Hon Samson Ndindi Nyoro

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: It is worrying to note that a big proportion of the EAC Budget given for operations comes from donors. Even as we move to being independent as a continent, it is good that the partner states continue contributing on time for the operations of the EAC secretariat. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee was concerned that projects implemented by EAC, such as Lake Victoria Basin Commission, do not have adequate impact on local communities. Further, despite the fact that most one-stop border posts have tremendously reduced the cost of doing business in EAC, they are poorly resourced with critical infrastructural facilities such as fire fighting equipment, ambulances, storage, testing and quarantine areas, laboratory equipment, adequate facilities for people living with disabilities, accommodation for staff, health facilities and livestock areas, among others. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The Committee recommends that the Ministry of East African Community and Regional Development intensifies the sensitisation programmes about the East African Community integration, its aspirations, benefits and the roles of ordinary Kenyans and other EAC citizens especially to ensure that all the projects implemented by the EAC institutions within Kenya are well integrated into the local community development priorities. It is good to note that even in our public functions we normally sing the EAC Anthem but that is not enough. We ought to sensitise the EAC citizens on the objectives and benefits of integrating within the EAC with the ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The Committee noted challenges impacting the integration process. For instance, different customs management IT systems operated by the partner states frustrate the implementation of the ICT regime. There are also many laws, policies and regulations that are not harmonised within the partner states. This hampers implementation of the Customs Union and the Common Market. Further, it was noted that weigh bridges within partner states at times are not standardised. Therefore, they do not give the same weight readings for the same cargo, and this frustrates the business community. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: It is worrying that you can have a container of commodities originating from Mombasa giving a different weight at a weighbridge in another country. This would harm trade itself because trade is about commodity and quantity. So, we need to standadise our weigh bridges. Even as we move towards having a Customs Union, there is need for the Minister responsible to urgently identify the Kenyan laws, policies and regulations that need to be harmonised with similar laws in the partner states and share the same with the Committee for fast-tracking in order to facilitate cross border trade within the region. ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The Committee also urges the Ministry of Immigration to facilitate free movement of persons, particularly for students within the partner states given that we are moving towards establishing a common education curriculum. It is therefore important that we also guarantee free movement of persons, especially those who are seeking skills and knowledge across our national borders. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee notes the achievements made by the East African Legislative Assembly in establishing itself as a strong and effective regional legislature capable of carrying out its legislative, oversight and representation roles. The matters, which were canvased during the EALA committee and plenary deliberations, resonate well with the mandate of our own Committee on Regional Integration and have the potential to fast-track realisation of the EAC Treaty objectives. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I was privileged to be the leader of delegation of the Members who went for this very important event. I have a maximum of 60 minutes but I do not intend to take more than eight minutes extra. In our Committee, we try as much as possible to benchmark even within other regional blocs like the European Union (EU) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which President Trump ditched yesterday. It is good for Members to know that one of the objectives of integrating is to create a free trade area. It is good to understand that the ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, even as we move to create a free trade area, it is good for Kenya to be strategic so that we take advantage of the market that is there for the taking. It is also important to note that another objective of a group of countries integrating is creation of a customs union. As I explained earlier, we have encountered some bottlenecks in this area but we are in good speed moving towards establishment of a customs union as a region. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The other issue is creation of a common market. Nowadays the power of a nation is not measured by the might of its defence forces. It is purely a matter of trade. Therefore, as the EAC, we can negotiate trade deals with other countries as one entity. This would yield much more for the individual countries of the community than it would yield by each country negotiating on its own. view