John Sakwa Bunyasi

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Entries 141 to 150 of 1058.

• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is really timely. I want to thank Hon. Shollei and her team for bringing it up. I would like to add that as they look at food, they should also look at feeds, because as we feed our livestock, they become what they The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: eat. As we eat them, we become what they ate initially. Two, there are risks of association. There are still many places where humans and animals are in very close proximity not just during the day, but during the night as well. Some are brought in because of security. Increased awareness on these risks is very important. I know the Committee will look at the matter, which is sometimes camouflaged because of politics. The quality of imported food is very important, particularly imports ready for the table or to the frying pan and then to the table. We have had ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I see I am right on the wire. I rise to support the BPS under discussion. Even though I am in the Budget and Appropriations Committee, looking at the proposals that have come from the Government, I feel there is a lot of room for qualitative improvement. I just want to underscore what was already said by Hon. Baya on what has been the consistency between the last three BPSs and this one in respect of the overall goal o f the Agenda Four. I can guess that it would be inconsistent that it ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: targeted to that. I feel that should be a matter of major concern by the Head of State who has put a lot of energy in pushing the Agenda Four. Secondly, when you look at the implementation performance, forget the conceptualisation in the various BPSs, we have a big divergence between what it says it intends to do and what actually happens. Part of it is the clear evidence that the degree of implementation of some of the major projects could be as low as 3 per cent, which means the contractor simply drove by and probably not more than ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: More importantly, the development expenditure by definition, once in place, is a means by which the subsequent year’s effects are enhanced because you have expended, improved, provided for facilities, including infrastructure that underpin the next round of growth. For example, building of roads or ports, water supply for irrigation and drinking. They now become bigger projects in the next cycle than they were in the previous cycle. When they are not done, it is not just a matter of saying: “Hey, hey, these guys are lazy. They have not done this and that.” It is undermining a whole year of ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: At this rate, it will be a miracle for us to achieve the Big Four Agenda. It behoves the Treasury to sit back and say: “What is it that has not been done? What is it that we must go back and complete, so that we can engender faster growth?” For example, now we should talk about the Big Four Agenda, creation of jobs and improving our environment. We have the blue economy. What are we doing now that will become a key determinant of the next round of growth in the blue economy? If it is nothing, we are ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Somebody alluded to the fact that some of the economies that have grown rapidly, for instance, Singapore, do not have agriculture. So be it. City-states are different from normal countries. In normal countries, agriculture is very critical because it is the sector through which most Kenyans earn their income to pay fees for the initial training of manpower, medical expenses and transport. These families are largely found in the rural areas and they rely on agriculture. view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: As the economy grows and technology advances, the need for those inputs should not be there. So, the extra labour should go to other sectors, but we have failed in these sectors. That is why the Big Four Agenda goal was relevant. For example, industrialisation. We should then be able to pluck out the surplus labour that is sitting in urban slums and rural areas that appear to be working, but are just working for paltry wages, so to say, and give them high quality jobs. That will not happen if implementation of critical inputs is not taking place. view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I have to skip many things. The Committee has said that the benefits of growth are unequal. That is the special dimension of distribution of resources across the country. We are not talking about spreading everything equally, but at least being able to see pockets of activities in various parts of the country because we do not know where the next generation of high flyers is going to come from. That has been a weakness and it is still a major weakness. view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Another issue is how you finance all these developments. The matter of public depth; I meant public debt. Sometimes you get linguistic failures if you are used to vernacular. It is a critically important issue. Public debt must just be the minimum you need to facilitate the growth you are projecting. So, this requires critical understanding of the micro-economic framework that looks at the overall performance of the economy and where it could go. Beyond the resources we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view