Emilio Mureithi Kathuri

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I note with a lot of concern that the Ministry has unpaid bills running to the tune of hundreds of millions. I sympathise with the Minister because this can easily derail him. However, I would also like to say with bitterness that if the Ministry officials surrendered any money to the Treasury then for heaven’s sake, the Minister should not sympathise with them. He should deal with them seriously. If the Ministry does not have enough funds and some Ministries were surrendering back money to the Treasury, surely, it will be very bad for us ... view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to comment about the FM radio weather stations, which are being installed in every region. Embu, which is the headquarters of Eastern Province, and the areas within its periphery, survive on rain water. There is very little that is taking place. There is very little we can achieve if we do not know the weather pattern. We cannot know about the weather pattern if we do not have a station that will be able to broadcast in the local languages that are understood by farmers. view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: The Government is trying to create food reserves through agricultural activities. This means a lot to the Government in trying to ensure that people are able to sustain themselves in food-related issues. It is very important for the Minister to, at least, ensure that one is operational as soon as possible, just like in Kangema, which is a bit far away, view
• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also want to stand here and support this Motion. I would like to make it very clear that my name is Emilio. We are not so many in Kenya, so the name should be so easy to remember in future. I stand here to support this Motion. view
• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: It is worth noting that land matters are very emotive. We have witnessed relatives hacking each other in Kenya over land related matters. A very good example is the Rift Valley skirmishes which we witnessed. We may have had people saying that they are historical injustices but the bottom line is that all of them were land related issues. It is also worth noting that whoever wants to talk big in Kenya, the first item to own on earth which makes one feel that he is somebody, is a big chunk of land. Even those who own the big chunks ... view
• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I would want, while supporting this Motion, to mention a few issues which I think have contributed negatively towards achieving our objectives. One of them is the issue of stamp duty. We know that stamp duty accruing for urban land is 4 per cent at the stage of transfer and agricultural or rural land is normally seen as 2 per cent. But I would imagine that it would have been a better policy for the Government, specifically the Ministry of view
• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion and the Vote for the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. I would want to start by saying that this Ministry has a lot of correlation with the Ministries of Land, Water and Irrigation and Environment and Mineral Resources. All these Ministries solely depend on the functions of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. Why do I say this? If you check in this country any area where there are no trees, we call that place a desert. For us to covert that place so that it does not become ... view
• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very sad that the compensation that the affected farmers got is a paltry figure. It is important for the Ministry to address that. We need to see them preventing the logging which takes place illegally. It should be done away with. We want to see the Ministry shouting at the top of its voice that so and so is interfering with our activities. We do not want to see any logging taking place. There could be over-age trees but until a tree falls by itself, nobody should cut it unless it is endangering ... view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the Assistant Minister aware that what he is telling us is inconsistent because, for a vehicle to be registered, it must be inspected? The vehicle has a warranty. Is he in order to tell us that a vehicle can be registered today and become defective tomorrow? view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion. It is unfortunate that we have talked since Independence about Kenya where resources are distributed equally. But this time round, I can see that we are heading in the right direction. view