Mutahi Kagwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion by, my brother, Sen. Muthama. In doing so, I want us to appreciate that Agriculture, under the Constitution, in the Fourth Schedule has been devolved to the county governments. Consequently, a lot of work that needs to be done as far as incentives are concerned, is in the county government’s arena. Having said that, as far as county governments are concerned, there is need for the national Government to undertake the creation of incentives at the national level in terms of policy. It is one thing to have ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to respond to a request for a Statement that was sought by Sen. Wamatangi. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can respond to those questions in two weeks’ time. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to respond to Sen. Wamatangi’s Statement regarding a very serious matter at the moment in Kenya, of digital migration. The Senator sought to find out whether we are ready as a country to migrate on 13th December, 2013 as proposed. The following is the response from the Ministry. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: The first issue was whether there are enough migration top boxes that are set to be installed for all the people of Kenya. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: The analogue switch off of the existing analog television transmission shall be implemented in three phases whose deadlines have been set as follows: On 13th December, 2013 - Nairobi region. On 30th March, 2014 - Mombasa,Malindi,Nyeri, Meru, Kisumu, Webuye, Kisii, Nakuru and Eldoret. On 30th June, 2014 view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: - All other regions. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: The Government has already gazetted the above deadlines in the Kenya Gazette of 18th October, 2013. At the moment, the analog switch off is focusing on Nairobi region and its environs where the existing analog television transmitters shall be switched off on 13th December, 2013. The estimated shortfall in the number of Free-to-Air ((FTA) set top boxes is 700,000 and is detailed as follows: view
• 29 Oct 2013 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
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first on Sen. (Dr.) Machage’s question with regard to who the 45 vendors are, I do not know them as I speak here right now. What I know is that they are the normal traders and anybody who applies to the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), as long as they have the right specifications, they can be able to trade in set top boxes. Any trader who wants to apply can do so. The only reason they apply is so that they can get the proper type of set top boxes. Otherwise they can bring in boxes ... view