Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 851 to 860 of 1161.

• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that we did not give enough, and the reason is that we did not have enough to give to every farmer. But in his constituency, we gave more than 5,000 farmers assorted seeds. I can assure him that even for the next season, we are preparing ourselves to give seeds to almost every person in that area, because there is no rain even now. view
• 11 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, we have started that and we will continue doing December 11, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4067 it. Also, during that time, we are likely to make a request. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) My Ministry will contract a fruit-processing plant in Bureti District as soon as a suitable partner is identified. (b) The Ministry has submitted, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a project proposal to the Government of India seeking to partner in the construction of a fruit-processing plant in Bureti District as promised to the Roret farmers in 2007. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, currently we have about 2,280 farmers. Just last month, we injected Kshs1 million into a programme of putting the farmers together in groups, training them, doing rural access roads and physical market improvement. We are preparing them just in case we identify the partner, so that these people can grow the crop. Currently, Bureti Division is earning over Kshs300 million per year through pineapples. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I can assure the hon. Member that the factory which we are going to construct there will cater for the entire area, not only Bureti. view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the proposal was sent this year. There are indications that people are being put together; they are trying to select somebody who will partner with us. We are waiting for the information, and that is why we have already allocated money to put these people into groups so that they can grow the crop in large quantities. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The reason for the farmers not receiving payment of pyrethrum delivery is due to lack of funds. (b) I have instructed Pyrethrum Board of Kenya to pay farmers all their arrears and subsequent deliveries from the sale proceeds without further delay. (c) I have further instructed the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya administration and management board to observe prudent management and good governance and ensure that payment of farmers' dues for flower delivery are prioritised over the debt and effect without undue delay. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true we have been having problems with the 3660 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 27, 2008 Pyrethrum Board. They lost money and the factory was burned. Yesterday, the Ministry established a three-member team which will look into the restructuring of the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, with a view of putting some money to pay all the farmers. As we speak, the total amount outstanding which has not been paid to date is Kshs64 million. This was a higher figure. In order for production to continue, we have to accumulate flowers up to a tune of 120 metric ... view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we would like to give priority to every farmer to be paid his debt. That is what we are working on. That is why we put in place a new management yesterday to revitalise this subsector and make sure that normal production is resumed. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the mandate of the team which is there is to make sure that it promotes production of pyrethrum, determine appropriate pricing of the pyrethrin, carry out staff overhaul, prepare--- view