Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 17301 to 17310 of 17799.

• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, the amendment that hon. Bahari has brought is one that we have lived with, of “shall” and “may” for the last five hours. We are not ready to change the law by removing “shall” and putting “may”. The Fifth Schedule, which has been completely replaced by hon. Abdikadir, is what is before us and the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs has confirmed that he has no problem with it. view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware of any outbreak of disease or death of cattle in Engilai Central in Wamba Division of Samburu District. My Ministry has not received any information relating to deaths as stated by the hon. Member’s Question. The District Veterinary Officer (DVO) for Samburu East has confirmed that there is no outbreak of any killer disease of cattle in that district. I have further instructed my officers on the ground to carry out thorough investigations on this matter. However, if the hon. Member has information that my officers do not ... view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not in my nature to lie to Parliament. I would like to say, very clearly, that what I have said is a fact. No animals have died. However, I agree to the request by the hon. Member and will dispatch a team of veterinarians from Kabete Headquarters to Engilai as early as tomorrow to ascertain the situation. view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm to this House that Kenya Veterinary Vaccine Institute is the largest vaccine production institute in the whole of Eastern and Central Africa. Among the vaccines that the hon. Member has talked about are manufactured in Kenya. We manufacture vaccines for PPR and foot and mouth disease. As we speak now, we have close to 5 million vaccines for PPR. I want to assure this House that, at any given time, the Government, through the Ministry of Livestock Development, will ensure that livestock farmers and their animals are taken care of against PPR. view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am the Assistant Minister for Livestock Development and I know what our veterinary officers have on the ground in terms of stocks. As we speak here, I can give a tabulation, in terms of districts, of the drugs that we sent from our factory in Nairobi. Therefore, drugs are there and we have personnel. I would like to assure the House that we are up to the task. view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Bwana Spika, hilo ni swali nzuri kutoka kwa Mheshimiwa Leshoomo. Kama nilivyosema mbeleni, Wizara au Serikali kwa jumla, ina fedha za kutosha. Pia, tuna madawa ya kutosha na kiwanda kikubwa cha kutengeneza madawa hayo kiko hapa katika nchi yetu. Tutajaribu juu chini ili kuhakikisha kwamba wafugaji na wanyama wetu hawataadhiriwa na magonjwa tofauti. view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes, before the Grand Coalition Government came into place, the Ministry of Livestock Development had not employed any animal health technician for over 20 years. However, I would like to assure this House that in the year 2008/2009, we have employed over 100 qualified veterinarians. We have also employed over 200 animal health assistants. In partnership with donors, we have employed 120 veterinarians. I would like to assure the hon. Member that, yes, under the OIE and World Animal Health Organization, we have rules to follow. We do not allow animal health technicians to perform duties that ... view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will send a team. However, the responsibility of alerting the community is co-shared between us and the leadership of the area, which is led by the hon. Member of Parliament. He must play his role. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. At the outset, I want to send my condolences to the people of Turkana and to the many Kenyans who lost their lives as a result of the incursion from neighbouring countries. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, today we have the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security who also doubles as the acting Minister for Foreign Affairs. We must set our facts in order; that Kenya must set up a proper foreign policy in terms of dealing with insecurity with its neighbours. We have the case of Migingo Island; we have the case of Mandera where the Al- view