Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 411 to 420 of 429.

• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: and Summit of COMESA. These are expenditures we did not have when we convened the top organ meetings in Rwanda and Sudan the last time. So, the increase reflects enhanced requests by the Ministry. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: you have reason to know because I saw you together as classmates at university. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, so, I cannot understand why he doubts that it exists. view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is not true that the Meteorological Department makes misleading or inaccurate weather forecasts for farmers countrywide. Over and above the agricultural view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important to note that weather forecasts issued by the department are of various validity durations. We have very short range durations, that is up to six hours; short range - 24 hours to three days, medium range - four to seven days, long range - 30 days and seasonal forecasts which cover up to 90 days. The deviations referred to in weather forecasts are extremely important to farmers, particularly on decisions relating to planting and choice of crops. Farmers are, therefore, encouraged to appreciate the given deviations to aid their decision-making. view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the dissemination of the Kenyan seasonal forecasts is done through Press releases to the print and electronic media to ensure that the forecasts are not only authentic but also widely circulated. So, that is already being done. view
• 20 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the department cannot agree to that undertaking. We make forecasts to aid decision-making and we cannot ascertain whether the decisions made by the farmers were related to the forecasts made or not. view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we accept that. It is in order. view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, we support the proposed amendment. view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, he referred to Clause 6(b) and (c), but here there is some confusion. If you read the proposed amendment on the Order Paper, you will find that there is a reference to the amendment in Clause 6(b), where they refer to paragraphs (c) and (d). When you go overleaf, there is also an amendment referred to as (c) and (d). We thought that he was referring to the first (c) and (d) and not the second (c) and (d). We accept the amendments as proposed on the Order Paper under Clause 6(b) to amend (c) ... view