Josphat Kabinga Wachira

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 1087.

• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: My Question is directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Lands: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the size of South Ngariama Ranching Scheme land and provide copies of the original sub-division plan, indicate the total number of beneficiaries of the sub-division and the respective acreage for each beneficiary, details of parcels of land set aside for public use and the current status of the land? (ii) What has caused the delays in the issuance of title deeds to beneficiaries following the sub-divisions of the scheme in respect of the part of the scheme falling within Mwea Constituency? (iii) What measures ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Motion by Hon. Waluke. I want to congratulate him for thinking in this direction. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: This Motion looks as if it is simple yet it is very important for this country, more so, when you look at the figures he has presented on the trade imbalances. When you think of an export of about Kshs1 billion against an import of Kshs500 billion, one gets worried in the sense that when we use imported products, we are surely building somebody else’s nation. A tonne of import is taking care of young men and women in another country yet we are suffering in as far as employment opportunities are concerned. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: It is also important for Kenyans to know that when we rely on imported goods, we are consuming products which we are not aware about their safety conditions. Nowadays, all over the world, everybody is worried about preservatives added to foods because they are causing cancer among other diseases. Therefore, as a nation, we should be worried and ensure that we do whatever it takes to maximise on the use of our products. I am happy my brother all the way from Western recognises that if we put more effort and add resources to rice production in Mwea Tebere Scheme, ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: We have given ourselves an importation comfort zone and whenever we import products, we forget about our own. Whereas our farmers in Mwea are struggling to produce as much as they can, right now, we are in the planting season and we are almost sure we will not get the required amount of fertiliser needed to increase production. This will result to another importation which we would have prevented. As we know, these farmers are suffering due to lack of fertilisers and poor management of resources like water, which are needed to expand the scheme. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It is not interesting to be interrupted when making your points and you have to reconstruct them again. I was congratulating my brother, Hon. Waluke, for raising this issue about imports and exports. I noted that rice from Pakistan and elsewhere is among the products imported into this country. For some of the imported products, we are not sure whether they are fit for human consumption considering the systems supposed to check the quality and quantities coming into the country. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I have been told that some of the imported products are condemned or have over-stayed in stores or reserves. So, because people want to off load their reserves, some of these goods find their way into our country. For this reason, I am urging our Government to ensure that they put more effort and supplement our farmers who are geared towards feeding this nation. 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
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I want to congratulate the Government since the Mwea Irrigation Scheme is doing well because of Thiba Dam which we are sure will be completed on time. Once completed, this scheme will increase or double rice production in Mwea. We can do better if we continue to get more and more water. Among other issues, I want to urge the Government to look at simple issues which make our production go down resulting in importation of rice from elsewhere. For example, fertiliser is something to be proactive about. Farmers not only in Mwea, but also elsewhere, should be provided with ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: For example, in Mwea, whenever we plant, some birds come from Ethiopia and Tanzania and feed on our rice that we have struggled to plant. The last time I checked, I was told that birds in Mwea in one season consume rice worth almost Kshs200 million. Again, we need to find ways of controlling some of these things that are not only reducing production, but also the income of farmers. If we do so, we will encourage the people so that when you visit us, you will see motivated farmers who are ready to go into real farming to feed ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: we currently have on foreign reserves is reduced. That way, Kenya will grow as a healthier nation in a better way and our children will be taken care of in terms of employment. view