John Dache Pesa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I understand that Njoro is a district now. I think the best solution is to create this office in Njoro. When does the Assistant Minister plan to do that? view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: When will that be done, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir? view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me time to talk on this Motion. First and foremost, we should ask ourselves why the cost of fuel is going up, and the answer lies in many factors. One factor is the weak Kenyan Shilling; this is a mistake by the Government. The Government has been quiet when the shilling has been getting weaker and weaker. This is by design, as a matter of fact. When the Government is doing that, what happens to my people in Migori? Do I let them continue suffering because the Government has decided not to play ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the hon. Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs spoke here, and I agree with the way he put it, that we need to have cost put on supply and demand. That is very noble in economics, but when we find that our people are suffering, and they are asking us why the cost of fuel is going up, we must have immediate measures which can correct this issue. One measure we are taking is this Motion by the Member for Ainamoi, hon. Langat, which is asking the Government and the ministries to reduce some of the money ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, at the end of every financial year, we find that money is returned to the Treasury and nobody explains where it goes. Nobody comes back to this Parliament and tells us where the returned money goes. When we reduce the cost of fuel, it means that even at the Ministry level, they will have to fuel their vehicles at the reduced cost, and that will reduce their expenditure. Therefore, we have to look at people who travel in matatus . Bus fares are very high now. Most of our motorbike riders carry the old women at ... view
• 27 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: I do not want to waste more time. In fact, if there is a Member of Parliament in this Chamber who is actually interested in the lives of our people at home he should actually support this Motion. I beg to support. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister is stating that the allowances were negotiated but, according to his answer earlier on, he said that they were arrived at by the Directorate of Personnel Management. So, is he in order to tell us that he has to wait for that negotiation? view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources:- (a) whether he can confirm that there are gold deposits in Otacho Location in Migori and that mining is going on in the area currently; (b) which firms have been licensed to undertake the mining in the area; and, (c) how the residents of Migori are benefiting from the mining activity. view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for giving that elaborate answer and, in fact, for accepting that there is gold deposit in this area. In fact, in most parts of Migori and Nyatike, we have gold deposits. The people who are currently mining, as the Assistant Minister states, are the poor youths in the area who can afford living without this type of business. What is the Ministry doing to ensure that they can facilitate these youth to get some livelihood in that area? This can be done by giving them certain facilities that they ... view
• 26 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to commend the Assistant Minister for the indication that there will be funds that the youths can use to work on the gold deposits in the area. My concern here is that some time ago, we saw a finished product of gold from this area produced in this House by a Member of Parliament. Could the Assistant Minister confirm to this House whether or not those people that are claiming to have been licensed to do the prospecting are not also doing mining in Migori and Nyatike? view