Robinson Njeru Githae

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1481 to 1490 of 2672.

• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the benefits payable under the Work Injury Benefits Act are payable only while at the place of work. We are not saying they were not on duty. They were on duty and that is why it was opted to pay them under the Group Personal Accident Cover because this was an accident. It happened that the vehicle rolled and they were badly injured. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, as I said, since this has already been done, we have told civil servants to elect under which Act to seek compensation. But once you seek compensation under one, you cannot be paid on another one. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have three Statements. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 16th February, 2011, the Member for Gwassi, hon. John Mbadi sought a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Finance on the outstanding Finance Bill, 2011. In particular, he wanted the Minister to provide clarification on the way forward on the outstanding Bill. I wish to respond as follows:- As hon. Members are aware, the Finance Bill, 2011 is still pending before this House. The House Business Committee is yet to introduce the matter before the House for resolution. The Bill has been outstanding because of the new clauses introduced. Order No.266 required further consultations with the ... view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: (Amendment) Bill, 2011 were submitted through separate Bills and passed leaving the Finance Bill, 2011 strictly for the proposed amendments relating to taxes and taxation. I would also like to indicate that there are ongoing efforts to address the concerns about the high lending rates. Indeed, arising from the consultations with the Kenya Bankers Association, an agreement has been reached on a raft of measures on restructuring loans in a regime of high interest rates covering five key areas of concern namely; one, lengthening loan repayment period, capping the interest rates, capping the maximum interest in the loan repayment amount ... view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to refer hon. Members to the Press Statement by the Kenya Bankers Association issued on 13th December, 2011, on the above undertaking. Those measures are expected to go a long way to address the current short-term problem of high interest rates. Going forward and with the easing of inflation and firming of the exchange rate, we expect the lending rate to ease significantly in the very near future. Indeed, we have seen interest rates on Government Paper begin to fall in the recent auction on Treasury Bills. We, therefore, expect lending rates to follow ... view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we continue engaging stakeholders on the best way to deal with the current challenges which have led to high interest rates, I would like to urge hon. Members to consider passing the Finance Bill, 2011, when brought before the House for debate and without amendment to the Banking Act that proposes capping of interest rates charged by the banks. I would also like to add that since this Statement was prepared, the Ministry is now ready to proceed with the Bill and we have asked the House Business Committee to prioritize the Finance Bill for passing ... view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the clarifications sought by the Members for Gwassi, Garsen and Lari are basically on the same issue. view
• 13 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, the Bill is before this House. In fact, it was supposed to go to the Committee stage, but the Minister sought approval to defer it, so as to look into the two main amendments that were being proposed. So, for that one, I have asked the House Business Committee to prioritize the Finance Bill, so that it can come to this House and then we pass it. view