James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 7741 to 7750 of 7781.

• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member checked the Printed Estimates for this Financial Year, he would note that there is a vote for Kshs87,537,410, specifically to go towards the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the farmers' training institutes. If he would like me to give him the specific figures of how this has been distributed, I can do it. But they are 16 of them in almost all the provinces. I do not think there will be any point for me to go through them. But if he wants to see the list, I have it. view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I regret, I did not hear that question completely. Because it is an important question, maybe, the hon. Member could repeat it. view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with a lot of respect to the hon. Member, I do not understand how he co-relates the Kshs300 million spent on buying seeds and the Kshs8 billion spent on famine support. The intention of the Government is not to make Kenyans dependent on it. But we had a very serious drought last year. We also had little rain. As I said, the seed that was given, worth Kshs300 million, was mainly for food crops that would do well in the drought-prone areas. The idea was to make people have enough food to feed themselves immediately after ... view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Mr. Elisha Kiptanui Serem, an employee of the National Animal Husbandry Research Institute (NAHRI) in Naivasha, was severely injured by a wild animal on 17th October, 2000 at 11.05 a.m. while on duty within the Research Centre's precincts. (b) I am further aware that Mr. Serem incurred enormous expenses while undergoing treatment. (c) Mr. Serem has duly been paid under the Workmen's Compensation Act a total of Kshs117,906 through the District Labour Office in Naivasha vide cheque No.014975 in June, 2001. view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am afraid I did not hear what Mr. Choge said. He will have to speak a little bit louder. view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have the computation of the payment done by the relevant labour officer, a Mr. Barrack, on 18th April, 2001. I also have the payment voucher duly signed by Mr. Serem. I do not know if Mr. Choge wants me to table the documents or he wants me to give him copies of the documents. view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member is alleging that the cheque was not collected, then the question of six months would be valid. We paid the money on the said date, vide the cheque number I have indicated. If Mr. Serem did not collect the cheque at all, then that is an issue that can be dealt with administratively. view
• 21 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is a lawyer by profession and he knows how payments are quantified. Although that is not the main Question, if that is the issue that the hon. Member wants to raise, I would say that this is a totally different issue. However, we did not just pay the Workmen's Compensation on Mr. Serem's behalf, we also paid his hospital bills totalling to Kshs65,000. view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The number of tea plucking machines imported by James Finlay are 52 and those by Unilever are 15. They are located on their estates in Kericho District. June 8, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1231 (b) The ratio of one machine to human labour is 1:7 in the case of James Finlay and 1:15 in the case of Unilever. (c) The two companies have assured me that no employees will lose their jobs as a result of introduction of these tea plucking machines. view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, these two companies have been testing these tea plucking machines for over 20 years now. They have given an assurance that whereas the tea plucking machines will assist them in productivity, particularly in the specialised areas of green and instant tea, there will be no lay-offs of the existing workforce. view