Alfred Bwire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also wish to support this Motion. It is very unfortunate that the teachers have not been given this money. For the last 15 years, most of them have suffered; they have lived in abject poverty; some of them have already died, as some hon. Members have already said. These teachers have nobody else who can assist them because they have ceased to be members of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). So, it is only this House which can assist them. Unless we assist them, they will continue to suffer. I am ... view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Finally, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would just want to say that delay is devaluing this money. So, it should be released immediately, so that the teachers do not suffer inflation. view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) whether she was aware that cassava farmers in Nyanza and Western provinces are losing millions of shillings annually, because almost 80 per cent of their produce in harvest is lost due to mosaic and brown streak virus attack; (b) what measures the Government is taking to eradicate Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown Steak Disease (CBSD) which are currently eating into the entire produce thereby aggravating staple food shortage in the regions; and, (c) how many research centres have been put up in Nyanza and Western provinces to help fight the pandemic and ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for being honest and giving a comprehensive answer. However, in part (b) of the answer, I want to inform him that these varieties which are meant to assist the farmers, particularly those that are resistant to the Cassava Mosaic and the Cassava Brown Streak diseases, have not been given to the farmers as stipulated in the answer. Most of the farmers have not accessed these varieties. Up to now, we still have a big problem because the farmers are still being affected by these diseases. They do not ... view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Member consult in low tones? view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is the Assistant Minister aware that his answer is merely on paper but on the ground the farmers have not accessed these varieties that he has named in his answer? view
• 29 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in part (c) of his answer, the Assistant Minister has indeed, mentioned the three centers and the sub-center at Alupe. It is true that they exist, but the fact that they exist does not help the farmers to get the education that they require to accept the new varieties of cassava he is talking about. Indeed, the extension officers are supposed to educate them, but they are not doing that either. So, the farmers are still operating in the fear because they have not been given enough information on the new varieties. What is he ... view
• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Assistant Minister is fond of telling this House every other time that investigations are going on. These investigations take even as long as two years. What kind of investigations are these? But in his answer, he says that the suspects were released on 7th, but the samples were taken on 10th. Does it make sense to anybody that the suspects are released even before the samples are taken for analysis at the Government Chemist? I would expect that these suspects could only be released after the results of the samples had been brought back and ... view
• 8 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a case of murder. It is a serious case! view
• 26 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, Dr. Otichilo has requested me to stand in for him. So, I will move the amendment on his behalf. view