Soita Shitanda

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 131 to 140 of 148.

• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I would like to join my colleagues in supporting this very important Motion. I would like to thank the mover of this Motion, Mr. Weya, for having brought it before the House. I also wish to thank the Ministry of Information and Communications for the assurance that this particular Bill will be tabled in this House before the end of this session. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we talk about creation of ICT centres in the rural areas and creation of the ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am being informed by the Assistant Minister for Information and Communications that, in fact, it is 80 per cent and not 50 per cent. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I say so because when the school within Parliament was opened three years ago, I was among the first Members of Parliament to attend computer classes. I do remember very well that at any one given time, we were not more than ten Members of Parliament. I am happy that the honourable Mover of this Motion was one of the very first people who took ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Since the heckling by the hon. Members seated in the Front Bench persists, could you invoke your powers under Standing Order No.1 and order them to sit on the Back Benches? view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move an amendment to the Motion, which I have already agreed upon with the Mover. The Motion seeks to ask Parliament to establish a housing re-investment deal--- view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as I want to support this Motion, I would like to move an amendment. Whereas this Motion seeks to have the House enact a Bill, most of the aspects that it is seeking have already been taken care of. We have discussed with the Mover of the Motion and agreed on the amendment that I am going to move. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to propose an amendment that--- view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to move the amendment now! I beg to move:- THAT, the Motion be amended by deleting all the words appearing between the word "house" on the fourth line and "to" on the sixth line and substituting thereof, the words, "urges the Government". So, that the Motion reads:- THAT, in view of the acute shortage of housing and high mortgage rates in the country; cognizant of the fact that shelter is a basic human right; aware that very few Kenyans can afford to pay for decent housing; this House urges the Government to ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member to insinuate that I benefitted from the crisis of the Referendum when I belong to the side that lost during the Referendum? view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I would like to thank the Mover of this Motion and state that as Government, we really appreciate the concerns that have been raised by the contributors to this Motion, which seeks to provide housing to most Kenyans. The housing sector has been neglected for a very long time. We all realise that the National Housing Policy that guided the housing sector up to 2004 was crafted in 1966/67. This gave the housing sector very little attention. Since 2003, when this Government came to power, housing issues have been addressed in many ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that protection, especially from Mr. Moi. view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, July 19, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2187 Sir. The Civil Servants Housing Scheme is developing guidelines and regulations to enable civil servants acquire houses not just in Nairobi, but in all towns of Kenya, and even in the rural areas. The housing scheme is being developed alongside the Scheme for Members of Parliament and the staff of the National Assembly. We intend to give loans to civil servants, maybe, at an interest rate of not more than 5 per cent, so that they can own homes. A lot has been said about slums. This is ... view