Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 730 of 1161.

• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think I will be out of the country and I want to deal with the matter myself. I do not think there is any urgency in the matter. I think it is important to get correct information. I did allude to the fact that we were given an empty tape, so it could be that the issue is not as dramatic as we were all made to believe. But be that as it may, I have given my undertaking; as soon as I am able to, I will be in a position to deal with that ... view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very true that we are very serious about reforms, not just in the Prisons Department but, as I keep on saying, this is reform time in this country. We must all be in the frame of reforms. Yes, indeed, we are hoping to put up a prison in Yatta. That does not mean that his constituents will end up going to jail. Let us pray that they do not get there. There is something about prisons that people do not like. If you promise people a prison facility, they think that you are a devil ... view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am happy that my learned friend feels that we should visit that prison. Indeed, when we will be on a recess, I will want to visit the prison with him. As he rightly pointed out, our core business is rehabilitation of offenders, always taking into account their basic human rights. We do not want to rehabilitate them by giving them corporal punishment everyday. There are ways that are set and that is what we want to do. We have also realized that it is also their basic right to be given sufficient rations, some food; that ... view
• 10 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: DEMARCATION OF KIANG’OMBE SETTLEMENT SCHEME view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) To cushion tea farmers against any unequitability and declining tea prices, my Ministry, in conjunction with the Tea Board of Kenya and other stakeholders, is undertaking the following activities: One, it is encouraging value addition of the view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the cost of producing or drying tea leaves with firewood is Kshs8. When you use funnels and other methods, it costs Kshs18. We know that there has been exploration of coal. We are consulting with the Ministry of Energy to tell us whether what has been found can be used commercially before we start encouraging factories to use it. Some factories have started running their own mini-hydro factories and they are using their own electricity to dry these leaves. Therefore, we are very much aware and are concerned, although at the moment, we know that ... view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I talked about mini- hydro power generators. This is water used to generate power, which is used to dry the leaves. view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I would like to correct the hon. Member. The Government is not encouraging destruction of the tea industry in this country. In fact, we have put a lot of money into the tea industry to make sure that farmers get returns worth what they invest in their shambas. As far as value addition is concerned, we now have factories which are producing different types of tea. For example, we have the orthodox tea, green tea and the ice tea that is being produced. All these things are being done to make sure that the ... view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has put a lot of money into the tea sector. We cannot afford to fund the levies. Those who are view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, KTDA is still a marketer. The bulk of the tea goes through the agency and is sold through the auction in Mombasa. view