Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1701 to 1710 of 1730.

• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Finance:- (a) given the enormous amount of money available for investment in the country, as exemplified by the oversubscription of the Safaricom shares by about Kshs140 billion, what the Minister is doing to tap into these resources; (b) what other investment opportunities the Government is planning to offer to the public through the stock market; and, (c) what the capacity of institutions such as Centum Investments (formerly ICDC) in discharging their mandate is. view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the good answer which is also fairly comprehensive. However, it is lacking in terms of timeframe. Could the Assistant Minister tell us within what time we should expect this restructuring process to be accomplished so that we avoid this continued waste of taxpayers' money and also, the human resource therein that continues to age without having been involved in any positive production? view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me start by thanking the hon. Member for moving this very important Motion given the fact that malaria is surely a killer disease in this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would want to support this Motion because of three issues. One is that the use of an environmentally friendly residual insecticide is a very positive thing in this country. It is going to be derived from pyrethrum. We have regions in this country that derive their livelihood from pyrethrum growing. In the last couple of years, we have seen a decline in ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thirdly, by the use of this environmentally friendly residual insecticides, we will have taken care of ourselves or we shall have moved away from the use of other products like the Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) that is known for causing other ailments to our people. So, it is important that we support this Motion and request the Government and the Ministry in charge that this be put in place. More funds should be committed to the same because in so doing, we are able to achieve more than just the eradication of malaria. We will be able to ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion brought by Mr. Kaino. As I make my contribution, it is interesting to note how hon. Members are keen to be on the Floor when we have controversial issues, yet when we have important Motions like the one that has been brought by Mr. Kaino, a cup of tea is more appealing than thinking of how we can be of use to this country. view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: I wish to draw my contribution from experiences in other areas. I strongly support this very 1864 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 16, 2008 important Motion, because if discussions like this one had been held before, perhaps, issues like the one confronting us in the Mau Forest may not have been as difficult to resolve as they are now. I come from Ndaragwa Constituency, and within is the Aberdares National Park and the Aberdares Forest. Other than the human activity that can be blamed for the loss of this natural resource, there is also the concern, and we have seen this within ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: on behalf of view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I thank the Assistant Minister for the answer that he has given to this Question, it is also important for him to say what kind of deployment we have within the police station that he has said is three kilometres away from the area affected by insecurity. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on behalf of Mr. Mbau, I am satisfied with the response. view