Steven Kariuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Public Benefits Organisations (Amendment) (PBOs) Bill. I commend my friend, Hon. Aghostinho Neto, Member for Ndhiwa, for bringing this Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we realise that those organisations are very key to complementing Government functions that we have even in my own constituency. They concentrate on development in areas that are challenged and that do not have facilities that we are supposed to create for them. They give us an opportunity to raise our people even with attracting donor funding, managing the same ... view
• 4 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. At the outset, I support this Motion, but with a lot of reservations. I support it in terms of the laws of this country being not strong enough to look into this industry. If you look at the best practices globally where we have international markets and economies which deal with those types of funds, this gaming industry is controlled by the same bodies that control the banking and the financial services sector. In Kenya, I believe we have reached that level where we have strong organs that control ... view
• 4 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Most importantly, this House should not be used to curtail businesses of Kenyan origin that have come a long way. My good friend, the Deputy Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Jakoyo, mentioned that Sportpesa has sponsored Hull City in the United Kingdom (UK). This is a Kenyan company that has broken international barriers in marketing. Sportpesa supports Kenya Football Federation (KFF), Kenyan Rugby, AFC Leopards and Gor Mahia. Those are companies that are competing in the big leagues. They are about to reach the levels of Safaricom, which collects money from Kenya and sends the revenues or profits back ... view
• 4 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Most importantly, let us not curtail this business that is employing Kenyans indirectly through the big marketing budgets they have. They are also in one way or another giving back to the community. Let us put laws in place that can be used to make sure that the right people gamble and participate consciously. Believe it or not, even before those companies came about, Kenyans were still gambling. If you go to places where people play pool, they bet Kshs.200 for a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 4 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: game. Also when football games are showing, they still bet with or without those platforms. Let us make sure that those platforms are controlled by the right organizations and laws are put in place to ensure proper functioning. view
• 4 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, I support. view
• 19 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. From the outset, I would like to say that I support this amendment in order to incorporate the student fraternity in the management of the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). I also support the involvement of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), because as my friend, Ing’ombe has said, we should be able to consider employers of students after graduation. On that note, I support. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. From the outset I would like to support this Motion by my colleague Hon. Oner. Unfortunately, the media in this country loves negative publicity. You could be innocent until these guys come to your house with the media, and when the investigate they find you guilty. Kenyans will remember that you were innocent from the beginning. I think this Bill will protect Kenyans from situations. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support. view