Joseph Nganga Kiuna

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• 22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I would also like to comment on planning. The House will agree with me that the kind of traffic jams we have in Nairobi and other urban centres waste a lot of man-hours. A lot of money is wasted in these traffic jams. We need to come up with a strong policy which shall be implemented. At times, I feel ashamed to call myself a Kenyan when I land at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and get into a vehicle towards town and then it takes more than three hours to get to the CBD. Somebody flying from Dubai ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I begin, I want first of all to thank the Mover of this Bill, Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi. This Bill is going to affect sugarcane farmers in Kenya. Though in my view it is overdue, it is not too late. Many farmers, especially in western Kenya and Coast where they grow sugar, have been exploited. They have been suffering. You find that in areas where they grow sugarcane, there is no much development. The little they receive cannot make much development. If only the Government and leaders of those regions can sit and see ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: has been exploited with all kinds of taxation. That is why you will find that the Kenyan sugar is more expensive than the one imported. Import duty is never paid. Even if it is paid, we need to find a way of increasing those duties so that the local sugar can easily be marketed in our country. We should also try to reduce fertiliser prices for these farmers so that they get something. I normally ask myself: How come when farmers who grow maize, beans and other cereals, deliver the produce to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), they ... view
• 15 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. I support this Bill. From the onset, I congratulate the Jubilee administration for coming up with a pilot project of ensuring that all primary schools in the country have electricity. They seek to embark on the second phase of ensuring that children have access to laptops. Sometimes back, electricity was a preserve of a few individuals in some selected areas. In my constituency, the only person who could access electricity was one working with KPC. It used to stretch for a distance of 10 kilometers to reach another homestead or institution. Nowadays, it is spread across the country. ... view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: economy. We must ensure that electricity is cheap and sufficient. At the moment, many industries in our country would like to compete with other industries from outside Kenya, but the cost of production is very high. We should minimise that cost. I do not see where we went wrong. Kenya is capable of producing enough energy. We have all the resources such as lakes and streams. The provisions of this Bill will ensure that we rectify where we went wrong. Other than electricity produced from water, we should embark on the production of geothermal energy, which is cheaper. There is ... view
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the Bill. It was brought to this House when it was too late to salvage anything. Going back in history, a lot of lives have been lost because of land disputes. A lot of blood has been shed. A lot of property has been destroyed just because of land disputes. There is a lot of animosity among many Kenyan communities living together and neighbouring each other. It is not too late to salvage the situation. But if those who were in the previous Parliament had foresight and loved this nation, maybe all ... view
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as we consider community land and the welfare of indigenous tribes, we should also remember that there are those areas which we should preserve for the future generations. We should preserve them generously. The national Government should come out clearly and state these specific areas. A lot of forests in our country have been destroyed. Currently, we are crying because of starvation. As a county, we are not supposed to import food to feed this nation. Instead, we are supposed to be exporters. But we destroyed all our forests and that is why many parts of ... view
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: potatoes but farmers graze their livestock in his farm without any apology. We should protect privately-owned property. Thank you and I support. view