Najib Balala

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I support the plan to have in place the Port of Lamu. But also I want to raise concern on the issues of heritage and conservation. I think it is the high time we balanced the two and then we will be able to move forward. Establishing a port in Lamu is not good enough, we need to plan and work faster on the issues of railways, roads and water. Particularly in the Coast, water is a challenge. We have been talking for the last 25 years about a second Mzima spring pipeline, but to date, it is has been ... view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to support this Vote. Trade is, fundamentally, the agenda of today’s world order. We have not handled trade very professionally in this country. We have not invested a lot in making it a priority for our economy. I know trade, industry and tourism play an important role in our economy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are three fundamental issues that need to be addressed in trade. One, the environment has to be friendly and able to facilitate for trade to flourish in any economy and any Government. Two, ... view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The. Speaker do now leave the Chair. view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is my pleasure to present to this august House the Estimates for Recurrent and Development Expenditure for 2009/2010 Financial Year for the Ministry of Tourism, which falls under the productive sector of trade, industry and tourism services. view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: In arriving at the Estimates, my Ministry considered the important economic growth role played by the tourism sector and towards the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and achievement of Vision 2030. The mandate of my Ministry is to formulate, co-ordinate and administer policy with respect to tourism. My Ministry intends to execute this mandate to realise our vision of making Kenya the destination of choice and global leader in tourism. It is our mission to facilitate sustainable tourism for national development and posterity. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the core functions of my Ministry is to provide policy ... view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I want to appreciate the sentiments of all my colleagues. It is not only a learning experience to share in all these comments but they are also quite a challenge to the Ministry; we should not assume that we can all do everything. I note that I have been given responsibilities of being a Minister of Culture, a Minister of Sports, Minister of Security and a Minister of Wildlife and conferences. So, I take the opportunity to say: Yes, we can do it. We have the capacity, but we do not ... view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: THAT, a sum not exceeding Kshs.1,436,626,050 be issued from the Consolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet the expenditure during the year ending 30th June, 2010 in respect of:- view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Vote 46 - Ministry of Tourism view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: ( Question proposed) view