Amb. Chirau Mwakwere

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am replying with the assumption that the Question was referring to the medium-term plan and not the mid-term plan because we have no mid-term plans for the Vision 2030, but we have medium-term plans which started in 2008 and will run up to 2012. (a) The Ministry of Trade is tasked to spearhead and implement the following three flagship projects:- (i) The creation of at least, ten hubs and 1,000 to 1,500 producer business groups with a pilot project in Maragua to be extended to other regions later. (ii) The building of at least ... view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: The implementation status of these projects is as follows:- (i) For Maragua, land measuring 20 acres has been provided by the Maragua Town Council for the construction of the pilot wholesale hub and other 50 acres identified in Athi River for the development of the pilot tier one retail market. (ii) The Ministry has development concept papers on wholesale hubs and tier one retail markets. (iii) Land for the development of the three flagship special economic zones, namely, Mombasa, Lamu and Kisumu, has been surveyed and profiled by the Ministry of Lands for eventual securing. (iv) Some 1,085 producer business ... view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (b) The construction of Maragua Wholesale Market will commence during the 2012/2013 Financial Year once the land transfer is finalised. view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (c) The Government has taken appropriate measures for the achievement of Vision 2030; the Vision continues to receive support from the highest level within Government, while the institutional framework for the implementation of Vision 2030 projects is continuously strengthened. In particular, the National Economic and Social Council continues to play its leading role in guiding Vision 2030 programmes while the Vision 2030 delivery board and secretariat have been established and continue to co- ordinate implementation of Vision 2030 projects. view
• 1 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm that, that is something which is going to be done. In fact, we have started sensitizing farmers but it should be appreciated here that the Ministry of Trade is not the only implementing agent in this case. We are working together with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Local Government, and with all other implementing agents. We want to work out a modality for sensitizing not only the Maragua people and the surrounding counties but also other areas where hubs will be developed. view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I mention here that this Question was presented to the Ministry of Trade but we wrote to the National Assembly to tell them that it is not within our mandate. Maybe it should be directed to the Ministry of State for National Heritage and Culture or the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Agriculture wrote to us saying that it is not in their mandate. So, we wrote to the National Assembly advising that it should be directed to the Ministry of Finance. I do not know what transpired in-between. Allow me to explain ... view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: The issue of the price of maize is very sensitive and the Ministry of Trade does not deal with any aspects relating to maize, either at the level of cultivating, harvesting, sale, storage, milling, packaging, distribution and even in the determination of price. The Ministry that deals with Price and Monopolies Act is the Ministry of Finance. Therefore, I beg that this Question be redirected even though we took the initiative to write to the Ministries and to the National Assembly. view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think Mr. Kabogo did not understand what I said or what you read. What he says should have been done was actually done. The Question was redirected in accordance with our procedures in Parliament. The Ministries that were supposed to respond, that is, the Ministry of Agriculture which deals with the planting and harvesting of maize, purchasing and storage was informed. The Ministry of Finance that is mandated with the execution of the Price and Monopolies Act was also informed in very good time and there is nothing more we could do as the ... view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will wait, and I think this will be brought to our attention by the District Joint Loans Board. They will also indicate in their notice if the meeting did not take place. As to when they will meet, because it is mandatory that they meet, I will look into that and I can assure the hon. Member that there will be no delay; they will meet very soon. view
• 31 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the process of identifying members of the board requires that they are vetted by different organs of the State, and secondly, they must be willing to serve because it is more or less a voluntary responsibility. In some cases, we have had problems of getting volunteers. I call them volunteers even though they are given a seating view