Bishop Robert Mutemi Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which I support. This Bill has come at the right time for a number of reasons: Firstly, Kenya is discovering minerals in various places which have, for a long time, been relying on food relief supplies. This means, if we can be honest and do the right thing at the right time, areas which used to be very poor and totally dependent on relief food supplies will become self-sufficient and hubs of economic activities in this country. I would like to emphasise the need ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: This Bill must address the issue of corruption, particularly with regard to people who collude with even the Ministry of Energy. You find a few people becoming billionaires in the process of mining just because there is no legal regulatory framework. Therefore, this Bill is very important to all of us. It should draw a clear roadmap, so that communities in the counties as well as the National Government can literally benefit from mining. Another thing I would like to emphasise on this particular Bill is the sharing of the profits. The National Government has a stake. The county governments ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: As I conclude on this Bill, there are several issues that must be addressed seriously. One of them is: This Bill should specify the process of relocation because, as you know, people who are relocated are actually going to be culturally displaced. They cannot enjoy the same social structure that they used to. This is because the relocation will mean transferring them and sometimes altering the arrangements of who was their immediate neighbour. So, they may find themselves not being near their immediate neighbours after the move. Those are some of the social things that this Bill should address and ... view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The other one is environmental pollution. Those people should use appropriate technology for mining, so that we do not have a mining system that is going to be used at the expense of the long term sustainability of the environment. Sometimes, you might have the excitement of mining at the expense of the long term sustainability of the environment and, therefore, we have a long term impact that is negative as compared to 30 years that were positive during the mining time. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: This Bill needs to address all those issues, so that we can be sure that our mining structures and industry is a plus. It is actually a benefit, a blessing but not a curse in disguise. With those very few remarks, I wish to support this particular Bill. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to add my voice to this Bill and say these are days of performance contracting and we would like to see inefficiencies being done away with. Therefore, the sooner we do our part the better for this country. It is quite in order for us to debate and conclude this job, if possible, by tomorrow, so that we can have money to do the business. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to add my voice to this Bill and say these are days of performance contracting and we would like to see inefficiencies being done away with. Therefore, the sooner we do our part the better for this country. It is quite in order for us to debate and conclude this job, if possible, by tomorrow, so that we can have money to do the business. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Speaker. I would like to start by saying that information empowers people. Every time we deny people information, we actually disempower them. This Bill is seeking to empower a certain section of the population of this country. When we are talking about disability issues, we are talking about serious issues. In 1993, I tried to import a car and I was seeking an exemption. The question I was asked by the people who were in the revenue authorities was: “Are you going to be specifically the one driving the car so that we can tax-exempt ... view