Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1531 to 1540 of 1590.

• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this particular Motion was motivated by a 10 minutes’ discussion with what our brothers on the majority side call the real hustlers here in Nairobi. An Uber driver who picks somebody along Mombasa Road, in some areas the fees Uber levies on customers is may be Kshs250. They have to drop the person at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and upon entry, whether you are dropping someone or going for any other business, a minimum of Kshs100 is levied on you as parking charges. view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: These hustlers who drive Uber in Nairobi are saying that it is not proper. A customer pays you Kshs250 to take them to the airport if you are coming from Pipeline or those areas around Mombasa Road and JKIA, then Kshs100 is already levied to you in terms of parking fees at JKIA. view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: What we have seen in other countries are dedicated lanes for the taxi drivers to use in dropping their customers and then pay nothing. They are only there for the business of dropping off the passenger at the airport. In other essential services, institutions such as hospitals, at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) it has been the norm for a long time until recently, that people do not pay parking fees. However, of late, it has been introduced as a levy on all motorists. If you spend a certain minimum amount of time at KNH, you are required to pay parking ... view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, some of these institutions argue that when you free up the space for parking without payment, it is subject to abuse by people who are not using the services offered at that particular institution. We are encouraging the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development to develop a mechanism to ensure that those using those parking spaces in those institutions are there for the related business. That people are going to the airport or hospital to use the services offered there. view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: To give you an example, at JKIA, if you spend between zero to 20 minutes, and that is the time it takes to drop somebody at a terminal, you are required to pay Kshs100. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sometimes you may spend 20 to 40 minutes in your hallowed Chair and there was a slight delay in your flight. If you were using a cab, they would have to pay Kshs250 for the waiting. view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: At Kenyatta National Teaching and Referral Hospital (KNTRH) they are charging automated parking from one hour. If you have ever visited KNTRH, knowing the volumes of people who have to go through, there is a very serious waiting time for you to be attended even for emergency cases. view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: Most malls in Nairobi, although you are going there to pay for their services, still want to take the money from the parking. If you take the example of Capital Centre on Mombasa Road, the first 15 minutes is the only time that you will not be charged parking. You wonder what business you can execute if you are not a cab driver drooping off passengers. There is no way that you can execute business that fast and escape that parking. view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: I was privilege to travel to Lusaka, Zambia, just last month. There is no parking fee charged at shopping malls because the businesses there recognise that it is an ancillary service that is critical for them to be able to get business. view
• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: In Nairobi, if you do not have parking at your premises, you are not going to get customers. The first thing that people ask if you open an entertainment space, is if there is parking space. If it is a shopping mall, where will I leave my car? Is it a safe and secure space? It does not make sense. view