William Kamket Kassait

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• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: especially secondary school teachers, has been a very big problem to us, more so in my constituency. In fact, the most important question in this Statement is the last question about the protection of local communities. We have a situation in this country where whenever teachers are recruited, our constituencies become recruitment centres or employment bureaus for people other than the people whom we represent. We get a very big backlash, as elected leaders, when our own teachers come to seek for employment, and they are turned away because of this factor. These are very good factors that the Chairperson ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Crops (Fibre Crops) Regulations, 2020, Legal Notice No.120 of 2020. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Crops (Fibre Crops) Regulations, 2020, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 17th November 2020, and that pursuant to Section 18 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 and Standing Order No.210(4)(b), annuls in its entirety the Crops (Fibre Crops) Regulations, 2020, Legal Notice No.120 of 2020. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 3rd November 2020, and pursuant to Section 18 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 and Standing Order 210 (4) (b), annuls in entirety the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (Legal Notice No. 33 of 2020). Hon. Speaker, allow me to give some background. A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a designated geographical area where business enabling policies, integrated ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: The overall objective of the SEZs programme is to contribute towards the transformation of the country’s economic base in order to realize a higher and sustained growth, employment creation and poverty reduction in the country. The specific objectives of SEZs are: (i) Attract both local and foreign investments; (ii) Expand and diversify production of goods and services for the domestic and export markets; (iii) Promote value addition; (iv) Promote local entrepreneurship through Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); (v) Enhance technology development and innovation; and, (vi) Promote rural and regional industrialization by exploiting comparative advantage of local resources. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: The Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA) was established in 2015 through the Special Economic Zones Act (Act No.16 of 2015) to provide for the establishment of SEZ in Kenya. It was operationalized through the SEZ Regulations 2016 (Legal Notice No.147 of 2016). The SEZA’s main mandate is to promote and facilitate global and local investors and develop and manage the enabling environment for such investments. The SEZs are established in Kenya as one of the strategies towards achieving Vision 2030. The SEZA is expected to create an enabling environment within the zones through: The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: (i) Development of integrated infrastructure facilities; (ii) Facilitation of incentives for economic and business activities; and, (iii) Removal of impediments to economic or business activities that generate profits for enterprises. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Some of the SEZs that have already set up operations include; Tatu City Ltd., Africa Economic Zones Ltd., Compact Free Trade Zone Ltd., and Konza Technopolis Development Authority. The Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development published the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Regulations 2020 on 20th March 2020, pursuant to Section 39 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2015. The Regulations were submitted to the Clerk of the National Assembly on 17th April 2020 and tabled before the House on 22nd April 2020. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: The Regulations seek to fill the gaps identified in the SEZ Regulations, 2016 by giving clarity to investors and sector players on SEZ operating legal framework and provide a more conducive business environment for investors. The Committee examined the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 against the Constitution, the Interpretations and General Provisions Act (Cap 2), the Special Economic Zones Act, 2015 and the Statutory Instruments Act (No.23 of 2013). view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in accordance with Section 16 of the Statutory Instruments Act 2013, the Committee held a meeting with the regulation-making authority on 29th October 2020, represented by Ms. Betty Maina, the Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development and other Ministry officials including the Chief Executive Officer of the Special Economic Zones Authority, 2020. The Cabinet Secretary informed the Committee that the Ministry undertook stakeholder consultations on the said Regulations through an advertisement on the print media on 7th January 2020 and uploaded the stakeholders’ comments form on the Ministry’s website. Public stakeholders’ fora were held at the ... view