and this country, a soft credit facility for ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have listened to very enlightening questions from you; first to Dr. Godana. Answers to those questions could make a phenomenonal contribution to the way forward. Dr. Godana is a very clever person and debater. He conveniently side-stepped the questions. When you told him that percentages and proportions were assigned to political parties, he chose to create a weaker question that positions are given to the Opposition and the Government. I had the privilege to be the first Whip of the Opposition in the first multi-party Parliament in our generation. From the first time in 1993, when ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not yet done. view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In my modest conviction, while opposing the proposed amendment, I have three different kinds of things. First of all, we are mixing two things. We are mixing the issue of the Official Opposition being dissatisfied with the slots allotted to them. They are withdrawing from a parliamentary committee with another extraneous matter which is the relationship between Members of the governing party sitting on the Government side and those sitting on the Opposition side. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to repeat what you said this morning. It is very good if rules are obeyed and ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will soon vacate the Floor. I celebrate the fact that we are having a very civil discussion on this issue. We are ventilating opinions on the traditions and procedures of this House, as to whether what happened in the past was good basis for a tradition or not. To my mind, the precedent set in the past 22 March, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 21 was a good one; that portfolios in Parliamentary Committees are assigned to parties on the basis of their strength in the House. When there is a formal leadership of a parliamentary ... view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if Mr. Balala listened to me, I described what met. It was a Parliamentary Group of parties of Government. It met to decide the order of business. Having said that, as to whether the deliberations were popular with the Opposition, is not a matter for the Speaker to decide on. All I am saying is this--- view