Najib Balala

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 301 to 310 of 363.

• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, in view of the unique location of Mombasa as a port, urban and industrial complex on the East African Coast, supported by landlocked neighbours and the East African Community and being aware of the enormous potential for job creation, attraction of foreign direct investments, opportunities for large scale exports, transfer of technology and management know-how, regional development and industrialization; this House grants leave for the introduction of a Bill for an Act of Parliament entitled The Mombasa Free Port Authority Bill, to provide for the establishment of a ... view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: The duty collected in the country is Kshs21.6 billion. Excise duty collected is Kshs29.6 billion and VAT, Kshs65.3 billion. We appreciate the fact that 70 per cent of this revenue, that is, about Kshs82 billion comes from Mombasa. I believe that we can raise three to four times what we are generating now. All we need to do is to conceptualise two things: We could designate Mombasa District as a free port with an expanded area. We should also allow businessmen to set up industries there. There are so many ways we can encourage that. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mombasa is already the largest tea export port in the world. So, Mombasa can be turned into a port where African countries can exchange commodities. African countries can bring their commodities at the Port of Mombasa and trade them their for export. We can even go further and process some of those commodities in Mombasa. It could be tea, coffee, pyrethrum and so on. That way, we shall really boost our manufacturing industry. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another area that we need to develop is the motor vehicle industry. Africa hardly manufactures motor vehicles. Almost all African countries import ... view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mariakani is an appropriate area for EPZ companies but due to lack of appropriate policies and support from the Government they could not be set up there because of poor infrastructure. However, this is an area where we can expand our boundaries and allow for expansion of the port. We are aware that there is a lot of idle land available in the Coast region which is under-utilised and not consolidated for proper trading. It is time that this House appreciated how important it is to bring a Free Port Bill to Parliament ... view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply to this important Motion about a Mombasa Free Port Authority Bill. I want to thank my colleagues who have contributed to this Motion. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues of this noble House who have supported this Motion that will lead to the introduction of a Bill for the establishment of the Mombasa Free Port Authority which can transform the economy of not only Mombasa but that of this country and region. Ours can become an example of an economy that is vibrant, transparent and beneficial to the people of Kenya. We have all said a lot about this Motion. We will contribute immensely to the creation of the Bill. We will involve the ... view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are aware that in this country quite a number of roads have potholes. Lack of maintenance of roads causes craters and destroys them. What is the policy on road maintenance? Does the Ministry have maintenance units or does it wait until a road is totally impassable, then it uses billions of shillings on repair? view
• 22 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead this House that I was in the previous regime? He is very new and should not confuse the House! view
• 21 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister table the list of the ambulances that will be distributed by the President and indicate which district and provinces will receive these ambulances? view