Ali Wario

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 541 to 550 of 612.

• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Policy has been finalised by my Ministry and it is currently under scrutiny by the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Social and Humanitarian Affairs. Once the Committee approves the policy, it shall be tabled in the House. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we did a participatory and consultative process where regional and national workshops were conducted, PPG, and representatives of communities from the grassroots were invited. Their input was used to polish the draft policy. As to why the policy has delayed, it is a completely different issue. The Ministry has prepared the draft policy and forwarded it to the Cabinet. It is now the responsibility of the Cabinet secretariat to bring back the policy to us, so that we can table it in the House. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have prepared a draft policy which is at the Cabinet level now. That proves the seriousness of this Government. May I advise Mr. Billow to read Vision 2030 to find out that what we say is actually what we put in it for the development of ASAL areas. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a vision of this Government. It is him--- view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is in the process and soon, it will be brought to this House. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have answered the question as put. About the Vision 2030, I will ask hon. Billow to bring an appropriate Question and I will answer it. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a Ministry, we have prepared a draft policy and submitted it to the Cabinet. It is the responsibility of the Cabinet to give us back that document, so that we can table it in this House. So it is beyond my responsibility to push the Cabinet to bring the document, just because the Questioner wants it to be done tomorrow. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, sitting in the Cabinet and prioritising agenda are two different things. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it encompasses the development of arid and semi-arid areas. It does not speak about the Maasai alone. It is the entire arid and semi-arid areas in Kenya. Thank you. view
• 19 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Initially, the investment was very little, but now, we are putting roughly Kshs300 billion in ten years. I am satisfied. 3970 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 18, 2007 view