John Sakwa Bunyasi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1041 to 1050 of 1058.

• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Speaker, Sir. Sorry, I was looking towards the wrong direction. I rise to contribute to this very important Motion because food security is, indeed, a high priority issue in this country. Food security has many dimensions and I know two major ones. One of the major ones is access to it and that is why we are tackling it. The other issue is agricultural supply. Let us remember that we are not dealing with one side of the food security equation. That one is the most critical, but very important one. I agree entirely with the Motion, ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: withdraw the subsidies there were major issues, including the stability of the Government at the time. That is the problem with subsidies. You will start with it and it is very difficult to sustain or withdraw it. I like the principle that we should have a dedicated body that looks at the promotion and the marketing of fertilizer, and ultimately actual manufacturing of fertilizer. If you add to their mandate that they should subsidize fertilizer, you will have serious governance issues. You know how our cartels work here in Kenya. A very good idea can easily get spoilt. As the ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Speaker, Sir. Sorry, I was looking towards the wrong direction. I rise to contribute to this very important Motion, because food security is, indeed, a high priority issue in this country. Food security has many dimensions and I know two major ones. One of the major ones is access to it and that is why we are tackling it. The other issue is agricultural supply. Let us remember that we are not dealing with one side of the food security equation. That one is the most critical, but very important one. I agree entirely with the Motion, ... view
• 28 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I agree on the grounds in which he has been praised but I am concerned about the nature of the praise because it may set a precedent that may hamper us as we go forward. For example, heads of institutions stand accountable for what goes on in their institutions even if they are not personally undertaking it. If we remove that principle, we will have a problem in future when heads of Ministries sit over rotten Ministries. So I am very concerned about that dismissive basis. The second basis ... view
• 23 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to contribute to this Motion, and I am inclined to support it. I would like to say at the outset that if poverty is a big issue within fishing communities not only in Kenyan but in many other parts of the world, pulling those communities from poverty has not been successful in many parts of the world. I would, therefore, suggest that in a Motion of this nature we need to adopt a slightly broader perspective when it becomes a draft law; we will, probably, look at the livelihoods ... view
• 23 May 2013 in National Assembly: There may be other areas in which you can support them in diversifying their income sources, so that there is a measureable intervention. Otherwise, the proposed intervention tends to recycle poverty over and over again. This has happened in the Far East and in many other places. view
• 23 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, fishing is no longer a preserve of people around natural water bodies. We have moved significantly to fishing ponds and other forms of artificial water bodies. I would suggest that we look a little bit more comprehensively at how we can support the industry beyond supporting the fishing folk. As somebody from Nambale, I would strongly urge that we begin to look at possibilities of expanding fish farming to areas that are not natural water bodies. As has been suggested by some hon. Members, it would be a major opportunity for our youth to find ... view
• 23 May 2013 in National Assembly: I agree that given the levels of poverty and the relative lack of sophistication in the use of loans, grants might be the right thing to provide. But once you give grants, you will have started an income transfer system. You will have to look at it as an income transfer system, and decide on who gets it; is it the right person who gets it? The will be the risk of elite capture, as they call it. You will have to see if the right people are the ones who get it. So, we need a fairly comprehensive look ... view
• 21 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to contribute to this Motion. I think it is a noble idea that we should look for ways and means that can improve the economic base of our counties; many of these parastatals can be domesticated by being taken to the view