Zaddock Madiri Syong'oh

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 191 to 200 of 229.

• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, under Head 792, Item 2640300, Subsidies to Small Businesses, Co-operatives and Self-employed, last year, Kshs230 million was allocated. This year, a sum of Kshs130 million has been allocated. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, could the Minister explain exactly how that is being administered and who are the target beneficiaries, especially after the virtual of the virtual collapse of the Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE)? view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, along the same line, could the Minister undertake to give to this House a detailed breakdown of that sum on district basis? view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, on page 370 Head 792, the last item on that page; Item 1320200 - Grants from Foreign Governments/Grants from International Organizations, this year, the Ministry will receive Kshs27,500,000 as grants from foreign governments and Kshs7,893,300 as grants from international organizations. In the light of the explanation that the Minister gave us in respect to Item 2640300, where he indicated that part of that money is actually grants, my understanding is that this is where foreign assistance is. It is indicated clearly as Appropriations-in-Aid (A-in-A). I would like the Minister to explain this particular issue, which ... view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me a chance to make my humble contribution to this Vote of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I acknowledge that there have been significant improvements in our export trade particularly with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and other African markets. This is in spite of the very high cost of doing business in this country which is an impediment to the growth of the economy and particularly industrialisation, distributive trade and transport. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to awaken ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications the following Question by Private Notice. (a) From what date and under what terms and conditions has the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) ceded broadcasting airtime hours to the Chinese Government-owned China Radio Station (CRST)? (b) How much broadcasting airtime has the KBC television and radio ceded to the Chinese media house to date? (c) What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that Kenya gets equal access to broadcasting airtime in China to promote our export trade and investments in the Chinese market? view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I need your guidance. The answer given by the Assistant Minister is different from what I have. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a copy of the agreement. This agreement was on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. The answer that the Assistant Minister has given suggests that the Chinese have not met their side of the bargain. They should have given Kenya access to their airtime from the time when we also gave them access to our own. It is now over four years and they have not met their side of the bargain. In the circumstances, could he explain what he is doing to ensure that China compensates us for all the time that ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The issue is not just a matter of giving Chinese our frequencies. If they have been given frequencies, that is a separate matter. But they have also taken over the KBC's General Service as well as the National Service. Last Tuesday, the General Service switched off to air Chinese programmes from 7.30 p.m. after the 7.00 p.m. news. So, we are losing or surrendering our sovereignty. Only last week, the Assistant Minister said that the KBC had to retrench over 200 Kenyans because there is lack of capacity, yet they are actually giving away ... view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that the Distributive Trade Sector and related services account for more than 20 per cent of the country's GDP and employment, and considering that the Distributive Trade Sector is a primary catalyst and facilitator of sustainable growth of the manufacturing, agricultural, livestock and fisheries sectors; concerned that in spite of its pivotal role in the economy, distributive trade is presently conducted haphazardly due to lack of structured institutional and legal framework, this House do grant leave to introduce a Bill for an Act of Parliament ... view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir--- view