Mutahi Kagwe

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 921 to 930 of 960.

• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, is November 22, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3883 my friend, Mr. Muturi, in order to mislead this House that Vodafone PLC has said that they own only 35 per cent when, indeed, as a lawyer, if he visited the Registrar of Companies, he would see clearly that there are two shareholders of Safaricom; Vodafone PLC and Telkom Kenya. Is he in order to follow newspaper reports, which we do not refer to in this House? view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Nothing has hindered the commissioning of other providers in the fixed line telephone transmission. The licensing of a Second National Operator (SNO) is ongoing. As the hon. Member may be aware, the selection of the candidate who will be the SNO was done through a competitive tender process which was concluded on the 26th October, 2006. The process led to the selection of a consortium known as VTEL whose financial bid was US$169,696,969, that is, Kshs12.4 billion against two other bids by Reliance Consortium and Mahanaga Telephone Kenya Limited whose bids ... view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be happy to sit with hon. Kajwang in my office and take him through the whole process. Indeed, the reason why somebody would take Kshs12 billion is precisely because he does not expect others to be there in a while. If we knew that there are going to be three or more other providers, probably they would not have been required to pay that money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, the convergence of technology is going to overcome what hon. Kajwang is saying. This is because by January 2007, we are going ... view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the problem of not having a third mobile operator does not emanate from the Ministry as such. The reason why they have not rolled out is because of quarrels between the shareholders. I would like to clarify the misunderstanding that there is an interest on the part of the Ministry or some officers. Truly speaking, there is not. This is an issue 3378 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 2, 2006 that purely lies with the shareholders themselves. As soon as they conclude their cases in court, they will be allowed to roll out any time. view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to raise a matter related to the reports in today's newspapers about the performance of Members of Parliament. Whereas it is not in the tradition of this House to respond to matters that are appearing in the Press, nonetheless, the standing of some of the hon. Members of this House is demeaned by some of these reports. I would like to give an example. On the front page of the Daily Nation today, the report clearly says that hon. David Were, an Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Information ... view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and point out that there are a number of institutional issues that 3210 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 26, 2006 need to be addressed if we really want to have a situation in this country where women and men are treated in a humane and equal manner. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, media falls under my Ministry. I would like to address aspects of media where there is a clear need for change with regard to women issues. If you listen to the FM stations in the morning, you ... view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. I am disappointed that my former colleagues in the Finance, Planning and Trade Committee have not taken these issues as seriously as I, as a former Chairman, would have expected. view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, unless he is informing somebody else--- I, particularly, do not want the information. view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, I was about to rise on a point of order to ask whether it is in order for the hon. Member to protect others. However, I understand the situation, given the relationship between Mr. Sungu and the Chairman. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill because of a number of reasons. First, the amendments that have been proposed will go a long way to cut the cost of doing business. This cost of doing business is not just paying for the licence. Indeed, what is saved here, more than even ... view