Soita Shitanda

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are encouraging employers to start housing schemes for their employees. So far, the Government has already started a housing scheme under the Kenya Civil Servants Housing Scheme. We are in the process of discussing with the Treasury to start a similar scheme for secondary school teachers. We are on the verge of commencing a similar scheme for the judicial officers. We are encouraging other employers to look at possibilities of starting housing schemes just like Parliament has done to help employees access cheaper mortgages instead of them going for the current mortgage rates in ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with due respect to the honourable Members who may have been affected by my colleague’s utterances, I think this matter was referred to the relevant departmental Committee. I think the best avenue to pursue this matter is for the Committee to summon those honourable Members. In case they have any information on any particular Member, then they can give that information to the Committee, so that it can form part its report. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir-- - view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think what my colleagues said here yesterday appears to be a blanket condemnation of all the Members of Parliament. But I want to assure this House that what my colleagues were saying has got some truth. I also want to assure this House that when my colleagues come here, I am sure they will not be coming to withdraw any statement that they made, but to substantiate it. Even in my Ministry I have a lot of issues. I am the custodian of all Government land and I have a lot of issues, even ... view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second the Procedural Motion. view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support the Report with the amendment that has been proposed by Mr. Midiwo. In seconding this amendment we have heard the Chairman of the Committee enumerate a series of processes that they went through before they arrived at this decision that this name should be rejected. Looking at the whole process in totality, I want to think that the proposal to refer the name of Lichuma back to the Principals who actually complied with Article 232 of the Constitution in proposing this name--- The Committee has enumerated a series of challenges that ... view
• 10 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not the last nomination that is being made. We have many other commissions that are coming and I believe Makueni County is going to feature somewhere. I want to conclude by saying as committees vet these people, there is a lot of lobbying from outside. I want to call upon Parliament to also utilize the Committee on Equal Opportunities in addressing some of these issues. I know what has been happening with these appointments. I know the kind of lobbying that has been going on to remove this lady. We are not going ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (a) I am aware that property developers are making super normal profits by pricing their houses without disclosing to the buyers the cost of construction and the profit margins allowed by the industry. The housing market is operating in a liberalized economy where the market process of demand and supply dictates the terms of sale. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: (b) I am not in a position to confirm that the unscrupulous dealings are prevalent between developers, valuers and banks. This is because the developers, as alluded in “a” above, normally set their prices based on the market forces of demand and supply while the valuers base their valuation on market comparables of sales of similar properties at those exorbitant prices. When the banks finance the purchase of such properties, they have to ensure that the collateral given is adequate to safeguard their interests. view