Judah ole Metito

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Entries 1561 to 1570 of 1895.

• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The list of projects and programmes that have been undertaken or funded, by the LBDA in Nyatike Constituency in the last four years, and the budgetary allocations are as follows. In 2008, we did two projects, one called Kanyasanya Youth Tree Group Nursery at Kshs194,282, and Oseke Water Pump Project Rehabilitation at Kshs2,291,465.95. In 2009, we rehabilitated the Kanyasanya Youth Tree Group Nursery again at Kshs185,816. In 2009, there was the rehabilitation of the same water pan, Oseke, at a cost of Kshs412, 904. In 2010, there was rehabilitation and construction of ... view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Authority did not implement any project in 2007 due to lack of funds. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for sustainability, some of the projects will generate some income that will be used to sustain themselves. For example, the Kanyasanya Youth Group Tree Nursery will sell the seedlings to sustain itself. However, should there be need for us to allocate it seed money in order to operate, we will do that as a Ministry. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the Kang’ombe and Oseke water pans, we have always allocated small amounts of money every financial year to do de-siltation, excavation, dyke building and grassing, should there be need. So, the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) will always ... view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is not true because if you look at the financial years I have given - 2008, 2009 and 2010 – you will find that there is always some money – Kshs.194,282, Kshs.185,816, Kshs. 412,904 – which the LBDA has been giving or ploughing back to these projects to sustain them. I may agree with the hon. Member that the LBDA may not be operating to its maximum due to some financial hiccups, but we are doing our best to make sure that the projects that have been started do not become white elephant projects. view
• 10 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this financial year or within the quarter of this financial year, we have set aside Kshs4.3 million for an agricultural demonstration centre for small scale farmers in Nyatike Constituency. This will benefit the whole constituency. We have asked the county council to avail land and the Kshs4.3 million will be utilized accordingly. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is about elections in Kenya. Within the very volatile and charged partisan political environment that exists in this country, it is extremely important that we have a trusted election process where elections will be regarded as fair even by the losing side. Therefore, laws about elections are, obviously, critical to democracy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Kenya, the importance is even more evident where elections are deeply flawed, bribery and intimidation are wide ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Schedule Five of the Bill is on the provisions relating to the delimitation of boundaries of constituencies and wards. This is a very important provision, where I know hon. Members as lawmakers have personal interest in. The political parties have also fought bitterly over the contents, especially how constituencies are curved out and who controls the Commission. It is in this respect that I really wish to urge my colleagues to keep the national interest above party interests. We should have in our minds the great damage that squabbles between political parties and pursuing party ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: “The Commission shall publish and publicise the pleminary report for a period of thirty days within which it shall invite representation from all interested parties and hold public forum in each County on the proposals contained in the report during that period”. view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also support the proposal in the Bill that the Commission shall, as a primary reference, use the material of the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC) as tabled before this House. Given the shortage of time and resources that have been used in the former Ligale-led Commission, we really need not throw away that report, but use it as a primary reference for the unfinished business. By publicising all the findings and also holding forums in all Counties, where the Commission will consult all the interested parties, everybody will get a chance to really ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill covers structures, functions and finances of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). I want to talk about the independence of this Commission. The independence of this Commission is key to a successful, free and fair election in this country. I am talking of not only the independence of its finances, but first of all independence from any political patronage. This is a key challenge. If you refer to Clauses 5, 6, and 7 of the Bill, all these talk about the composition and appointment of the commissioners. It is really important that ... view