Erastus Mureithi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 381 to 390 of 402.

• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am extremely disappointed by the answer that has been given by the Ministry. That is because I took the trouble to tour that road on Sunday. They have only finished a very small section in the Kipipiri area. The most unfortunate thing, before I ask my question, is that they have brought in surveyors all the way from China. According to the current philosophy of the road, they have used the terrain. Therefore, I feel very disappointed because they have even told us that they will not do the road to Ol Kalou--- view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason I am disappointed is because the Ministry of Roads is not addressing the problems of Ol Kalou farmers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, right now, milk is not able to reach the processors. We have been told that we cannot do that road because we are going to spoil it. Could the Assistant Minister make sure that they start from Ol Kalou? They have not started from Ol Kalou and he is giving us a shoddy answer! view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I toured that road. Another disappointment which I want to inform the Ministry about is that the contractors have brought their own surveyors. If you drive a car like a Range Rover, be very careful because they have used the terrain. I wish to ask the Assistant Minister whether they are using modern technology of straightening the road. Are we going to use foreign surveyors who move along the terrain which will create danger for our vehicles, particularly when it is raining? view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when will the Ministry finish that road, considering that they have only finished less than 30 per cent on the 67 per cent time allocated to them? view
• 28 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for catching your eye. I am very grateful. I stand here to support this Motion on the Vote of the Ministry of Agriculture. I am very proud today because the current crop of officers from the Ministry of Agriculture has really started working. I am very grateful because down there in the rural areas, you can now see the extension officers. You see them not necessarily because they wear their uniforms which they have been given, but because they have become available to the farmers and they are moving around. I ... view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the SACCO Societies Bill. This is a privilege for me because I was present when the name "SACCO" was originally created in 1985. It came as a result of a lot of research and we had to abbreviate the long name to come up with "SACCO". The co-operative financial intermediation, through the saccos, is very necessary for a low- income country like Kenya. If we do not have intermediation, we still become subject to the mercies of the banks and the shylocks in the nation. Therefore, the enactment of the ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Roads:- (a) whether he is aware that more than 70 per cent of the roads in Ol Kalou Constituency are unclassified; (b) what action he is taking to have these roads classified so as to attract funding from Government and development partners; and, (c) if he could table the list of Government- owned road construction, repair and maintenance machines in the constituency and indicate their condition. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, Ol Kalou Constituency is a highly productive area and, since Independence, the roads there have not been classified. In actual fact, we have only two classified roads C69 and C83. The rest of the roads are not classified. As the Minister tells us, that they are going ahead to classify them, the farmers' produce continues rotting in the farms because they cannot reach the markets. People continue to suffer because they cannot reach hospitals. Could the Minister give us the exact timeframe, so that these roads are classified and we are able ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am glad that my friend, the Minister who I have worked under as my former Minister when I was in the bank, is able. However, I would like him to answer the issue of affirmative action. Whereas I hear many people say that roads in their regions are tarmacked, I want to inform the hon. Minister that Ol Kalou, and Nyandarua District in general, does not have any single tarmac road. Could he give us a timeframe on his affirmative action such that when money comes, he will now bring it to the settlement areas ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Whereas I appreciate the answer from the Assistant Minister, I have just looked at what he has given us as an answer. What I would like to request is that, as we now look at the aspects of the Kshs2.3 billion, which the Ministry of Agriculture is aware of, I would also like to--- Farmers have been making deliveries of pyrethrum since 2003 without being paid. What has happened subsequent to 2003 is the loss of all the money for which the farmers have been delivering pyrethrum to the Board. The ... view