Hon. William Kipkemoi Kisang

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to join my colleagues in supporting the Salaries and Remunerations Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (Senate Bill No.12 of 2018). Sometimes it is important that the nominating authorities are given timelines. If we do not do that, they can sit on the selection of their own representative thus messing up the Commission. In the past, I remember when the Senate and the National Assembly were nominating a representative to sit in the SRC, it took a while. If the Commission fails to raise a quorum by even just one person, it will not ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Secretary for National Treasury is very important. It will ensure that the Commission’s work continues. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The second aspect is on the expiry of the term of commissioners. Recently, the term of the Inspector-General of Police expired. The law is clear that a day before the date you were sworn in, your term expires. Even for this particular one, the term for the commissioners and the chairperson of the Commission will expire in six years’ time, just a day before the day they were sworn in. I thought there was another amendment that talked about polishing the Bill so that instead of having the Auditor-General of State Corporations, we have the Auditor-General provided by the Constitution ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support. I hope we will quickly dispose of this amendment Bill and proceed to other business. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation on the Inquiry into Legislative and Regulatory Gaps affecting Competition in the Telecommunications Sub-Sector, laidon the Table of House on Tuesday, 5th March, 2019. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: During its sitting held on 5th July, 2018, the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation on its Motion, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 216(5)(e) resolves to undertake an inquiry into legislative and regulatory gaps affecting competition in the telecommunication sub-sector with a view of proposing amendments to existing legislation and regulation to the House under the following terms of reference: 1. To inquire into the nature, levels and extent of competition in the telecommunication sector under the existing legal framework with particular focus on: a. Allocation and use of spectrum. b. The market share of telecommunication ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: g. Access to telecommunication infrastructure including cell towers, ducts, poles and fibre. h. Provision of content services. i. Mobile airtime and data rates including airtime loans and service fees. j. Proposals on the measures to address gaps that contribute to anticompetitive behaviour or restrict growth in the sector. 2. What the players in sector have done to ensure fair play in the sub-sector. 3. Whether the Communication Authority (CA) has adequately protected competition in the sub-sector. The Committee wrote to key stakeholders in the telecommunication sub-sector and placed an advert in the local dailies on 3rd September, 2018 inviting them ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The legislation contemplated by the Constitution is CICA which Parliament subsequently enacted to establish the Communication Authority some time in2015. The CA is required, so far, as is reasonably practical to ensure telecommunications services in Kenya in a manner that is reasonably necessary to satisfy the public demand. In regulating competition in the telecommunication sub-sector, CA is guided by Sections 23, 84(q) (r) (s) (t) and (w) of the CICA of 1998. CICA outlines rules governing competition within the telecommunication sub-sector as well as the powers and responsibilities of CA as the sector regulator. Section 84(q) of CICA prohibits licensees ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: The guidelines should also indicate the procedure of monitoring and reporting on the usage of spectrum and the basis of charges for the allocation of spectrum for purposes of transparency and to prevent spectrum hoarding. Some people may buy land and speculate as they wait for prices to go up and dispose it. Even for spectrum, there are people who can just be allocated. If it is not followed properly, they wait for the investors who want to buy and sell at a premium price. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Other functions include reviews and audits of existing spectrum management processes including usage fees and related costs. It also includes licensing and reporting its findings to the National Assembly within six months as well as formulating and publishing regulations on the application for allocation of use and payment of spectrum fees instalments for local companies within six months. view