Ferdinand Waititu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you have heard, we are reviewing the designs and that is only when we can get an estimate of the amount of money that is supposed to be spent and I undertake to push the Ministry to increase that amount. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the concerns of the Member but considering that this project has stalled for the last 24 years, all those people who were concerned by then are not with us even in the Ministry. So, what the Ministry is doing right now is to review the designs so that we can budget from the factors that exist now. If you take into account 24 years ago and now, there is a big difference in population and other factors of land--- view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Member that he might be having more information than me, considering that he is the Member of the area. I am ready to go with the Member to the ground together with my Permanent Secretary so that we can review the facts on the ground. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, before June next year, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Yah. I think it will even be better. We can consult with them in my office together with the officials. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I have provided a list of the bona fide farmers of Bura and Hola Irrigation Schemes, indicating the acreage for each farm in Annex 1. (b) The land under cultivation by the National Irrigation Board in Bura is 1,000 while that under the National Youth Service in Bura and Hola is 850 acres and 130 acres, respectively. The maize seeds produced by the National Irrigation Board in Bura were 3,748 bags and sold to the Kenya Seed Company. The proceeds from the sales, which is approximately Kshs16 million is used to ... view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government and our Ministry appreciate the fact that since 1982 when the last bunch of people was resettled, there are those who have grown and need land. We, at the Ministry, have consulted widely and are in agreement with the hon. Member that the Advisory Committee can spearhead the reallocation of the land to the landless in the Bura area. view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that some of the farmers are not able to produce more than 60 bags, as the hon. Member has said. The money promised has actually not been released in full, but I promise the hon. Member that I will push for the release of that money immediately. view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this list of farmers was compiled between 1979 and 1982 when the project was operating successfully. However, in 1995, the Tana River changed its course naturally and the project collapsed. Some of the farmers who had been allocated land subsequently went back to where they had come from. It is worth mentioning that these farmers were allocated land from all over the country through the Provincial Administration. However, now that the project is operating properly, members have been coming back from where they had gone. That is why there is an increase in the number of ... view