Cecily Mbarire

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 1001.

• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mbeere in Embu County is very dry and half of Embu is like Mbeere and yet, we only got Kshs48 million. I would have wished for more and I will push for more but there is a general feeling that Embu is very comfortable as far as water is concerned. I want to state here that we have serious challenges in the whole of Embu County, especially with the climate change that Mrs. Shebesh has alluded to. For the first time since I was born, I have seen a river that I used to swim ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance should realise that with climate change, they have to begin re-focusing their priorities. First, I think the biggest challenge we have during drought is water and food insecurity. We need to start seeing more money being pumped into this Ministry. I am happy that since the Minister got into office, the total allocation rose from Kshs9 billion to Kshs32.5 billion but I think we need much more. I hope that even the Budget Committee of this House will seriously focus into that. I want to support Mr. C. Kilonzo ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a special appeal. Before we went on recess last year, I remember that there was a very big debate about the way money had been allocated and the formula that had been used to allocate money for the CDF. I remember I was very unhappy with Mr. Ethuro, who is now occupying the Chair because I could not understand why Runyenjes has been denied Kshs8 million and Mr. Ethuro got over Kshs100 million. I could not understand at that point in time. I watched a documentary about Turkana on television and now I ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have to be honest with each other. I have not been to Turkana and I better say the truth. I am sure very many hon. Members in this House have not been to Turkana. I look forward to going there one of these fine days especially on tourism matters because I think that is an area that needs to be looked into. It is not just the Government but all of us hon. Members because we pass a national Budget. This will enable us to know what it is we are focusing on. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I look forward to more equitable distribution of resources, especially on water. This House has a moral mandate to push for more resources from the Treasury into this important sector. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Motion. view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The Ministry and tourism stakeholders in the region are working together to brand and position the Western Kenya Tourism Circuit as a destination of choice. Development of Kisumu International Airport will go a long way in easing transport to the destination. In this regard, the Ministry of Tourism has put in place marketing strategies to promote the circuit in general, and the airport in particular. Growth in tourism arrivals is spearheaded by publicity through the media and travel agents from the various source markets. To promote the Western Tourism Circuit, the Ministry organised ... view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have said the Ministry is going to liaise with the Ministry of State for National Heritage. In fact, the Minister is going to write a letter. I will make a follow up and ensure that the letter goes to the Minister of State for National Heritage. I will then inform the Member of Parliament accordingly once that letter is replied to. view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a good question, but I do not think our Ministry is the one in charge of the airports. However, it is in our interest that Kisumu Airport is expanded, so that it can be an airport for international arrivals for tourists. view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the marketing efforts are very effective in that we have seen a rise in the number of tourist arrivals in Kenya. We have now surpassed the 1.2 million tourists mark since the last general elections, when the number of tourists coming to Kenya was very low. view