Davis Wafula Nakitare

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• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: November 16, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3751 view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it would be very interesting if the Ministry of Agriculture can pay attention to this and help the Ministry of Health. It should promote fruit farming in arid areas, because we know there are fruit trees which are drought resistant. We have the example of macadamia. When we come to the analysis of tobacco as a valueless crop, a crop that is only valuable to very few people, we can substitute another cash crop such as cotton, macadamia or cow peas for it. These crops have food value. A farmer in Western Province cannot say: ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not need information. I have done enough research, just as Dr. Kibuguchy has. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is known that 87 per cent of current smokers in Kenya began smoking when they were still young. This is a fact. However, we are in two lanes. Muslims do not smoke as much as the heathens do. When it comes to religious beliefs, I think there are more strict rules of behaviour and social norms in Islam than there are in Christianity and the world of heathens, who do not care about how ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, research has been done by organisations. I will name one of them--- view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Dr. Kibunguchy is an Assistant 3752 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 16, 2006 Minister for Health and he is responsible for this document. He should wait until we have had enough time to study this document and then he can reply later on. We have certain movements against substance abuse in Africa, which are the source of this data. Publications on the issue have been written by research institutions. If the hon. Member wishes to get more information, he should go to hospitals and see for himself how ugly it is to operate on cigarette smoking related ... view
• 16 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: or cannabis sativa . We should be concerned about the product of tobacco. The Government should follow international laws. In aviation, it is forbidden for people to smoke while airborne, not even in toilets. There are no hide-outs for smokers in an aircraft. All smoking zones in aircrafts have been shut down. It is very interesting for a Kenyan to smoke over 200 sticks of cigarettes per year. There is no food value in that. Cigarette smoking addiction paralyses the body. It causes ailments and deformities in un-born children. We should stop the production of tobacco in order to save ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have difficulties with this Ministry. There is a creation of monopoly here by these mobile phone companies. We thought we were going to get a relief after Telkom Kenya decentralised this business. Right now, we subscribers under Telkom Kenya landline are being charged Kshs500 per month for services they have not provided. The reason is that the cables have been stolen. When November 15, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3689 the Assistant Minister says that they are considering to have a third mobile phone company and yet the existing ones are making abnormal profits, what protection is he ... view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: I am asking a question. view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the explanation by the Assistant Minister. However, is she aware that in the rural areas early childhood education is at a very primitive level? Nursery schools do not get space in primary schools compound and children are taught under trees by untrained teachers. This is supposed to be the beginning of shaping a child into becoming a responsible adult.What is the Ministry doing to involve primary school teachers, who are trained, in the running of nursery schools? view
• 15 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to start my contribution by thanking Mr. Ojode for moving this Motion. It is high time the Petroleum Act, Cap.116 of the Laws of Kenya was revised. In 1981, there was a conference in this country with the concerns of introducing or looking into methods of the use of new and renewable energy to save the future of this country and the globe. Why should we have mini-budgets again? These mini-budgets were very prevalent in the 1970s. Why should we allow petroleum companies to control the lives of Kenyans? This is enslaving ... view