Alex Muthengi Mburi Mwiru

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1061 to 1067 of 1067.

• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: I am about to ask my question, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. What is the lifespan of a bitumen road after completion before it starts getting dilapidated? How much time October 22, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2891 is it given? view
• 21 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion on the Vote of the Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030. Before I make my contribution, it is important for me to point out a little thing on the title of the Ministry. It looks like the Ministry's mandate will end in 2030. This is, indeed, a very important Ministry whose mandate is to steer forward this country even after 2030. It is, therefore, necessary for us to give it a new code, so that Kenyans do not look at it ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Livestock Development:- (a) whether he is aware that about fifty seven (57) families were displaced to give way for approximately 800 acres of land for the creation of a livestock breeding project at Marimanti, Tharaka District; and, (b) what the Minister is doing to compensate the affected families. view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the answer by the Assistant Minister. But the most unfortunate thing is that he is giving more attention to the animals than the people. Do you realise that Kshs680,000 divided by 54 families translates to about Kshs12,000 per family? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are talking about compensation for the crops and, of course, the land that those people have been living on - the 800 acres of land. Right now, the valuation for land in that place is about Kshs200,000 per acre. I wish to know from the Assistant Minister whether there is ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Those people have lived in squalor as squatters in their own neighbourhood since 1980. Those are 28 years down the line. I do not understand when the Assistant Minister tells me that those people will only be compensated for mangoes and whatever else they had planted. You realise that 28 years down the line is a lot of time for people who have lost their livelihoods. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am asking the Assistant Minister to put a human face on that particular matter. Those people have even lost their livelihoods and most ... view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, land is an essential commodity not only in this country but the world over. You realise that you cannot talk of any development without reference to land. There is no agriculture, no livestock, no pastoralism, or any other activity that can be carried on without land. I pity the Minister for Lands, because of the very brilliant ideas that he has to manage this particular essential commodity with very meagre resources that he is getting from this Government. It is not fair to imagine that we can take any steps towards development without proper management ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me the chance to contribute to this Motion. First of all, may I congratulate the earlier speakers, including the Minister, for the good and brilliant ideas on this particular issue. This is a nice idea that has been born. I believe that it is going to affect other towns and cities in this country. I am looking at the resources that have been allocated to this Ministry. They are quite meagre. I thought that the Minister should have started with the nucleus of Nairobi itself, so that the 1900 ... view