Erastus Mureithi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 271 to 280 of 402.

• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to debate on a very important Motion. Since we live in the rural areas and we want to accept that the ordinary person is really going through a very difficult time, I would like to say that this must be taken in a holistic way without looking at it from any point of political side. All of us must admit that there is a problem in this country. What I am going to say is what we are experiencing in the horticultural industry. There is something that we call ... view
• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that this problem of District Officers is not confined to Bura alone. If there are challenges in Bura, I really wonder what really happens to areas like Ol Kalou where we have three districts and there have been only three District Officers posted there. What is the Assistant Minister doing to make sure that the services for which these divisions were created are provided, in order to serve the local community? view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have listened to the Assistant Minister for Agriculture and I am literally dismayed. I come from a maize planting area in Ol Kalou but as we speak now, there is a huge shortage that when we tried to buy maize the other day for distribution, there was no stock. Since this Government invests a lot of money in irrigation like Bura and Hola Irrigation schemes, and considering the fact that the Kenya Seed Company can contract the growing of seed to those organizations, why would there be such a shortage if the farmers are ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I appreciate the answer given by the Minister, I also sympathize with the Member for Isiolo South. I believe this is not confined to Isiolo South. This issue affects even children who are doing their examinations in Standard Eight and Form Four. Considering that to get a birth certificate in a county like Nyandarua, one will have to go to Laikipia County and people from about seven districts are going to another county for registration, what is the Minister going to do to discuss with his colleagues, with respect to the registration of those who have ... view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government for the answer. However, these markets affect all of us as Members of Parliament. Most of them have not taken off as we expected through the ESP. Considering that this is a grant, is it possible for the Minister to create a Fund like the CDF, so that this money addresses itself to a certain market and at the end of the financial year in June, it does not go back to the Treasury, but is earmarked to continue developing that market, ... view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for coming to my aid. We are all Members of Parliament facing the same problem. All the Members here are affected by the ESP with respect to markets. Why can he not create a Fund like the CDF, such that come June, we do not lose the money, but it continues to develop the markets? Otherwise, we shall lose the money and probably, it will be a problem to re-vote it. He has the grant that can continue to develop our markets. view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very grateful to hear the Minister say that once funds are available, he will settle all those people that were evicted from the forests. However, I did not hear the Minister mentioning those who have been evicted from the Mt. Kenya and the Aberdares. What steps is he taking so that all the evictees from the forest areas; whether Mau, Mt. Kenya or Aberdares are all settled simultaneously? view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. From the outset, we discussed and agreed on many issues with professionals and para- professionals in this sector. However, when we finally got the draft Bill, there were quite a number of issues which were not captured. Since 1986, those people with certificates in animal health stopped being employed. So what has emerged in the field is that many of them practice illegally. That is why this Bill was brought to harmonize both qualified veterinary doctors and para-professionals. When we went through this Bill as the Departmental Committee on ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to support this Bill. It is very timely in this country because without a Bill like this, we are going to have the fluctuation that we have been having in the tourism industry. I am very grateful to the Minister because when he was first appointed, I once took my team of flower growers to him, and I was very impressed by his vision in terms of how to approach this issue. At that time, we were talking about branding Kenya. For this country to attract many tourists, we must ... view
• 17 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Assistant Minister for promising Mr. Mwakulegwa that he is going to give him a vehicle, and he is also going to fasts track the signing of the leasing agreement. Does he have an inventory in his office of the promises he has given most of us, namely that we would get vehicles? Hon. Mwakulegwa should not be served ahead of other hon. Members who have been given promises in the last three years. view