Hon. Fred Gumo

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• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: July 24, 2008 PARLIMENTARY DEBATES 2109 view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply (a) Tana and Athi River Development Authority has undertaken the following activities in Maragua Constituency since it was formed four years ago:- (i) The establishment of nurseries, tree planting programmes and woodlots (ii) Promotion of catchment conservation activities among the youth. (b) The total amount spent on the activities "a" above is Kshs100,000 (c) The Authority has no immediate plans to supply water to the towns of Maragua, Saba Saba, Makuyu and Kenol because supply of water is not within her mandate. view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when these other towns were supplied with water, 1632 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 3, 2008 particularly Mwingi, those earlier days, the hydro power stations which were built by TARDA were being run by TARDA. They were able to generate more funds. At that time, TARDA was developing more areas, and particularly catchment areas. But since these hydro power stations were taken over by KenGen for free, TARDA has not been able to generate its own funds. As a result, it has been very difficult to do the developments that it used to do before. But negotiations are ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I had said, for some time now, if you look at the previous Budget, the Treasury gave TARDA very little money, forgetting that some of those authorities are the grassroots of development. If we are supported--- We are now preparing next year's budget. Last time, it had not been given any money. If we are given money by the Treasury, definitely, that Authority will develop those areas and almost all the constituencies in that area. Today, for Vision 2030 Development Plan to succeed, we have to use those authorities. So, unless some money is channelled ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I made it very clear that the supply of water falls under the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. The hon. Member for Maragwa knows that. We only do some of these projects when we have enough money. That is when we do them under our development authorities. Otherwise, it is the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and its respective boards that are supposed to handle this. I am sure that there is a board under the Ministry of Water and Irrigation that is supposed to cover that area. It is supposed to supply water to that ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as I accept to take responsibly, there are portfolios for respective Ministries. In this case, I said that I do not have an answer to this Question because it falls under the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. However, I can give you an answer next week, if you want, from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. July 3, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1633 view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, this Question falls under the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. However, I said that, if the hon. Member insists, I will ask the Minister for Water and Irrigation to get you the answer. You can go to the Ministry, yourself, and get an answer. view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to support this Budget. I think this Budget is one of the best we have had for some time. The Minister considered almost every area that affects wananchi . There is one area that the Minister did not consider much and that is the road between Kitale, through Lokichoggio to Southern Sudan. There is now a lot of development in Southern Sudan. We have a lot of our young people and businessmen working there. They are doing a lot of business in Southern Sudan. As you all know, ... view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the truth and I must remind hon. Members whether I am in Cabinet or not. This is business for the country. When I speak like this, I am helping this country. I am not speaking for myself! I thank the Minister for Finance for allocating money for the road to Ethiopia. That is very good, but he should have considered this one also. This is because that road which is mainly used by trucks is extremely important. In fact, he should try to look for money because I do not see why 1296 ... view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Men are suffering. They are looking for jobs, but they cannot get them. You will not get many women who are educated in this town who do not have jobs. Today, if you attend an interview, if there are ten vacancies, eight women will get them. Only two men will be given the job. So, if we continue talking of the 30 per cent to achieve gender balance, women will by-pass men! When women are in power, they are a problem! view