Najib Balala

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 170 of 363.

• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, in this aspect, we have included (vii) Beach operators. The reality in the beach destinations today is about beach operators who are working on the beach and we want to start regulating them. That is why in the Seventh Schedule, we thought that it is important to recognize that trade which needs to be streamlined and regulated properly. We have now included them in this Schedule. So, I propose that it be amended as proposed in the Order Paper. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of The Tourism Bill and its approval thereof with amendments. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Tourism Bill be now read a Third Time. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to congratulate Mr. Affey for the great job he has done. He thought about this in advance because when we start work on devolution, we might have problems if we do not have this thing put in order. I also want to thank the Minister because since he took over office in the Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons, things have really improved. That is the truth of the matter. There has been major improvement in the delivery of IDs. Before, we never used to have an office in Garissa, but ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Never! view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Minority! view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Tourism Bill be now read a Second Time. I will start by thanking the House for the support it has given to the tourism sector over the years and enabling the Bill in its objective to revamp the sector to reach this stage. Before I proceed, I would like to assure hon. Shebesh that we are cognizant of the role of women. On 2nd March, I will be launching the Kenya Women Tourism Association. We are encouraging women to participate in tourism. We have no shortcut but to respect ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: I wish to, therefore, highlight Sessional Paper No.1 of 2010 on Sustainable Tourism in Kenya, and The Tourism Bill (Bill No.19), 2010. The Objects and Purpose of the Bill are fourfold: 1. Provide framework for policy and strategic direction for development. 2. Put in place a comprehensive tourism law that consolidates all the existing tourism-related legislations for regulation of the sector in conformity with Vision 2030 and the new Constitution. 3. Provide mechanisms for fiscal incentives for public/private partnerships. 4. Provide framework for promotion and enactment of domestic and regional tourism while ensuring enhanced local community participation in tourism activities. view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the salient provisions of the Bill and the policy include the development of a national tourism strategy. Previously, this strategy was a property of the Ministry. Through this Bill, we are making that policy the property of the House. The policy and the Bill obligates the Minister responsible for tourism to develop a national strategy every five years and present it to Parliament for approval. In particular, the strategy shall prescribe the principles, objectives, standards, indicators, procedures and incentives for the development and management of marketing of tourism. view