Andrew Adipo Okuome

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 131 to 140 of 158.

• 27 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. We must note that the valuers we are saying should be added to the Government valuers are people who have gone through a process to get their qualification. They have university degrees and are fully trained. They are like those who are working in the Government. If we say that they cannot do the valuation, and valuation is only left to Government valuers who are only 44 compared to the 500,000 units of houses that we are going to put up ... view
• 12 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I have listened to the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and they want to create a fund of Kshs3 billion. They have taken over Kshs5 billion from this vote. The two are not compromising but out there, trade and everything have stopped because of floods. For how long are we going to wait for a donation from the World Bank? They should take the money from the NYS and not from this essential fund that we so much need. view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in congratulating His Excellency the President for the good Speech. In particular, let me congratulate both him and the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for the good handshake. That handshake has really shaken the country into positivity. I congratulate them heartily for that. This also resulted in the excellent Speech the President gave. Let me refer particularly to housing. It is very essential to human life. While on it, I want to refer to the havoc floods caused in Karachuonyo. Many homes and houses have been damaged and people ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in congratulating His Excellency the President for the good Speech. In particular, let me congratulate both him and the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for the good handshake. That handshake has really shaken the country into positivity. I congratulate them heartily for that. This also resulted in the excellent Speech the President gave. Let me refer particularly to housing. It is very essential to human life. While on it, I want to refer to the havoc floods caused in Karachuonyo. Many homes and houses have been damaged and people ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me go to agriculture. When I was a schoolboy, we were told that Kenya is an agricultural country, but I do not know whether we practise agriculture. Our food is always insufficient yet agriculture can help us to be food-sufficient and even have surplus. But because we are not giving proper attention to agriculture, we have a problem of hunger a number of times. This results in importation of maize and you know what happens when that is done: the monster of corruption rears its ugly head. This must be stopped. view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me go to agriculture. When I was a schoolboy, we were told that Kenya is an agricultural country, but I do not know whether we practise agriculture. Our food is always insufficient yet agriculture can help us to be food-sufficient and even have surplus. But because we are not giving proper attention to agriculture, we have a problem of hunger a number of times. This results in importation of maize and you know what happens when that is done: the monster of corruption rears its ugly head. This must be stopped. view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Manufacturing which the President has included in his four pillars can be enhanced by the production of raw materials for manufacturing. This is what we need. I happen to come from near Lake Victoria where water hyacinth is a problem yet it could easily be a blessing. I request that Kenya looks at the hyacinth as a blessing so that we use it as a raw material for fertiliser and for manufacturing cheap boards and other products. We should not take it that it is something we must destroy yet it is something we can… view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Manufacturing which the President has included in his four pillars can be enhanced by the production of raw materials for manufacturing. This is what we need. I happen to come from near Lake Victoria where water hyacinth is a problem yet it could easily be a blessing. I request that Kenya looks at the hyacinth as a blessing so that we use it as a raw material for fertiliser and for manufacturing cheap boards and other products. We should not take it that it is something we must destroy yet it is something we can… view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: No! It is just a small mistake. view
• 10 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am glad you noted I have really waited. I knew my time would come however late. I was waiting because of the nature of debate. This Bill is perhaps one of the most important Bills we can have in this House. My reason for saying this is that you cannot do anything unless you have food in your stomach. This Bill is empowering everybody in Kenya because it is going to put food on our table. Kenya is known to be an agricultural country. Since I was a school boy, this is what ... view