Joseph Konzolo Munyao

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 895.

• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to oppose. view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I commend the Assistant Minister for taking those bold steps to control smoking, especially among young people. However, we have farmers who depend on tobacco for their livelihood. Some of the areas that produce tobacco do not receive enough rain to enable those farmers grow other crops. Could the Assistant Minister, with other concerned Ministries establish special funds and start irrigation schemes in dry areas so that those farmers can grow other crops? view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I like it when you call me Mr. Munyao. I was just waiting for you to call me that. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. My Minister is currently implementing several key interventions aimed at supporting the development of beef industry in the Nyika Plateau. Those interventions include:- (i) Through the on-going Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) based Livestock and Livelihood Support Project supported by the African Development Bank (ADB), we intend to provide technical advice and training to ranch managers and management committees and rehabilitate the infrastructure for extension services for livestock production. ... view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is really unfair for the hon. Member to blame the Government for failing to act within four years! Can I remind him that this is our third year? We have an ADB project among others. We have got about Kshs2.7 billion and part of that money will be spent on diseases, training management and opening up new markets. I assure the hon. Member that Nyika Plateau is included. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what language I can use because I have already covered all that! I have said that the Government is ready to finance farmers. It has opened financial institutions like AFC and encouraged farmers to borrow money. It is re-training farmers to handle and manage diseases to sustain livestock rearing in those areas. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is my Ministry's plans to help communities that had lost their livestock by restocking them. We have already established the number of persons affected in between eight to 12 districts. We are only waiting for finances from Treasury and immediately we get it, we will restock. We are seriously concerned about it. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what to say. I could identify the problems with the General, but with the Professor, I do not understand. I have explained that my Ministry is seriously involved and concerned about multiplicity of animals. We have gone out to talk to farmers because the biggest problem has been financing since land is already available. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you sit there all the time to arbitrate. Either I do not understand or the Professor does not understand. I have explained myself clearly. But perhaps, I need a few lessons with the Professor. Can I invite him to come to my office? We are serious on what we are saying. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I totally agree with the hon. Member. These ranches were mismanaged about three years ago. Now, new and retrained officers have been posted in the ranches. One of the facilities to be extended is water provision through dams and boreholes. view
• 31 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government seems to be creating more problems because even the existing districts - many of them - have persistent boundary disputes. The Government has never been firm in resolving those disputes. The Ministers always come here and promise that they are going to consult wananchi, but they have never taken any firm action in resolving disputes. In many of those dispute areas, lives are lost year in, year out. A case in point is the dispute between Tigania and Tharaka districts. What specific action is this Government going May 31, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1069 to take ... view