John Dache Pesa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: It is unfortunate, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sorry. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I have not asked the Question, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) when the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) advanced a loan to Mr. Pitalis Ojowi Omutu of Migori for poultry farming vide his account no. AFC/DRU/A/C 183827995, (b) what the total loan was and how much Mr. Omutu had repaid to AFC before the Government’s decision to write off loans owed by farmers to AFC in 2002; and, (c) why AFC continues to harass Mr. Omutu despite such loans having been written off. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has given an answer. He concedes that the amount of loan was Kshs50,000 and this farmer, Mr. Omutu, has paid Kshs79,800. They still demand that he pays an additional amount of Kshs58,316.20. This exceeds Kshs100,000. According to an Act of this Parliament, the amount of interest cannot exceed the amount of money loaned to a farmer. Could the Assistant Minister consider reducing this money to comply with the Act of this House? view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister concedes that if this farmer had paid Kshs100,000 he would have considered that. Could the Assistant Minister commit to this House that once this farmer pays Kshs20,200, he will waive the balance of the amount due in compliance with the Act? view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to ask this poor farmer to travel to Nairobi, and yet I have asked this Question in Parliament and the Assistant Minister can make a commitment in this House? view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will go. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for giving us this elaborate answer. I am glad to learn from him that instead of Kshs4 billion, we are talking about Kshs8 billion that is in the process of being acquired. However, in the short term, western Kenyan is currently suffering from power interruptions and our small industries are affected. The Assistant Minister has said that he will put up a power plant engine at Muhoroni. When will he do that and how much money has he put aside to do the work so that small industries in western Kenyan ... view
• 11 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to dispute what the Minister is saying. He is a good friend of mine, but I think he is not answering the question that was raised by hon. Gaichuhie. Hon. Gaichuhie asked whether this idea of paying the invigilators through the mobile phones was an afterthought or whether these teachers were told during the exercise that they would be paid through the mobile phone. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On Wednesday, 3rd August, I also sought a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Energy on the African Development Bank (ADB) funded projects in that Ministry. The Speaker directed that the Minister should have given that Statement yesterday, but he was not in the House. So, could you give us some direction? view