Dr. Simon Ogari

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 191 to 200 of 219.

• 15 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond that the issue of concessioning of RVR was done with due diligence. It is due to unforeseen circumstances, managerial, financial and operational challenges which were not seen in the appraisal. That is why we have found ourselves in that situation. However, since then, after the amendments that were signed by the Governments of Uganda and Tanzania, the mistakes were realized. It is our hope that services will be improved. view
• 15 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the last part of my answer, I clearly pointed out that the Government is implementing a plan to modernize and expand commuter rail services in Nairobi. That will not only happen in Nairobi because the Government is looking at all the railway lines so that they can be modernized. That is in our programme and it should be realized soon. view
• 15 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not in a position to state the amount that has been set aside. That is because it is the RVR which is doing the repair view
• 15 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that the Governments of Uganda and Kenya have signed an amendment to the concession. One of the major highlights of the amendment was that prior to those amendments, the Governments were prevented from carrying out development projects on the conceded railway corridors. That condition has since been amended to allow for the construction and operation of standard gauge railway lines and any other development that the Government may deem necessary for the purpose of alleviating the transport problem in this country. This is a matter that we are addressing. We had that prohibition ... view
• 15 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important to note that the bridge was washed away towards the end of 2009. I know that we are now at the end of 2010. However, I had earlier indicated that we got an indication from RVR that repairs will be completed soon. We have interpreted “soon” to mean two to three months from now. So, we are expecting that towards the end of February, the repairs will be complete. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry about the written answer. I have just come in late. I was supposed to give him the written answer which I have in my hands with me but maybe it has been overtaken by events. However, I beg to answer. view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is currently adequately carrying out safety and security oversight in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and recommended practices. I, however, wish to agree that the Authority is facing a challenge of attracting and retaining competent and well trained personnel. The civil aviation industry in the country and worldwide is currently facing a shortage of aviation staff due to increased demand for aviation professionals, especially pilots, traffic controllers and engineers, among others. This worldwide shortage was raised during the recently concluded ICAO 37th ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In my answer, I referred to a situation where the shortage of the professional staff is a global issue and is being addressed from ICAO itself, which is a global body. Where Kenyan airspace is concerned--- view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think I answered. We are in the process of restructuring and improving the services. We are aware the competition is very high for the few available professionals in the aviation industry. We are also very much aware, all of us, that the aviation industry business has been booming very much lately to the extent that the competition is very high. As the Ministry, through the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), we have undertaken a lot of training for these professionals to replace the ones who have left, because we have figures since 2007. We have about ... view
• 23 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not able to answer the question regarding the issue of the report. I was not briefed on the issue of the report of any committee which was working on it but, as I said, we are admitting here that we are trying to offer competitive rates. We know the average rates paid by the others globally and as I said earlier in my answer, we have admitted that we have a shortage. The shortage is because of the lack of these people worldwide. So, we are trying first of all, to restructure and to add ... view