Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have really answered the Question. What I am saying is that it is important for the Ministry to make sure that the organization is run properly. That is why we are insisting on sitting down with the CEO to find out what is happening. If anything was done wrongly, action will be taken. That is what I can assure the House. view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that the Nyayo Tea Zones Corporation workers at Chebangang, Embomos and Bosto villages live in inhuman conditions due to the Corporation's failure to put up adequate housing, health and school facilities as the corporation currently does not have labour lines in the areas. The workers live in their own homes. (b) The corporation plans to construct labour lines in Chebangang and Embomos at an estimated cost of Kshs3.2 million during this financial year. The process is in the bidding stage. The corporation has allowed Tuyebey Primary School ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Kshs3.2 million is a grant from the African Development Bank (ADB), and it is just for Phase I. We expect more to be done on construction of the houses for these farmers. But the greater percentage of the workers, who work in the tea farms, come from nearby. So, we are going to start with Kshs3.2 million, but I am sure more work is going to be done as we go on. view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm that the Ministry is committed. We cannot build houses for all the workers in the tea zones. But I can assure this House that when we get funds, we will make sure that these workers have good houses to live in, schools and even health facilities. view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not the Ministry which puts up schools. But the Nyayo Tea Zones Corporation has a history of constructing schools and health centres wherever 1844 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 16, 2008 they are. But, as I said, Tuyabei Primary School has been constructed as one of the schools there. Even the Nyayo Tea Zone Corporation has ceded six acres--- view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even the schools which are put up in other areas are all public schools and not private. So, whether a school is put up by the Nyayo Tea Zones Corporation, it is done as a social responsibility. But the Nyayo Tea Zones Corporation has also ceded six hectares of land to construct a playground. If need be, that can also be used to build another school if it is required. view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The present role of the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) is to assist in development of agriculture and agricultural industries by providing affordable loans, managerial and technical assistance to loan beneficiaries as stipulated in Section 2 of the AFC Act, Cap.323. (b) I assure the House, as well as the country, that the aim is to supplement the Government effort through promotion of public-private sector partnership to enhance access to inputs and other services towards raised farm productivity, and not to cripple the institutions set up to benefit local farmers. (c) The Government ... view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to clarify the issue of Equity Bank partnership with the Government. I would like to say here that the Government has never given money to Equity Bank to loan to farmers. This was purely a private initiative, which is being guaranteed by AGRA and IFAD, each contributing US$2.5 million. That gives a total of US$5 million. The Government has nothing to do with it. The only reason the Government came in was that we negotiated with them, so that it could be put in Equity Bank and make it a revolving fund. Equity Bank ... view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very much aware that the House passed a Motion here which resolved that we should write off those loans. But, according to the funds that we allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture, we are not able to do that at the moment. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are even trying to look for more money to advance to farmers. The farming community in Kenya requires Kshs10 billion. We do not have money close to that figure; not even a tenth of that amount. So, the issue of the write-off cannot be dealt with at the moment ... view
• 15 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to, first of all, correct the hon. Member. I did not say that the Government is going to give Equity Bank Kshs3.2 billion. I only said that by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Adventist Development Research Agency (ADRA) are putting Kshs300 million in Equity Bank and the bank agreed to lend to farmers an amount of Kshs3.2 billion. So, the Government is not giving any bank any money. It is just, as I said, a private initiative which was negotiated by IFAD and so on. However, once the modalities of how the ... view