David Mwaniki Ngugi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 391 to 400 of 503.

• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, a Ministry is as good as the people who occupy it. In my judgment, this is one Ministry that is totally asleep. This Ministry is supposed to increase forest cover, but it has sat idle as Mau, Aberdares, Mt. Kenya, and Cherangany forests were depleted by loggers. If you go to where I come from in Kinangop, you will find that even my own rivers are drying up and, yet this Ministry has just been sitting and watching. At one time I had to go to the office of the Permanent Secretary and say that ... view
• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, take the case of Blue Gum trees. A few years ago, there was this hype about South African Blue Gum trees and everybody was planting them. We were told that they would mature within four years and we would sell them. However, six years down the line, they are not twice my height. This is the Ministry that should have advised us. It has the responsibility to tell us whether it is good or bad to plant these trees. Even in my local station – and Kinangop used to be very wet – we used ... view
• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, last year, they were fencing the Aberdares and for about four months, there was a tug of war between the Kenya Forestry Service (KFS) and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The KWS wanted the fence where it ought to be to protect the wildlife and cover most of the forest. The KFS wanted it up in the mountain so that they could clear all this area. If this was the time I was in the private sector, people would pay for their sins. Even where that fence was put, it ought to be brought down so ... view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to support the Vote for this Ministry. But it is rather disappointing to see that it is only Kshs4.5 billion compared to its importance in this country. view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: This is really the Ministry for the future! If we want to be at par with the rest of the world, then it is through this Ministry. Otherwise, we will always be trailing and we will never catch up with the rest of the world. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we always say that we are a global village. We are supposed to be competing with America, Europe, Asia and everywhere else. How are we going to do that? How are our youth going to do that when they are not computer literate or when they cannot access the internet? To ... view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: In fact, it should be a requirement that for one to be a Member of Parliament, he or she should be computer literate. view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because I do not want to repeat what my colleagues have said, allow me to say this: In this country we are experiencing e-waste. It is the responsibility of this Ministry to ensure that we do not become a dumping ground. A lot of computers are coming from America and Europe in the form of assistance to us, but view
• 28 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Vote of this Ministry. In doing so, I want to restate that at Independence, the Government said that it wanted to eradicate poverty by enhancing economic development, eradicate disease by providing good health get rid of and ignorance by providing education. However, if you look consistently, since Independence, we have allocated minimal resources to health care. For example, this year, the two Ministries of health combined are getting only an allocation of 5.3 per cent of our total Budget compared to 20 per cent view
• 22 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member has said that he has an answer to the Question which the Assistant Minister wants to be deferred. Is it in order? view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not received a copy of the written answer. view