Peter Njoroge Baiya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill. I also wish to thank the Committee for the suggestions that it has come up with. The Committee’s observations are very important, especially with regard to the approach taken in the current Bill where power seems to be focused and concentrated on the Cabinet Secretary. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill. I also wish to thank the Committee for the suggestions that it has come up with. The Committee’s observations are very important, especially with regard to the approach taken in the current Bill where power seems to be focused and concentrated on the Cabinet Secretary. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Some of the speakers who have commented about the experiences of mining and the curse of resources have alluded to this fact. The point that is being made is that if you look at the countries which have experienced the so-called curse for resources, you will find that it is basically because of lack of transparency and accountability to the people. One of the most important expectations from this Bill was for the Government to, first and foremost, come up with a strategic policy paper which can inform why this legislation is being made and let the country know what ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Some of the speakers who have commented about the experiences of mining and the curse of resources have alluded to this fact. The point that is being made is that if you look at the countries which have experienced the so-called curse for resources, you will find that it is basically because of lack of transparency and accountability to the people. One of the most important expectations from this Bill was for the Government to, first and foremost, come up with a strategic policy paper which can inform why this legislation is being made and let the country know what ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: This Bill, as it is, does not respond to some of these concerns and we must demand from the Government to do more than what it is doing. What we are seeing is possibly a mismatch of ideas and proposals here and there that do not respond to a well thought and holistic policy. For instance, if you look at the way the Government has organized its mineral exploration strategy, you will find that the Chairperson has actually commented on how the human resources are being split between the Ministry of Mining and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. What ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: This Bill, as it is, does not respond to some of these concerns and we must demand from the Government to do more than what it is doing. What we are seeing is possibly a mismatch of ideas and proposals here and there that do not respond to a well thought and holistic policy. For instance, if you look at the way the Government has organized its mineral exploration strategy, you will find that the Chairperson has actually commented on how the human resources are being split between the Ministry of Mining and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. What ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: We, therefore, expect checks and balances among the institutions that will be involved in issuing licences and even those that will be supervising those institutions. That is why we expect the Cabinet Secretary to be an overall supervisor but not the one dealing with the operation or consideration of the licences. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have the best countries with the best practices to emulate. We have a country like Norway whose policies in mining are characterized by absolute transparency and openness and not like we see in Kenya. For instance, when they started exporting titanium in Mombasa, we ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: We, therefore, expect checks and balances among the institutions that will be involved in issuing licences and even those that will be supervising those institutions. That is why we expect the Cabinet Secretary to be an overall supervisor but not the one dealing with the operation or consideration of the licences. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have the best countries with the best practices to emulate. We have a country like Norway whose policies in mining are characterized by absolute transparency and openness and not like we see in Kenya. For instance, when they started exporting titanium in Mombasa, we ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, these are mandatory strategies and it is good to know that among the threats we have as a country and all Third World countries, most of the mining companies are big international corporations commanding a lot of resources and they have a lot of capacity to negotiate. So, they would not hesitate to misuse or destabilize the local governments as they seek to obtain concession for themselves. The only solution the country has and the responsibility of this Parliament at this point is to make sure that through the legislative framework that we will create, we ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, these are mandatory strategies and it is good to know that among the threats we have as a country and all Third World countries, most of the mining companies are big international corporations commanding a lot of resources and they have a lot of capacity to negotiate. So, they would not hesitate to misuse or destabilize the local governments as they seek to obtain concession for themselves. The only solution the country has and the responsibility of this Parliament at this point is to make sure that through the legislative framework that we will create, we ... view