John Michael Njenga Mututho

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: sit on 79 Ministerial Statements on issues which are as heavy as can be, including among others debts and investments. Could the Minister consider having one morning or two mornings next week not scheduled for normal business, so that we can listen to the Ministers deliver the Statements? Otherwise, it makes nonsense of all that we try to do here in this House if we cannot truly address ourselves to those 79 Ministerial Statements. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would have wished to contribute for hours on end, but I will be very brief. In this Chamber, we are perhaps the lucky few who have been debating here in the last few days before we move to the new Chamber; it was on this Floor from where people heard about J.M. Kariuki. It was from this Floor that they heard about Tom Mboya, and it was from this Floor that they heard about all those things that have happened in the past. Everything to do with IDPs has been properly documented. Everything to do ... view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Assistant Minister for Agriculture for bringing this policy which is long overdue. I want from the outset to inform the House that extension services is equivalent to good preaching in case of the Bible or teachers; or good lecturing in case of universities; or good teaching in case of schools. What we are trying to say here is that the passage of that technical information in a way that can be understood and simplified in a version that farmers can appreciate that technology. Therefore, when you are having extension workers ... view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are some organizations in this country, and to the shock of my Committee and everybody else, who have been practicing extension, but they have never bothered to register so that you know who they are and what extension services they are able to give. view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in 1982, 1983 and 1984, in Baringo County, there were about 48 agencies, including Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) who were trying to do extension. The net result is now being felt today when we have the Mathenge weed, which was introduced by one man, Kriegler, who was hired by the FAO. He was an expert. He believed this weed was a suitable agronomic crop that can both be used for firewood and also for forage. I am at pains when I do recall the hope and the funds which were bestowed in Baringo at that particular ... view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a good extension worker goes through several phases of training. The first one is technical, which entails the candidates qualifying in agricultural fields. In agriculture, there are several fields; it could be something to do with farm management, agronomy, soil science, livestock or fisheries. They qualify there and then they are taught how to interface their high technology with the farmers, so that the farmers could adapt to those particular processes. view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Today in this country, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have several groups of people who are doing extension. There is one even in Kibera here which has been on it for 17 years or thereabouts. But unless they register and we know who they are and the content development is agreed and harmonized, then we will have very serious ramifications in the overall agricultural production. To give you an example, let us take the wonderful innovation this system we had where they can grow vegetables from a sack. That is very good idea; it is an extremely good idea. ... view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Transport:- view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: (a) whether he could provide a list of road accident related deaths, including pedestrians and boda boda, since 2000, indicating the exact roads, dates of accidents and the number injured or maimed each year; and, view
• 31 Jul 2012 in National Assembly: (b) what the status of compensation of the victims is. view