Samuel Kamunye Gichigi

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• 10 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Akiambiwa aondoke katika hivyo vipimo vya uzani vya magari anakataa kuondoka kisha anaenda mahakamani na mahakama inasema aendelee kukaa hapo. Mahakama pia inachangia ufisadi. Kwa hivyo, Mkuu wa Mashtaka, tume ya kupigana na ufisadi na mahakama zetu zimesaidia sana kuongeza huo ufisadi. Ahsante sana. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, thank you very much. I want to bring to the notice of the Chairperson of the Committee that I have tried to get a copy of the Report that was tabled yesterday, but it is not available in the Table Office. The truth of the matter is that it is going to be extremely difficult for Members to debate this omnibus Bill without going through the Report. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to support the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill. I will not repeat what others have said. It is true that it is high time we came up with a substantive law for that sector. As Kenyans, we thank God for that resource that has been discovered in the country. The reason I support this law is because it has very good provisions. Part II deals with equitable benefit for the people of Kenya. It does not mean that because a resource is just found in one part of the country, the resources ... view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Part IV vests the petroleum resource in the national Government in trust for the people of Kenya. That shows that it is not going to be possible for any person to claim that he owns that resource as an individual absolutely. It is only through development and extraction that such a person is going to be forced to share the benefits of that resource with other Kenyans. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Clause 72 is also a good one. It says that any person extracting the oil must provide information and make reports on issues of taxes, environment and environmental impact. So, it is mandatory that a person must indicate the volumes of oil that is extracted. You must also give the information on the possible environmental impact. It goes ahead and sets penalties for offences if somebody does not give genuine information. If you give false information, that is criminalised. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Clause 77 is also a good one. This is the trend. Currently, you find that very many investors coming to this country want to come with their employees with skills that are readily available in the country. They want to come with production equipment that is readily available in the country. This particular provision states that if certain equipment and materials are available in Kenya, they are supposed to be exploited and used rather than getting them from outside the country. Further, it says that where human labour skills are available in the country, such contractors are supposed to be ... view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I will bring an amendment to state that it is going to be compulsory to use local expertise. External expertise can only come when we do not have it locally. There must be that understanding. This is somebody who is going to be trained for a specific period so that he can take over the duties of such expatriates after a certain time. We cannot permit people to come to this country and take up all the jobs that should be going to Kenyans forever. It can only be for a period as we train our people. Perhaps, even as ... view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: We also need to put a law that is very specific; that if we have certain resources in this country, we do not want to get them from outside the country. Clause 79 is also good. It is establishing a training fund for local skills. So, it is not just extraction, but it is important to train our people in that sector. Clause 84 talks of profit-sharing between the contractor and the national Government. It is good to put it on paper. Other than the ordinary taxes, the profits or earnings should be shared. The regulation should be clear on ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to support that particular amendment. Obviously, we need to tidy up the Bills that we bring here so that we do not keep on harassing Members with a lot of information. Thank you for the good eye that saw that error. I support. view
• 14 Oct 2015 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