Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the County Outdoor Advertising Control Bill (Senate Bill No.19 of 2018) be now read a Second Time. view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: The County Outdoor Advertising Control Bill, 2018 was passed by the Senate on 19th June 2019. The Bill was transmitted to the National Assembly on 3rd July 2019. It was read a First Time in this House on 30th July 2019 and committed before the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation for consideration. view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Committee placed an advertisement in the local dairies on Friday, 21st February 2020 inviting the public to submit their views on the Bill on or before 27th February 2020. This is the first Bill we have put an advertisement in the newspapers and only one organisation gave us a memorandum. That is the Outdoor Advertising Association of Kenya. After receipt of the same, the Committee held a total of four meetings to consider the Bill and submissions from Outdoor Advertising Association of Kenya which we have incorporated in this Report. view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: We expected more people to give us submissions like the Council of Governors (CoG) and other agencies like Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERRA) or Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA). But they did not submit and we only received a submission from the Outdoor Advertising Association of Kenya. view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this Bill is an Act of Parliament that seeks to provide a legal framework for the regulation of outdoor advertisement in the counties and for connected purposes. The Bill further proposes to provide for the procedure for the application for issuance of an outdoor advertising licence. The Bill is made up of three parts and 23 clauses. Advertising is a rapidly growing industry and now forms part of everyday culture often adding colour to our streets. If you drive around Nairobi and on roads across the country, you will see very many beautiful advertisements in the streets and ... view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Outdoor advertising is a key element of the industry and contributes to the creation of vibrant and competitive economy in our country. However, there is need to balance the requirements of the industry with the protection and, where possible, enhancement of the character and appearance of our counties. As you drive, you do not want to see advertisements that are blocking beautiful views of our country along the roads. Outdoor advertising is a function that is assigned to county governments in accordance with the provisions of Article 186 of the Constitution and paragraph (3) Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule. ... view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: applicable. We are saying here that the CEC member in charge of advertisement in the counties can consult other relevant bodies, but this should not stop them from issuing the licence. This is a formality. This is purely a county function. Clause 4 of the Bill says that the CEC member will need to get consent from KeNHA. So, if we say they will need to get consent, it means basically that the CEC member will have to get permission to issue licence from KeNHA. We are saying they only consult but not seek for consent. That is an amendment ... view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Clause 11 of the Bill provides for the revocation of a licence by the CEC while Clause 12 provides for review of the decision by the CEC in court within 14 days. We are saying if you have been given space to advertise and maybe you have made changes or you do not follow the procedure as it is put, the CEC member can revoke. But you also have an opportunity to appeal and go to court within 14 days. view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Clause 13 proposes that the advertisement should be removed within seven days of revocation or expiry of an advertisement. Hon. Speaker, give me an additional two minutes so that I can wind up. Clause 21 of the Bill provides for legislation. In essence, this clause allows county assemblies to enact their own laws. We are saying this is an overall Bill but each county assembly may enact their own Bills following the framework that we have set herein. Clause 23 of the Bill provides consequential amendments to Section 3 of the Physical Planning Act. This is one of the Acts ... view
• 4 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: So, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as a Committee, we are saying that, during the Committee of the whole House, we will come with some amendments that we have agreed with Members on Clauses 2, 4, 10, 15 and 21. I beg to move and ask Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba, who is a member of the Committee, to second the Bill. view