Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Motion at this time. All of us know what happened. The Government, through the Ministry, has really tried to do a lot of things for people who were affected. Of late, we have been ploughing for many farmers. We have even given out fertilisers and seeds. The Government continues to assist these people. While I sympathise with this Motion, I would like to ask the House that when we are doing the estimates for the next financial year, we should bring this up. At the moment, even if we pass it ... view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know that there are people who are not going to be able to service their loans, but the only thing that I can say at the moment, on behalf of the Ministry, is to request that we be patient and try and see whether the required funds could be provided in the next Budget. We should have brought this before we did the Supplementary Estimates. It could have been something better done at that time. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I said, this is a very crucial Motion, and we should give it the importance it deserves. I cannot stand here and promise something that we cannot do as a Ministry. I am saying that I will take this matter to the Ministry, and we will see whether we could look for some more funds in the Ministry to assist in this. At the moment, as much as I would like use the term "write-off", I do not want to use it until we look at our Budget, and see what is happening. For example, ... view
• 16 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to seek a clarification from the Minister. Is he convinced that the police force is going to manage that situation? Before the current menace, the Mungiki was there. They used to be negotiated with. Could he try and find out whether they can sit down with those people and sort out the differences so that people can go to work and destruction of property is stopped? view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to follow up on an issue that I raised before we went on recess. Before we went on recess, I requested a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Transport regarding the increase of deaths caused by accidents on the roads. The Minister is here. Could he give me an answer to that. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Minister for that Statement. But in 2003, accidents on our roads were reduced to almost zero. How come we are losing ten people per day on our roads? Is it that we are not enforcing the usage of safety belts, speed governors and checking of the vehicles? The Minister should tell us what exactly has changed between that time and now. That is because we are losing too many people. It is not only during Easter, but even on other days. The Minister should enforce the laws that were gazetted at that time, ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government has taken this matter with all the seriousness it deserves. This has to do with the post-election violence. To answer Dr. Eseli's question as to how the farmers will access this assistance, we will give instructions to the Permanent Secretary, and the entire Ministry of Agriculture, as presently constituted, to make sure that farmers access this facility as soon as it is practicable. The rains have now started. view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I actually did not say that the NCPB will import any fertilizer. I said that the Government has given the NCPB a credit line of Kshs850 million to purchase fertilizer. Of course, that could mean that if the fertilizer is not available in the local market, it can be imported, as hon. Chepkitony has said. Whatever it is, it is all systems go, so that we can take advantage of the setting on of the long rains. view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can assure hon. Mbarire that all the farmers in Runyenjes Constituency will benefit from this credit line. The Government cannot afford to discriminate between its citizens. Therefore, we want to urge farmers in the whole country to take advantage of this credit line. We will make sure that there is no discrimination of any type. However, due consideration has to be given to the food basket of this country, which is clearly the Rift Valley Province. This is why we are stressing that people should return to their farms and take advantage of this assistance. We ... view