Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will not take a lot of time. I would like to--- view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Okay. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like, from the outset to support this Motion. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry has looked at the Report. We have agreed with everything in it. As you heard, we have been waiting for it. It was laid on the Table last year, but because of time, it is now that we are discussing it. The Bill is drawn and we are now marrying the report to the Bill. It contains most of the things which have been raised here. For example, late payment; we are insisting on 30 days. For those who will not adhere to this period, action will be taken against them. On the ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the over-matured cane; we will come up with regulations in the new Act whereby if one mill cannot crush cane, to be able to pass it to another miller to crush it and pay farmers promptly. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the mismanagement, we have looked at that. On inefficient and obsolete factory machinery; all these problems we have in the sugar-cane subsector, it is purely on machinery. Most of the factories are running on obsolete equipment. That is why we are saying that we need to privatize them, so that we can ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true. If we do not watch out, the same trend will follow with all these other factories we want to privatize. The Government has already given a go-ahead to write off all the debts with the factories, so that we can allow privatization to move on. But, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have heard the argument here. We cannot move as fast as we would have liked to move with the Bill because we have been waiting for the report of the Committee on Agriculture. We cannot even move before we get ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am also asking the hon. Members to start sensitizing their people not to sell their shares to anybody and keep them for themselves. Because even if we say that 51 per cent will be owned by the farmers, we cannot prevent the farmers from selling their shares. But if they sell such shares and they are bought by a group of people, that means that mill will be privately owned by that group. So, we need to sensitize our people not to sell those shares to foreigners. I would like to support the suggestion ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must admit that the Saka River is a God-sent to Kodiaga. Last year, I visited the prison and was satisfied that there is really no diversion and that we are doing the best we can to look after that huge prison population. view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am prepared to accept that. But what I found out with my own eyes was a beautiful stream right in the middle of Kodiaga Prison. Whether it is diverted or not, I think, is besides the point here. Unfortunately, it is now dried up. I want to assure my learned friend, Mr. Olago that we are prepared to work with him. He has actually given us a wonderful suggestion. If it was not for this hyacinth problem which caused the non-functioning of the pump out of the Pombo Station, we would, probably, not even be talking ... view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did indicate that the problem is bigger than what my hon. friend has said. I said the shoreline receded. It was not just a problem of the water hyacinth, but the shoreline itself has receded. This means we have to look for more piping in order to be able to go deep into the lake. That is why I was able to thank the hon. Member and my learned friend for a very useful suggestion which I think ultimately, is the most viable solution. In the meantime, we have to ensure that prisoners or the staffer, ... view