Aden Sugow

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 281 to 290 of 324.

• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, capacity building of communities is part of their reform process. As the projects that have stalled in the past are being rehabilitated, capacity building of the communities is part of that rehabilitation. Therefore, I am assuring the hon. Member that rehabilitation of projects and construction of new ones, incorporates capacity building of communities because the communities are supposed to run and manage these projects. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to the hon. Member, that is another substantive Question. If he can ask it, I will bring the details to the House. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, capacity building of the community will come even before the rehabilitation of the project, to ensure that the community is well prepared to run the project properly. We do not want to go back to the old days when the Ministry was running community projects. We want communities to be able to run their own affairs. So, the responsibility of the Ministry, through the Board, is to ensure that the community has a capacity base and the management is efficient to run those projects, so that they do not stall again. view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the water hyacinth has invaded wetlands, streams and other small water bodies, which are being threatened. (b) I am also aware that some irrigated lands in western Kenya have the weed, thus making them expensive to till. (c) My Ministry through the Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA) conducted an extensive survey of selected areas on 13th October, 2006, and found out that the water hyacinth has decreased in acreage in Lake Victoria to insignificant levels. I need to mention here that my Ministry has put in place ... view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are several factors that have contributed to the increase of the water hyacinth. The first one is natural - the availability of light, nitrogen and phosphorus. That condition is currently very prevalent. The light conditions in the lake area are conducive to the spread of that particular weed. I agree with Prof. Olweny that the reduction of the hyacinth that was observed during 1997/1998 was attributed to the introduction of the weevil. There is a reduction in the number of weevils. That is an issue that we are currently investigating with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute ... view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the study that is currently being conducted will help control the spread of the hyacinth wherever it occurs, whether in the rice-growing areas or the lake region. view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we work closely with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and KARI on that matter. I do not know whether they have extra information because we cross-checked the answer with them. view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is the discretion of the Chair. view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry was more concerned with the control of the weed than other benefits. Probably, when we refer this Question to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, they may come up with an answer to that. view
• 3 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the President's Speech. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, many of our colleagues on the other side have criticised the Speech given by the President as a campaign gimmick. It is understandable because generally, it has clearly stated the facts with regards to the achievements of his Government over the last four years; achievements which they are not very happy about. The Speech also provided the direction this country is to take economically within the remaining period of his term, now and in the ... view