Otieno Kajwang

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1101 to 1110 of 1172.

• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Minister for doing some work since he joined this Ministry. His answer is a very good one. However, allow me to ask one question arising from the answer he has given. What hinders us from issuing out as many licences as possible to those who want them so that they can go and compete in the market so long as they give us the infrastructure? Looking at this kind of money, VTEL Consortium is ready to give us Kshs12 billion and then lay down the infrastructure. Why can we not ... view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, why is it that up to now there has not been any licence for a third mobile operator? view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) why the Government has failed to decentralize the registration of schools and that of Boards of secondary schools to the District Education Boards; and, (b) when the Education Act will be amended to provide for such decentralization. view
• 17 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The cost of drugs in this country is higher than it is in other Third World countries like India, China and others. We are not a First World country and we should start thinking of how we can access cheaper drugs in this country which are also effective. Secondly, we want a clear policy on the use of DDT. If the UN has approved the use of DDT and other countries are using it without it necessarily harming the people of those countries, we need to help our children to survive. Not everybody can ... view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) if he is aware that the cost of making telephone calls in Kenya is a hindrance to investment, trade and development; and, (b) what bold steps the Government will take to deal with this infrastructural bottleneck. view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not so sure that I know the meaning of VoIP. I hope that the Minister will explain that when he responds. However, when did the mobile cost come to 30 cents per minute? I think we pay Kshs28 and sometimes Kshs30. view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to ask that so that he can explain this fundamental reduction which I am not aware of. view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I read in the newspapers and saw in the electronic media that there is a simmering dispute between Celtel and Safaricom on one hand, and Telkom Kenya on the other. That is because Telkom is planning to provide some mobile connectivity. What is the dispute? How will Kenya benefit from Telkom Kenya entering that business? What are we likely to lose if Telkom Kenya does not enter into that business? view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Finance the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Following the Ministerial Statement by the Minister in the House regarding the strength of liquidity and deposits of Charterhouse Bank, what is the justification for the continued placement of the Bank under statutory management? (b) Are there no other legal ways of dealing with the perceived malpractices, without imposing a statutory manager on an otherwise strong and vibrant financial institution? view