Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 811 to 820 of 980.

• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the land was bought on willing seller, willing buyer basis. So, I would like to request the hon. Member to, first of all, bear in mind is the fact that the Ministry of Agriculture was requested by the KANU Government to surrender this land to the Ministry of Lands and the Settlement Fund Trustee. It was actually the Ministry of Lands that allocated the land. It is not the duty of the Ministry of Agriculture to allocate land. So, he can re-direct that question to the Ministry of Lands. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) The original acreage of ADC Molo Farm was 12,495 acres. 12,365 acres were sold and Kshs393, 833,049 was made from the sale. I do hereby table the list of the beneficiaries of the Molo ADC Farm. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: (b) The contribution of the sale of the ADC Farm cannot be stated because it has not so far been assessed. (c) The Government spent Kshs15 million to purchase 700 acres of Asante Farm in Kuresoi District. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to clarify and confirm that the ADC Farms in Molo were as follows; ADC Nyota – 5,794 acres, ADC Total Three Farms – 1,913 acres and ADC Sirikwa – 4,656 acres. This is a total of 12,365 view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to start with the criteria of allocation. The former Government found it prudent to settle some squatters in the Rift Valley Province. Through the Settlement Trust Fund (STF), the ADC Farm was transferred to STF for onward allocation to needy cases. That is why it was found prudent to allocate these farms. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, these farms were sold way back from 1995 all the way to 2000. The average price at that time was Kshs6, 600 per acre. As the Ministry of Agriculture, we are in the process of our potatoes ... view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as at now, I do not know the original owner who sold the farm to ADC. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, during the last regime, there was massive problem in the Rift Valley Province. It was found prudent to settle some of these squatters. Molo ADC Farm was one of the areas identified for these settlement schemes. The most unfortunate thing is that it was who-is-who who benefited from this farm. I have got the list--- view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am answering him. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the time the Question was brought to our attention, we were unable to complete the assessment. However, I can promise this House that by next week, I can afford to give the assessment of the development of ADC farm. At the same time, I already tabled the list of the beneficiaries of the Molo ADC Farm. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to assure the hon. Member that under the current Government, we will protect any land that we will buy. view