Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am not misleading the House. I said that some of the projects have been funded by donors, who go through the Ministry. The Ministry has also done a lot. I remember that we had an irrigation system in place, but it was uprooted and taken away, together with the pumps. What I am trying to say is that the Ministry has not forgotten the people of North Eastern Province. Between 2008 and this year, the Ministry has put about Kshs260 million in North Eastern Province. So, when the hon. Member says that the Ministry has ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Ministry is working on that. The District Officer (DO) and the local extension officers are working and will come up with a programme and we are going to open up that area. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not agree with Mr. C. Kilonzo that we have killed the cotton industry. That is not true. It is only that the production was high and the Government provided the environment for the crop to be produced. The farmers were supposed to organize themselves and sell the crop. The Government has nowhere to take the cotton. He is really misleading the House. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have a list of water pans which the Ministry of Agriculture has done. I have tabled that list. I have also tabled a list of canals which have been done by the Government and also donors. I have tabled that and the hon. Member has a copy of what I have tabled. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if a donor goes to do something in North Eastern Province, the Ministry cannot also go and put up a similar thing because that would be duplication. I agree that from Independence up to sometime in the past, the province had been left behind and we need to look for a way of doing something there, but we cannot sort it out here now. I am only giving you what the Ministry of Agriculture has done and it works with donors. The donors give the money through the Ministry and we cannot just duplicate projects. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is not really correct. Not all projects were done by our partners. Some were but when we are dealing with development partners they channel their funds to the parent Ministry. Once they channel them to the parent Ministry, work is done. We all agree that the areas have been marginalized; but it is now time to look for ways of doing something. The Government has done its work and I have laid on the table what we have done and what we are going to continue doing. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me answer it on Tuesday, next week. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that there were some delays in receiving green leaf from farmers in Mudete Tea Factory due to change in technology from analog to electronic weighing scales introduced gradually in October, 2010. However, due to the acquisition of adequate electronic weighing scales and adoption of time-bound collection system designed to cover established routes, the tea factory is now able to serve farmers and reduce the waiting time before leaf collection. (b) The Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) and Mudete Tea Factory have increased the number of tea leaf collection ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have also increased the number of tea collection centres to 74. The routes have also been increased and the KTDA has offered to reimburse farmers if they deliver their crop to the factory on their own. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, already a meeting between the factory and the KTDA has been held and all these concerns are being addressed. view