Sylvanus Maritim

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I want to thank my good friend Hon. (Dr.) Tecla Tum for bringing this very important Motion. As she says, it is very timely. I want to use this opportunity, on behalf of residents of Ainamoi Constituency, to sincerely pass my condolences to the people of Kibra Constituency and the people of Bomet County for the loss of their leaders. It is true that cancer is a national disaster. It is time the Government invested heavily in advanced machines and technology to ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: the NHIF would be advanced to cover medication on cancer-related diseases. The procedure and the cycles are very expensive that human beings, citizens and Kenyans who cannot afford expensive medical covers are going through a lot. I wish the NHIF would be advanced to cover up to Kshs50,000 for every session because, on average, every process or cycle of chemotherapy costs about Kshs50,000 and yet the much that the NHIF pays is Kshs25,000. The whole process covers six cycles. People who do not have stable sources of income are going through many challenges trying to treat cancer. Therefore, I support ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the amendments because of one simple reason. In lowering the mobile termination rates (MTR), we risk introducing a cloud effect where particular subscribers will want to call within their network and as such no one will be willing to call across the networks. I support the amendments. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I equally support the Report. The telecommunication sub-sector is a key enabler in ICT especially now that the world is drifting towards and advancing in technology. The Report reminds us of where we have come from as a country. About 16 years ago, it was a privilege to own a mobile phone, but right now, almost everybody owns a mobile phone. It reminds us of the days when we could not make phone calls on Fridays because of congestion, but right now, we can make phone calls anywhere anytime. It reminds us of the ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: As a Committee, we have looked at ways of introducing interventions just to ensure that we give opportunity to the other player to compete because they risk closing shops just like ESSAR did some few years ago. The licence fee is becoming an entry barrier to new players. Currently, every player is required to pay US$25 million. That is an entry barrier. If that cost can be spread to a period of 10 years, it is going to assist new players and even the existing players who will want to advance in technology. The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: We have the USF. As a Committee, we are recommending that these funds can be used particularly to build infrastructure in areas that are not economically viable for mobile network operators to invest in like North Eastern. We must attach a condition where each mobile network operator must, within a specific duration, maybe two or three years, be positioned to roll out to other parts of the country. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: We are also recommending infrastructure sharing and it is already happening. We have service operators sharing towers and fibre optic cables. We are also encouraging that to continue. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Finally, we are encouraging mobile money interoperability where it will be possible for me to walk into a Safaricom shop, deposit money and transact Airtel mobile money and T-Cash, so that by the end of the day, even people who are in remote areas can also access mobile money from other service providers through the use of Safaricom infrastructure. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: I support the Report. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. I want to congratulate the Departmental Committee on Health under the leadership of Hon. Sabina Chege, for the work well done. view