Alfred Sambu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister has said that his Ministry will co- ordinate with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to employ youth to do re- afforestation. There are areas, particularly in the North Rift, where two companies, Pan Paper Mills 2984 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 18, 2006 Limited and Rai Ply Limited have done a lot of de-afforestation. The Ministry said that they will make available 50 million seedlings for the purposes of re-afforestation. If some of us have seedlings ready for planting through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), will the Minister make it an immediate policy to ... view
• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support this Vote of the Ministry of Education. First, I want to talk about the issue of universities. Some of the students who enrol for the parallel programmes miss joining the regular programme by just a few points. However, the fee charged for the parallel programme is very exorbitant. The amounts charged are not favourable for Kenyan students. That is why Kenyan students are enroling for courses in universities outside this country. They are enroling for courses in Makerere University in Uganda and other universities around the world. It is quite unfortunate that ... view
• 3 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead this House that the money was sent directly to health facilities when, in fact, I know that the management of the money was being done by the MOH and Ministry of Roads and Public Works? Tenders are awarded at the districts and health centres, and the dispensaries are only informed on who the tender has been awarded to. view
• 3 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he is aware that Mr. Maritim, the then Headmaster of Moi Sirgoi High School in Mosop, and the then school Board of Governors, collected funds from parents and students in 1998 as contributions for the purchase of a school bus; (b) whether he is further aware that, to date, the school has no bus and the money collected for its purchase is missing; (c) how much money was collected for that project; and, (d) in the absence of the promised bus and the money intended for its purchase missing, what action has been ... view
• 3 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is okay. However, I want to inform the Assistant Minister that, as a member of the District Education Board, I was there when the audit report was tabled. It is very strange that people in Kapsabet cannot forward the report to Nairobi. There is something strange. view
• 3 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the answer to part (c), the Assistant Minister has alluded to the liberalisation of coffee marketing. I have seen those rules and they have not allowed the sale of coffee by farmers directly, either from their farms or co-operative societies. Why have you not allowed farmers who own large estates or co-operative societies to sell their coffee directly to millers? view
• 3 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to talk about a national issue before I move on to talk about an issue which is affecting my constituency. I want to ask our friends who call themselves the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) luminaries--- When some of us were going round last year protesting against the Wako draft, our leaders formed the ODM. We said that we did not want the Wako draft because it gave more powers to the Presidency. I am now surprised that those who were the leaders of ODM, who would take 20 minutes to speak ... view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to respond on behalf of this side of the House. We strongly support the passing of this Motion and the enactment of a Bill so that the Government can wake up to the reality of the food situation in this country. It is very sad and I hope the Minister is listening to this, it is our areas that generate water which flows to the dessert countries of northern Africa, which are able to produce more food than us. They have done so for many years, using our ... view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I requested that I quote in Kiswahili because I thought I would portray the message better. I have, however, delivered the message. Our people are starving, yet the waters that flow to the northern part of Africa originate from our country. We are told that some nations made declarations to go to war if something went wrong with the rivers. If you go to the northern Rift Valley now, you will find that three people were killed because they were found felling trees in the forest. That is lack of knowledge. We want to generate ... view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is why we have problems. They know it all. That is why they talk when we try to give them some information. You cannot consult before you hear what is being said. That means you already know what is being said. August 2, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2529 view