Peter Kenneth

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 371 to 380 of 438.

• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. 1356 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 14, 2006 (a) I am aware. (b) We have not issued any veto to instructions issued by the Ministry of Health. However, all Government expenditure has to be done within existing laws, financial regulations and procedures currently in force in the Government. (c) In view of the answer given in part "b" of the Question, part "c" does not arise. view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, any car that had not been cleared before had other genuine reasons as to why it had not been cleared at that time. Arising from what transpired, and the Interpol came here, there was hue and cry from Kenyan genuine importers who wanted to be given the actual conditionalities for importation of vehicles. I think the onus is on the KRA to guide Kenyans in good time, and that is what it did. view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as far as we are concerned, the Ministry of Health has its own budget approved by this very House. They can only spend that money under the existing regulations and framework. We have not interfered in any way. If they are saying that the Ministry of Finance has issued a circular, like in the case of the hon. Member for Tigania, there is none. They just have to spend the money under the existing regulations. view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been very specific. I said that the bulk of the uncleared vehicles is due to the notice. I am talking about 15,000 vehicles held up at the port. I do not know if the hon. Member wants me to table a list of 15,000 vehicles, which have not even had their documentation filed with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I am not aware that this Ministry interfered with last year's budget of the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if Mr. Angwenyi has such evidence, he should substantiate. It would be very good for the order and decency of the House. Secondly, Government financial regulations and procedures are available to everybody including Mr. Angwenyi and they have to be followed to the letter. If Mr. Angwenyi has found them very inconsistent, he should bring an amendment to the Floor of the House. view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the congestion at the Port of Mombasa has not been caused by non-clearance of those vehicles. It is caused by the many containers, which have not been cleared. Indeed, the KRA, in conjunction with the KPA, has granted a two-week amnesty, during which importers were told not to pay demurrage charges, if they cleared their containers within that period. One of the biggest problems in clearing the containers relates to the difficulties the Kenya Railways has had. Arising from that, the KPA, in conjunction with the KRA, June 14, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1315 gave a two-week grace ... view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not my work to say which procedure would be broken. It is for the Ministry of Health to follow laid down procurement procedures approved by this House. AUCTIONING OF KENYA EMBASSY IN THE NETHERLANDS view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that arising from the notice, we are continuing to engage the embassies to assist us. The most important thing was to protect genuine importers. The spirit of what the KRA did was actually to protect Kenyan genuine importers. It was issued taking into account the hue and cry that arose when the Interpol came here. I think hon. J. Nyagah should be grateful that the Government issued guidelines to protect genuine car importers. NUMBER OF CONDEMNED BUILDINGS IN TESO DISTRICT view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to seek the indulgence of the House, so that we respond to this Question comprehensively on Thursday, next week. This particular Question came to the Treasury this week. It had initially been directed to the Office of the President which re-directed it to the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. The committee dealing with pending bills was constituted by the Office of the President. Although it was directed to the Office of the President, I am willing to deal with it conclusively next Thursday. view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to give my comments on this Motion in form of a response, although I know that hon. Members are yet to debate it. First of all, let me appreciate the eloquence with which hon. Oloo-Aringo has moved this Motion. I have had an opportunity to look at his write-up. I must say that he has done thorough research. Looking at his Motion, having been a banker, I fully understand the issues that the hon. Oloo-Aringo is raising. They are, indeed, very critical to the common person. However, there ... view