Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 801 to 810 of 980.

• 26 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As much as the Ministry sympathizes with the situation in Molo arising out of the PEV, the hands of the AFC are tied. The corporation can only undertake general write-offs of loans where authority has been granted by this House following a Sessional Paper laid on the Table. view
• 26 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Harambee are not in the docket of the Ministry of Agriculture. The hon. Member can direct his energy somewhere else. view
• 26 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The efforts which I have just stated are available across the entire country. Those are the options which the AFC undertakes in the entire country to bail out the farmers or the clients, who are in distress. So, the clients can just visit the AFC and renegotiate on the best options so that they can be able to move forward with their business. view
• 26 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Yes, there was a general write-off of the AFC loans, which was carried out in 2004, after the approval by Parliament, through Sessional Paper No.1 of 2002 for the farmers affected by drought and other natural circumstances. There is a due process which AFC follows before the write-offs can be done. As at now, due to the PEV, the AFC is doing the due diligence to determine which loans cannot be repaid. Thereafter, they will give us a report which will be forwarded to the Cabinet and subsequently a Sessional Paper will be generated and ... view
• 26 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sympathize with the people who were mostly affected by the PEV. We anticipate further problems due to the issues which are coming up in the Mau Complex because most of the farmers will be moved forcibly out of their land, as their title deeds are charged. Once they move out of Mau area, they will not be able to repay loans. So, once the Government’s resettlement programme is complete, we shall be able to move forward and do a Cabinet Paper. Once we get the authority of this august House, we will be able to decide ... view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to seek the indulgence of the House so that I can answer this Question next week on Thursday because the answer which I have received is very unsatisfactory. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Question was deferred to this week because the list of beneficiaries of the ADC farms I tabled had not been certified. However, I now have a certified list of the beneficiaries of the ADC farms totaling to 59,873 acres. The list is certified by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture. It is an extract from the famous Ndung’u Report. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to table the list. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the ADC was requested by the former Government to surrender eight farms to the SFT for onward allocation. Out of 59,000 acres, the ADC is left with 1,330 acres currently. I would also like to confirm that the management of the ADC has approached the Ministry of Agriculture to allow it acquire more land. So far, the Ministry has acquired 700 acres for the ADC in the Asante Farm. Since the policy of the Ministry of Agriculture is to continue supplying farmers with seeds, we have an obligation to support the ADC to acquire fresh land ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a completely different Question, but I have tabled the list showing the eight ADC farms. The list includes the beneficiaries who acquired more than five acres of this farm. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that part of the list may read as who-is-who in Kenya today but, maybe, at that particular time, in the 19990s, they were squatters. view