Sammy Arthur Weya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to say one or two things about this Bill. For a long time, the issue of micro finance has been hanging over our heads. We have had a lot of loan sharks operating in this country and reaping off individuals in society. Today, in every household there is micro-financing going on with people borrowing money using their household items like radios, televisions or even bicycles as security, and they pay up to 25 per cent a month in terms of interest. Because of the urgency of that money ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: That is argument, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am building my argument. I am talking about resources coming back into the country through the financial institutions and then being re- invested. This is an issue that needs to be addressed to find out why we have this amorphous 5.8 per cent growth whereas in reality when you go to the rural areas where growth is supposed to start from, it is not happening. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of financial institutions is something that we need to address. The big banks are pulling out of the rural areas. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: No, I have no problem. I am saying it is there, but it is not realistic in the grassroots. A company like Safaricom is really growing and even banks are really growing. The financial institutions are really extending. We have no doubt about that. But when you go down to the rural areas, are we feeling this effect? That is my argument. We want the ordinary mwananchi at the grassroots to feel the growth. If we look at the time NARC came into power and now, the prices of most goods have increased. At that time, sugar cost Kshs32 per ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This issue of insecurity has also affected many hon. Members. It affected Dr. Kituyi, Dr. Oburu and I. We would like the Minister to come up and tell us how far the investigations on the attack of the hon. Members have gone. I think these must be organized criminals coming to our houses. view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to say one or two things in support of this Motion. I do not think the Government is very honest in the way they are bringing up this issue. This is a Government-sponsored Motion and I thought they were advised by the Attorney-General on how to go about it. But the Government 3394 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 2, 2006 has now developed cold feet and is claiming that the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is operating outside its mandate. The mandate of KNCHR is very ... view
• 2 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I have made my point and I would like to give other hon. Members an opportunity to contribute. With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was young when I came to Parliament because I was under 35 years old. Now, I am a bit older. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you heard the Minister say that in this year's Budget, the Government has removed secondary school bursaries. Could he tell us how he is addressing the issue of secondary school bursaries so that this Government can be able to stop this problem of school dropouts? view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to say one or two things about freedom of information. I would like to thank Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o for bringing this Motion to the House. I had an opportunity to travel to four states in the USA, through Europe, to see how the freedom of information works. In today's society, we need an open Government, open legislature and open councils. That is the only way that a society can participate in the growth of its country. This Parliament has no cameras today. The society is not informed ... view
• 17 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have given preference to the Government side only! view