Amason Kingi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 31 to 40 of 554.

• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have a list of the constituencies that benefited from these 455 motorcycles. This is because the ESP programme does not cover the entire country. Out of the 210 constituencies, it covers only 160 constituencies. Therefore, the 155 motorcycles were distributed to these 160 constituencies. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, originally, we had intended to put up, at least one, mini-processing plant in every County. However, that was reduced due to budgetary constraints. Some of the monies that were intended to go to this project were actually recalled for purposes of addressing the drought situation in the country. However, it remains the intent and dream of the Ministry to make sure that in every County, at least, we have one cold storage and mini-processing plant to make sure that fish harvested from these ponds do not go to waste as farmers wait to market them. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, shortage of staff, is, indeed, a challenge in the Ministry. But as I have already stated in my answer, we had intended to recruit 480 extension officers. But so far, we only recruited 87. The last batch will be recruited this financial year to cater for those areas that do not have adequate manpower. view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the ESP programme was not intended to take away our attention from the natural fisheries. It is supposed to complement what is happening in our natural water bodies. Therefore, it will be wrong to say that we have forgotten about the natural water bodies, including Lake Turkana and Lake Victoria. The management plan that is intended for Lake Turkana is very much on course. I believe within this financial year, we should be able to finalize the management plan for Lake Turkana to enable us--- view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member could look at the budget estimates that we sent to the Treasury, he will be more than glad to actually pat the Minister on the back and actually be very happy. In our estimates to the Treasury this financial year, we actually captured the issue of Lake Turkana. Unfortunately, the only thing we can do is to forward our estimates. It is a different ball game all together to get whatever you want. However, though we never managed to get the finances to implement the management plan intended for Lake Turkana, that ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two types of fish that are supposed to meet the international standards. One is the catch fish; that is fish from lakes and oceans. The second is the farmed fish. We do not have any problem with catch fish. We have no problem with the European Union markets. Our fish is doing very well in the EU market. The only problem we have is on the farmed fish. That is the fish that is being fished from the ponds. This is the area where we intend to develop standards. As I have already stated, we ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason why we were unable to recruit the 480 staff was due to the fact that many applicants did not meet the qualifications we were looking for. First, we were looking for a holder of a KCSE certificate with a mean grade of C Minus and also someone who has a diploma in aquaculture or crab fisheries technology. It was very difficult for us to get this kind of people. That is why, out of the 480 that the Ministry intended to recruit, we only managed to recruit 287. What we have advised the Public Service ... view
• 16 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to sustain this particular programme, we have undertaken a training of the farmers on the issue of aquaculture and making feed for the fish, to the extent that we intend to supply a fish pelleting machine in each and every constituency that is under this programme. This will assist the farmers to make fish feed. Therefore, it was not the intention of the Government to be able to hover around this particular project. We were to start this project, train the farmers, give them the technical know-how then after that, we leave the farmers to run with ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: (a) I am not aware that the campaign to increase fish exports is hampered by inability of the small-scale farmers at the centre of the drive to meet the high standards required in the international markets. However, I am aware that Kenya is able to meet the fish exports, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) required in the international markets, as we are already accessing the market. This has been made possible by our ability to implement the internationally applied Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system for fish safety along the value chain. Fish Quality Assurance Regulations of 2000 and ... view