Prof. Christine Mango

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 137.

• 13 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have many NGOs in this country, most of which are doing a good job. However, some NGOs are not doing a good job. Therefore, this Policy Paper has come at a very appropriate time. Non-governmental organisations operating in this country should be guided through a legal framework, so that they can serve Kenyans efficiently. Like Government institutions, NGOs need to be transparent and accountable. They should show good financial management and good governance. Non-governmental organisations come ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Planning and National Development:- (a) whether he is aware that the poverty level in Butula Constituency is 65 per cent; and, (b) what mechanisms are in place to reduce this level. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have not received a written reply to the Question. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Question be deferred until I get a written response? view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think--- view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for the answer he has given. However, could he quantify the amount of money spent in the projects he has mentioned? That is because health does not put food on people's plates, neither does it put money into their pockets. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the latest poverty map shows that the poverty level in Butula Constituency stands at 70 per cent. It is not even the 65 per cent the Assistant Minister is talking about! I would like to invite him to come to Butula and show me the projects where the colossal amount of money was spent. I am not aware of those projects. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of the time, things are invented in the Western world and they are pushed down our throats in the Third World and we become their guinea pigs. We do not seem to have the capacity to prove what is good for us. We rely on other people to decide for us. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the GM crops, particularly maize, the GM maize has been tested elsewhere. It has never been tested here to know how it adapts here, yet it is being pushed down our throats, that we should have GM ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Sir. First of all, the GM maize is not resistant to pests like the larger grain borers. These days, you find maize is ground to flour by the greater grain borers because this maize has not been tested here. We just get the maize and everybody thinks technology from the West is always good for us. Why do we not use our own grain which has been here for many years, which has been tested against our pests and which is good for us? We also need to develop capacity to test out all these things. Mr. Temporary ... view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is literature in a book. view