Najib Balala

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 261 to 270 of 363.

• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the total inventory of Coast Province is 2,000 of all those categories. I can lay that information on the Table. It is not a problem. It was done as per the Government request. What we are doing with this 2.5-acre land is to make use of it where the bulk of the beach operators are based in the North Coast. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, of course! view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think I need to take the hon. Member to the beach and show him where we have the high water mark. With the climate change in this world, the high water mark is already on people's land. So, where is Government land? There is no Government land. That is why I am saying that just behind the hotels, we have purchased a piece of land where we want to construct a market for them. Also, through corporate collaboration, we will build market stalls for them on the beach accesses which are direct to beaches. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I would like to say that we have introduced the beach accesses as an alternative location for the beach operators. That is where they will access the beaches directly. Secondly, the 2.5-acre land we have purchased is hardly 50 metres away from the beach. Therefore, it is directly accessible. I want to inform this House that we have agreed with the hoteliers that when these markets are established, we will have a shuttle bus that will pick tourists from all the hotels and take them there. We, as a Government, have resolved ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said very clearly, on the Floor of the House, that there has not been any notice given. However, it has been indicated that beach operators will have to be relocated to save the beach destinations. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think we are an honest Government and that is why we have brought up these issues. These issues are dear to this country. That is why we are sensitive. As the Ministry of Tourism, it is not our responsibility to find an alternative location. I want to assure this House that we, as a Government, are working hard to make sure that we take care of the interest of these beach operators. However, we do not want to compromise the entire economy of this country. November 26, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3609 CANCELLATION OF KENYA AIRPORTS AUTHORITY ... view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 on his Vote. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Ministry in this country and for this Government. It is the think-tank of the Government and also the vision that this country wants to go to. Actually, if it were within my powers, I would change it to the Ministry of State for Planning and Innovation rather than Vision 2030. When we reach 2030, Vision 2030 will collapse and we will have to ... view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to actually comment on the budget of His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government. This is a pet project for me. It is a pet subject for me as a former Mayor of Mombasa. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I see that we are spending a lot of money as a Government - Kshs12.5 billion. That is a lot of money! I wish we can see anything tangible that is being done well in those towns and cities. The salaries for councillors and staff ... view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Can you allow the House to receive allegations from Dr. Khalwale as "information leaked by the Government?" Is it in order to allow that to happen in this House? view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. A few minutes ago, you said that you cannot refer to headlines of newspapers, as Dr. Khalwale has done. But here, he referred to a "leakage by the Government." So, we thought it would be important for him to raise a Question to the Minister to bring the formal statistics of how much is paid to every police officer. view