Alfred Bwire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Lands the following Question by Private Notice. (a) to indicate the registered owner of land parcel number LR.10743 in Thika Municipality, previously owned by Samuru Gituto Farmers’ Co-operative Society Limited; (b) how was it transferred and who were involved in the signing of the transfer documents on behalf of the vendor; and (c) whether the Minister is aware that the above property was previously charged to the Co-operative Bank of Kenya and, if so, did the bank execute the Discharge of Charge to accompany the registration documents? view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had asked Question No.3 by Private Notice. The Minister had said something that was contrary to his answer and the Chair promised to make a ruling. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Public Health and Sanitation:- (a) whether Kenya has access to “ADJUVANT”, the new vaccine to help fight malaria in children; view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: (b) what vaccines are currently in use by the Government to contain malaria in children and how many are recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO); and, (c) what plans are in place to ensure that the drugs are availed to health institutions, especially in malaria prone constituencies. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now that the Assistant Minister says that there is no approved vaccine against malaria, and given that malaria is a disease which kills so many children, particularly in malaria-prone areas like Butula and some parts of Nyanza Province, what measures is the Ministry putting in place to reduce the rate of deaths caused by malaria? view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has told this House the steps he is taking to reduce the rate of deaths caused by malaria. Can he give view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: us a specific percentage he has achieved in terms of reduction of the deaths caused by malaria? view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) whether she is aware that farmers supplying sugarcane to the Government- owned millers could miss out on the high prices in the international market due to production inefficiencies; (b) whether she could assure the farmers that the final payment made is not reduced by maximizing the cost of services rendered given that farmers depend on millers for farm inputs (fertilizer and transport); and, (c) what arrangements are in place to ensure that the farmers enjoy maximum price benefits. view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Assistant Minister for the answer he has given. However, I would like to point out that it is not an honest answer, because we know that the price of imported sugar is even lower than the price of locally produced sugar. The cost of producing sugar locally is very high, because of the inefficiencies I am talking about. Transport costs are very high. Fertilizers are very expensive. The costs of ploughing, harrowing, et cetera, are very high. Therefore, his answer is misleading. Could he assure this House that strict measures ... view
• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, apart from the production of sugar, we have other by-products; these come from the process of producing sugar; examples are molasses, ethanol, coal generation, et cetera . Could the Assistant Minister assure this House that, in future, farmers will also be paid part of the benefits that the companies get from the sale of these other products arising from the sugar production process? The farmers do not benefit in any way, from these by-products. So, could he assure this House that in future, farmers will also be given part of the money realised from the sale ... view