6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Kenya Maritime Authority Bill and its approval thereof with amendments.
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6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
1918 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 6, 2006 THE NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND HERITAGE BILL
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6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report.
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6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Kenya Maritime Authority Bill be now read the Third Time.
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6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. Firstly, I must commend the Attorney-General for coming up with this Bill, which is long overdue. If this Bill had been in existence, most of the cases that have been lost by the prosecution or even by the Attorney-General himself would not have been lost. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I come to my substantive contribution, I would like to disagree with my learned colleague, friend and former classmate, who said that it is necessary for the Attorney-General to list all the ...
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28 Jun 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The segments of the Kenya Railways Corporation which was privatised fall under the following categories. The railway line and related infrastructure; the locomotives; wagons and coaches; wagons and coaches in Kisumu, terminal wagons and some buildings required for railway operations like station buildings offices and workshops. Employees who would man the concessioned services and functions are also part of it. The rest of the buildings, land and other assets which the concessionaire does not require will be managed by the Kenya Railways Corporation, whose mandate has not changed. The unprivatised portion will, ...
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28 Jun 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, nothing is being sold to the concessionaire. The assets are only being leased out for 25 years.
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28 Jun 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have good news for the employees of Kenya Railways Corporation. As soon as the transaction goes through, we will receive more than Kshs900 million from the World Bank, which will cater for all the years of pension and, consequently, all monthly pensions as they fall due. Therefore, you can assess from today's position where the Kenya Railways Corporation is unable to pay its monthly salaries or has to depend on the Treasury. From that position, which was inherited by the NARC Government, we will very soon, from July, be in a position to pay all ...
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28 Jun 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, unless the hon. Member on the Floor has become a prophet and may be knowing what will happen, then I have no idea that the concessioning programme will be stuck in its track.
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28 Jun 2006 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, not all the assets will be privatised. For example, the Railway Training Institute is not being privatised, the central workshops will not be privatised, as well as the Nyayo Car No.1.
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