Prof. Samuel Poghisio

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1541 to 1550 of 3241.

• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not every day that public land is on sale. This is always available. If an investor wants land, he can go to the Ministry of Lands. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not see the need to deal with that point of order because it is more of another question. What I am trying to say is that, it is not every day that Government land or land owned by Government parastatals is for sale. The history of this land is that Bharti Airtel and IBM want to build their regional headquarters here. They want to do it so that they can employ thousands and thousands of our youth and create business access outsourcing outlets for us as a country. They approached the Head of State and ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I stated before, the valuation was done by the Ministry of Lands Government valuers. This is Government land which is owned by PCK. For our purposes, we chose to do a Government valuation. We did not try to get an independent valuer. Just to go back to the State Corporations’ Act, Clause 13(i), page 10, on how assets of State corporations may be disposed, you will see that there are various options. If you move on to 1(c), it says:- “By way of sale or otherwise with approval of the Minister and the Treasury where such ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had said that there was no allotment. The land is not yet in the hands of the investor. We are still in a process and that is why it is possible for the Questioner to ask this Question. We have not even given the land to this investor. In fact, they are waiting for a response from us. The process is long and tedious. We have just obtained the concurrences that are needed. It is, therefore, for us to put ourselves openly to the House, that we intend to do this and we have ... view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know how I am supposed to respond to a question which seeks to know where the powers of the President come from. Those are constitutional powers. No one gives the President those powers. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is now misleading the House, because it is not the President who is disposing of this land, or giving it away to anybody. Therefore, I cannot talk about powers given to the President to do this, because procedures insulate the Office of the President. Even the hon. Member has a right to write to the Minister now and get land. Somebody who is coming in has a right. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, any Kenyan has a right to write to the Minister for Lands and get land. You can ask for land, but you may not get it. view
• 24 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry for that. So, it is possible that if a foreigner wants to invest in Kenya, and the Government feels that this is in line with Government policy, he will write. The President can only ask but you will find some land, if it is available, and follow the procedure for disposal. There is no direct allocation from the President or the Prime Minister. We follow certain procedures. That is where we are now. At this point in time, we have got all the concurrences. So, we are about to start talking. If they are ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: (a) Yes, I am aware that the crime of vandalism of telecommunication plants and electricity equipment is rampant in Kenya. My Ministry and the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) have received several reports of vandalism not only from Telkom Kenya Limited but also from other telecommunication network operators. Accompanying these reports are sentiments that the ongoing vandalism appear to be deliberate since the actual Fibre Optic Cable does not have a resale value. view