Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 901 to 910 of 1008.

• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: My Ministry is aware of the incidents cited, but denies that it was privy to any interference by any politician to the orderly settlement of hawkers. The ministry has always endeavoured to promote through rule of law even in extreme circumstances when hawkers and other illegal traders take up public roads, foot paths and all available open spaces meant for use by all citizens residing in any municipality. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are over 7 million hawkers, street traders and Jua Kali operators all over the country. They operate in designated areas, undesignated areas, private land and grabbed land. The removal of hawkers and street traders from undesignated areas through court orders or other persuasive methods are often resisted by the hawkers thus necessitating the use of reasonable force. The Ministry notes with sadness that some criminal elements have infiltrated the hawking and informal sector in general. This complicates civil management of the informal sector. Genuine hawkers have their associations which are constantly in consultation with the relevant ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a case in point is the Nairobi Ministerial Hawkers Harmonization Committee which was formed under the auspices of my Ministry two years ago to co-ordinate orderly relocation of hawkers in Nairobi. The success of this pilot scheme led to the settlement of hawkers at Muthurwa Market. My Ministry is now also up-scaling the project to other local authorities. In May, 2008, the Ministry instructed all local authorities to acquire land for the settlement of hawkers and street traders. This is ongoing. The settlement and management of hawkers and street traders is now part of performance contracts in ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the issue raised by Mr. Mungatana, I admit that at this point, I do not have numbers that I can quote as to how many hawkers have been settled in Mombasa. I can undertake to obtain and present to the House at a later date. The second point with regard to Mombasa and the issue of performance contracting, I just want to elaborate that when you talk of performance contracting within the local authorities, it is supposed to be viewed in a positive context and not in the negative. It view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would be happy to avail them in a week’s time. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. But I also want to state one thing, just as a matter of clarity, it is true we recognize that hawkers are part of the informal sector. But we also have to bear in mind that we are also under pressure to make sure that the cities are functional so that they can support virtually everybody; those within and without the informal sector. So, I would also want to plead with hon. Members that as we address the issue of hawkers, we should create a situation where it is understood that we must co- exist. This ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Right hon. Prime Minister is currently out of the country attending the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa. During the week commencing on 8th June, 2009, and ending 12th June, 2009, the Right hon. Prime Minister’s engagements are as follows. On 8th June, 2009, between 10.00 a.m., and 10.45 a.m., the Prime Minister met the Chairman of the Members of the view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to react as follows. First of all, on the issue of travel, every Minister or public officer should really assess and determine the relevance of the trips that they are scheduled to take. Normally, every Minister will get an invitation and he or she can decide whether that trip is important or not. Every Minister should take this issue seriously. A Minister should determine the relevance of the trips that he or she intends to make. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of the Minister for Agriculture, he was scheduled as one of the ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure Mr. C. Kilonzo is alive to the Kenyan political scenario. There is an issue which is still pending in this House. This is determining the Leader of Government Business and the Chairman of the House Business Committee. The Speaker made a ruling that we are all aware of in this House. I would like to say that consultations are still going on between the Principals so that this matter can be put to an end and a decision as to who should be the Leader of Government Business and Chairman of the House Business ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to the best of my knowledge, that matter was deferred because hon. Members said that they would have liked to have prior information about the nature of the subject that the Prime Minister was going to handle. To the best of my recollection, I do not think that there was any elaborate Statement on the issue of the Prime Minister’s round table with businessmen. So, I think it would be better that when he comes, let it be one of the Statements that he can make and it is on that basis that he can be interrogated. view