Amason Kingi

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• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Bw. Spika, asante kwa kunipatia fursa hii angalau pia na mimi nitoe shukrani zangu. Kwa niamba yangu binafsi na kwa niamba ya watu walionileta hapa Bunge, watu wa Magarini, ningependa kupeana shukrani zangu kwa Rais wetu kwa kazi njema aliyoifanya. Ikiwa kuna kitu ambacho nimejifunza kama kijana kutoka kwa Mzee wetu Rais wetu, ni nguvu ya maneno machache ama nguvu ya kimwa. The power of silence. Mhe. Rais ni mchache sana kwa maneno. Lakini kama tujuavyo, mtu yeyote ambaye ni mchapakazi hatumii kinywa chake wakati mwingi. Na kwa sababu ya yale aliyotufanyia, kusema kweli kama Wakenya na Wabunge wa Bunge ... view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The fish ponds constructed along the shores of Lake Turkana by the Italians were not utilized as was projected with the inception of fish farming in Turkana. This was because of the following. One, the ponds were faulty and had high water seepage. This was compounded by a high evaporation rate which required that water be pumped continuously. Secondly, the water pumping required the installation of new solar panels. The initial panels failed to work in high temperature conditions since they were suited for low temperature environments. (b) In the implementation of ... view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of developing the fisheries potential within the region of Lake Turkana has been taken as a flagship project under the Vision 2030 and, therefore, is being handled as such. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that my predecessor did visit Lake Turkana and the master plan was, indeed, discussed. But because of budgetary constraints in the Ministry, we are actually unable to execute and implement that very wonderful plan. Therefore, we believe that, having pushed this project to be captured under Vision 2030, then it will be given more prominence and, therefore, funds will be ... view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this was a private venture by an Italian company called Impresa sometimes between the 1980s and the 1990s. It had nothing to do with the Government; it was not a Government-funded project and, therefore, whatever studies were done, then they were done privately. We may not be able to understand why they view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two things here. Long before the Government undertook the Aquaculture Program, already in the 1980s and 1990s around the Turkana region, a private company initiated this kind of an aquaculture programme. Therefore, during that time, the Government was not involved in any acquaculture farming. Basically what happened was that a private company set up a private business entity to make profits and, therefore, as Government, we were not involved. It is only that we failed because of the reasons that I have already given while I was answering the first part of this Question. Therefore, ... view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, any businessman coming into this country to set up shot must obtain the necessary licenses and I believe the company did exactly that for them to be allowed to carry out and initiate this particular program. But having been cleared to start this particular business, since it was a private entity, the Ministry had nothing to do with exactly how they were going to set up this particular business. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, this Ministry came into being during this Coalition Government. I believe that in the 1980s and the 1990s, there was no ... view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the role of the then Department of Fisheries was merely facilitative, and I believe they did the facilitative role. But the management of this particular project was not in the hands of the Ministry; it was not in the hands of the Government. As always, the Government facilitates any private entrepreneur coming into this country to set up business and I believe the then Department of Fisheries did facilitate, and that is why this particular company did set up its project around Lake Turkana Region. However, how they manage this project had nothing to do with the ... view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, it is true that we have been facing several challenges in as far as the aquaculture program is concerned. As a Ministry, in as far as fish feed is concerned, we have decided to train our farmers so that they can be able to make fish feed without necessary waiting for the feed from the Ministry. We have already designed some fish feed pelleting machine that we are giving out to farmers. This is a project that is ongoing. Maybe we have not managed to take some of these machines to Emuhaya, but I can assure ... view
• 28 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not think it is true that we are treating the residents of Lake Turkana region as a group that falls within the Vision 2030 and the rest of the country under the current development agenda of Government. There is so much that we are doing as a Ministry, but the kind of finances that are required to fully utilize view
• 21 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Asante Bwana Naibu Spika wa Muda kwa kunipatia fursa hii ya kuchangia mjadala huu. view