Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1651 to 1660 of 1798.

• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank the Assistant Minister for very good response. These projects were planned for the last Financial Year, 2008/2009. In response to when these projects will be implemented, he says they will be done in the next 12 months, this means any time between now and the end of the current financial year. Due to the current drought, the livelihood of the pastoralists of the northern Kenya is under threat. Our livestock are dying in large numbers due to lack of water and pasture. Could he tell this House when these projects will be implemented? I ... view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to thank the Assistant Minister again for a very good response. I also wish to thank the Ewaso Ngiro North Development Authority for doing a lot of good work in the area it is mandated to serve. view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Northern Kenya has some of the deepest boreholes. Some of these boreholes have a depth of 320 metres. Could he assure this House and my people of North Horr that the rig that they will use to drill those boreholes will really serve the purpose? We need to use the state of the art rigs that are available in today’s market to drill these boreholes? Could we have the assurance that they will use the best rigs that could drill even up to 350 metres in that region? view
• 4 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Minister to say that pastoralists and livestock are not part of that park ecosystem? view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Vote for the Ministry. This is a key Ministry. For us to realize Vision 2030, it has to play a very vital role. The budget for the Ministry does realize the need to invest in infrastructure, specifically ICT which is very important if we have to develop the ICT industry in our nation. view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: It is also important to mention that the activities envisioned by the Minister in this budget are very innovative. For example, ICT, digital villages, computer laboratories in each constituency in this Republic; these are all very vital and important innovations that the Ministry intends to deal with this financial year. view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: As a Member of Parliament from a very rural constituency in northern Kenya, I would like to urge this Ministry to invest more in the rural parts of Kenya. Where I come from in North Horr, the only thing that is known about this Ministry for the most part is KBC. Very little is known of this Ministry’s activities in that part of the country. It is very important for the Ministry to roll out its ICT digital villages in all schools as much as possible in rural areas. view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, most parts of the rural areas, including my own constituency, are hardly covered by mobile telephone service delivery. I think it is very important for this Ministry to look for ways and mean, even if it means subsidizing these mobile telephone companies or giving some form of incentives to them to ensure that many poor people in rural areas and marginal areas are covered and provided by mobile service delivery. view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the delivery of mobile telephone services in urban areas is very well utilized. When it comes to rural areas and marginal areas, we have done very little. In my constituency, for example, only two villages are covered by mobile telephone services. This is true for very many rural constituencies in Kenya. I do pray and hope that this Ministry will do whatever it takes, whether it is giving subsidies or providing incentives, to ensure that these mobile telephone companies come to the rural areas and provide Kenyans with this very vital service. view
• 29 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the budget of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education. As Kenyans, we should be so proud that these two Ministries are headed by view