Amason Kingi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 554.

• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am afraid that at the moment, as a Ministry, we do not have a fund. However, it is a good idea. Certainly, as a Ministry, we will consider it to make sure that our fishermen access funds to enable them purchase fishing gear. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, it is unfortunate if there are Fisheries Officers who are not paying the youth who have been given the work of constructing the ponds. As a Ministry, we disburse the funds. Before any officer engages the youth in constructing the ponds, normally the funds are in the account. Therefore, if there are any incidents where officers have not paid the youth who have constructed the ponds, I hope that the hon. Member will give us the details and we will deal with those officers accordingly. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the proposed Bill that the Ministry intends to bring to this House, those are the reforms that we need to bring. We want to come up with an authority that will spearhead fisheries issues. I hope the hon. Member will be here to support me. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, three weeks ago I was in Lamu with the relevant Departmental Committee to consider that particular Bill. On 7th April, 2011 we will be engaging a wider stakeholder. We will have a forum where many stakeholders will be coming to give us their take on the Bill. After that we will fine tune it and it will be ready to be brought to this House. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that my officers in the field are not providing effective monitoring of the aquaculture programme. However, now that the hon. Member has brought it up, we will certainly take the necessary action to audit the activities done by our field officers. I beg hon. Members that if there are any instances where they have evidence that an officer is not effectively discharging their duty on the ground, we will be happy to get that report. We will be happy to get that report and we will certainly move into action. This is ... view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Ministry has undertaken resource mapping of the county. There are five various industries that can utililse raw materials from Kisii County. Some of these industries include the ceramic industry, the chalk manufacturing and glass making industry. These can be set up to utilize soapstone as one of the raw materials. These industries have been given priority in the national industrialization policy as the Government will encourage public-private partnership in developing them. Besides, the Ministry intends to partner with the Kenya Investment Authority (KIA), other relevant institutions and communities to hold ... view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. More than 20 private sector institutions and 300 persons from the entire Gusiiland attended the forum. Other participants included Government agencies, financial institutions, private institutions and technology providers. The Kenya Industrial Estates (KIE) and my ministry are providing a document on transforming the soapstone industry to adopt the latest technology in the field. On bananas, the Ministry, through the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI), is working with the Ministry of Agriculture to promote value addition on bananas. The Ministry had donated a building at Kisii Agricultural Training Centre which KIRDI is ... view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just stated that a document is being prepared as a result of the forum that was held in Gusiiland. The document will contain all the investment opportunities in Gusiiland. That is the document that will be circulated to investors who will identify the area they are willing to invest in Gusiiland. I believe that once that document is packaged and is ready, it is only then that we will know those investors keen to invest in Gusiiland. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, investors should not wait until this blueprint is out. Indeed, the Government has created a forum where investors can know the relevant investment opportunities that are available. This is through the Kenya Investment Authority (KIA) which is a one-stop shop in as far as investment is concerned. As we try to develop our blueprint, as a Ministry, there is already a Government agency that is mandated to woo investors and show them the potential that this country has. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, again, as a Ministry, we are partnering with JICA to come up with a project called “One village, one product project”. In this project, we want to make sure that the communities are given technical knowhow so that they can begin to utilize the raw materials available within the areas so that they can empower themselves economically. This project is still at infancy stages and I believe that once we roll out with the support of JICA, we should be able to empower a number of communities including those living around the soapstone rich areas. view