David Aoko Were

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 671 to 680 of 733.

• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Regional Development regarding the proposed investment by sugar companies in the Tana Delta District. I would want the Minister to tell which investors have shown interest in July 2, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1581 developing sugar factories in the region. Secondly, I would like to know the current position of these proposed investments. Thirdly, I would want to know if an environmental impact assessment has been carried out. If so, what results have come out. I would also want to know the general mood of the ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, at least, all the hon. Members have already heard contributions from several hon. Members. From what I am hearing, there is repetition. Could you, please, call upon the Mover to reply? view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the variations in oil prices depend on the profit margin that each company is interested in making. Could we be told the minimum price of petrol per litre before addition of profit? view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) in view of the expected expiry of the safeguard measures, whether the Minister June 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1401 could guarantee the preparedness of Kenya's Sugar Industry and its ability to survive the unrestricted duty-free imports from COMESA member countries; and, (b) what the Ministry is doing to ensure that the sugar companies or millers diversify their operations. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will realize that the Assistant Minister has answered that Question generally. He is only talking about strategic plans. What particular plans have you put in place to ensure that the sugar industry survives beyond 2012? As it is right now, if the Government does nothing, all those sugar companies are going to collapse. What specific measures have you put in place? view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a worried man because about six million people in western Kenya rely on sugar-cane for their livelihood. The cost of production of sugar in the western parts of Kenya is very high. Taking into account what is going on right now, the cost of production of one tonne of sugar in the western region is US$700 per tonne, while the imported sugar arrives in this country at less than US$400 per tonne. Come 2012, if the Government will keep on giving us answers like these--- That is because that kind of an answer has been ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know it is not debating time, but it is a serious matter because six million Kenyans--- view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to believe that this is a serious question! view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a worried man because the way the Question has been answered has been too casual and too general. Mr. Assistant Minister, could you tell us exactly what measures you are putting in place? What is the timeframe? You are talking about 2012. What is the timeframe for all those ideas that you have told us here? view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Budget Speech. Many hon. Members have said that it was a well-planned Budget. My worry is that the figures that were quoted seem to be too high. I am not able to understand how the Minister is going to bridge the deficit of over Kshs100 billion. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to mention a few points which the Minister touched on. First is the issue of roads. It is good that the Minister has spared Kshs65 billion to be used on the ... view