Ochilo George Mbogo Ayacko

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 961 to 970 of 1046.

• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to make my remarks regarding this very important Bill. From the onset, I would like to declare my interest. I come from Migori District, which is a tobacco growing district and my Rongo Constituency, also has tobacco growers. The biggest challenge in that part of the world, just like in most parts of Kenya, is the paltry earnings that the tobacco growers and generally the Kenyans who live there, earn from this cash crop. The present administration, just like the past administration, has done very little for our ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the Assistant Minister was listening, he would have known that I was referring to the hon. Member who contributed before me, and that I was trying to correct the misinformation that he had imparted to this House. The hon. Member indicated that Kenya loses 4.9 million people, annually to tobacco related diseases. The statistics available, that the hon. Assistant Minister read, indicated that by the year 2020, 10 million people will have died of tobacco-related diseases. If that was correct, that 4.9 million people die annually, then the share that Kenya will have contributed ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Ministry of Education for bringing this Bill. It is high time we had more than eight public universities. We are all aware that children of this country are unable to access education in public universities and are all over the world looking for opportunities. So, we should have many such Bills. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also encourage our colleagues on the other side particularly in FORD Kenya not to forget the spirit of Wamalwa Kijana. I think he was an Official Leader of the Opposition and the ... view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Currently, officers from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation or their agents are going round collecting money from borehole owners to the tune of about Kshs18,000. This is what is increasing the cost of water supply to the people. Is it in order for the Ministry, that purports to provide water to the people at affordable cost, to authorise its agents to go round collecting money from people who have dug boreholes at their own costs? view
• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. The reason the Minister is advancing for seeking discretion to make rules is denial of himself of the discretion to give approvals. But if you look at how rules are made by Ministers and Government agents, you will find that they are purely discretional. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, so, what the Minister is asking for is to give by the right hand and take away using the left hand. view
• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the Minister has made this issue more confusing. A Kenyan-registered bank seeking to open a branch in Uganda will now be required to seek approval from Kenya. Now, we do not understand the mischief the Minister is November 9, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3585 trying to cure if Kenyans are becoming enterprising. view
• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to declare my interest as a sugar-cane grower and a representative of the millers. Currently, the KRA collects this levy. 3588 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 9, 2006 We have just done the right thing by allowing the Minister to gazette the levy. Currently, this levy is taken to the Kenya Sugar Board. All the sugar milling factories which applied for loans for the last years were only able to access the loans this year because of the bureaucracy in the Treasury. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, could the Minister now tell us how the ... view
• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the Minister is misleading this House. A couple of years ago, there was an attempt by the KRA to take over the Catering Development Levy Trustees (CDLT). However, there was no provision for him to do that. Currently, the KRA is the one that collects this money and remits it to the KSB, which is about Kshs120 million. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House? view
• 9 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. This House is being misled. If we delete Section 19 as requested by the Minister, Section 19 enjoins the levy to be remitted to the fund that is controlled by the Kenya Sugar Board. It was a law that was enacted earlier, and this is a law that is being enacted today. It is superior if it is taken for interpretation. So, if we delete this, that is the only linkage we have. So, Clause 62C should be deleted, otherwise, there would be no section in the Kenya Sugar Act ... view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we talk about freedom fighters, most people think of the Mau Mau alone. We know people like the late Tom Mboya, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and Koitalel arap Samoei. When will the Government honour these other heroes who did tremendous work for the freedom of this country? view