Cecily Mbarire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: The packages here include visits to the Elgon cave, spectacular view of Kerio Valley, Saiwa Swamp and the rare Sitatunga antelope. view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: 4. The fourth circuit is the North Tourist Circuit which includes Maralal, South Island and Central Island on Lake Turkana, Sibiloi, Marsabit Losai and Samburu. This circuit is ideal for the adventure loving visitors as it is endowed with challenging terrain. Sibiloi National Park is credited with one of the world’s greatest treasury of paleontology as the proof of man’s origin has been unearthed in this area. Over 160 fossilized remains view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have carried out various campaign strategies through the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB). I think Kenya has been very well known as a safari and coast destination. Through that, we have used Masai Mara a lot in all our campaigns either through the internet or brochures. We have arranged familiarization trips for tour operators from various destinations to visit the Mara and be able to see what it has to offer. So, there is there is no doubt that Masai Mara is very key in our campaign strategies for tourism in this country. view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the Member is aware that the Kenya Tourist Development Corporation (KTDC) was given Kshs800 million. The main purpose of that money is to encourage investors to borrow the money and build infrastructure for tourists. I want to tell the Member that one of the things we are doing right now is really diversifying our product in the country, so that tourists are not just coming to the Masai Mara, but they are able to come to Kenya and visit Lake Turkana and its environs. Therefore, any investor who is interested in investing in that area ... view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of climate change is a big threat to tourism. We already have a task force within the Ministry that is dealing with measures to mitigate against climate change. Yesterday, we were in the Masai Mara with the Minister for Tourism from South Africa, and we realized that the Mara River is almost drying up. Therefore, as a Ministry, we have made it very clear that it is about time that the Mau issue was sorted out, among many other water catchment areas and conservation areas, so that the tourism industry is not threatened. We support ... view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving this opportunity to add my voice to those of those who have spoken before me by supporting this very important Vote. I will begin by congratulating the Minister, the Assistant Ministers, the Permanent Secretary (PS) and all the officers for the great work that they are doing under very difficult circumstances, and with limited resources. I believe that with more support, this Ministry should be able to do much better. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I personally feel that the amount of money that has been given to this Ministry is ... view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Since we seem to have almost exhausted the debate, would I be in order to ask you to call upon the Mover to reply? view
• 16 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. On the onset, I would like to start by thanking the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for crafting a Budget that gives Kenyans hope. It also made us know that it was not all lost, despite the negative information we get through the media about the state of our economy and the financial state of our country. I would like to start by saying that this Budget proved to us that there is a lot of money in this country, if ... view
• 5 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. I begin by saying that the President did address several things in his Speech. However, I will concentrate on three key ones that I think are of great concern to Kenyans. view
• 5 May 2009 in National Assembly: There is a great sense of hopelessness in the country, especially among the young people and women of this country. First and foremost, this sense of hopelessness is caused by the fact that we have these economic challenges that we are facing. More importantly, it is because the leadership of this country, Parliament included, does not seem to give a lot of hope in the way that we are doing business. Maybe, that is why we are seeing people resorting to very extreme measures to remind us of the challenges faced in this country. This is because they strongly believe ... view