James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 7771 to 7781 of 7781.

• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry of Agriculture, in conjunction with the Agricultural Finance Corporation, 768 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 27, 2006 will consider re-opening the Maralal office by the end of the Fiscal Year 20006/2007, once a detailed business survey and farmer-sensitisation exercise currently being carried out is finalised. (b) The Ministry will continue to increase equipment and machinery service facilities as budgetary allocations are enhanced. For instance, in March this year, the district was given one rehabilitated Hanomag bulldozer (D7). view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the essence of the answer that I have given. I have said that, in the Fiscal Year, 2006/2007, we shall re-open the AFC office in Mararal District once the sensitisation programme, which is currently on-going, is finalised. The reason why the AFC office in Mararal was closed in the 1990s was because there was no sufficient business at that time. The AFC had also ceased lending because they had no funds. From 2003, the AFC started lending money after it was bailed out by the Government. As a result, it is now building up ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a completely different Question and not related to this Question. I would like to deal with a specific question once an hon. Member brings a specific issue on that question. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the hon. Member for that question because it is on policy. The policy of the Government, realising the central role that the Ministry of Agriculture is playing in conjunction with parastatals like the AFC, is to rationalise all the offices for branches that were closed down in the late 1990s when the AFC stopped lending. Once the branches are re-opened, we appreciate that this will re-vitalise agriculture in all those areas, including Samburu District. So, the policy of the Government is to re-open as many offices as possible, as the AFC ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not wish to confirm or deny that. However, the reason the AFC went on its knees in the first instance was because the collection rates of funds was not very high. The AFC was unable to collect money because of the issue of lack of payment. Of course the AFC is a financial institution; it lends money for profit, to benefit the April 27, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 769 farmers. So, naturally, the areas where branches were closed were where the AFC was unable to collect funds as was expected. However, that is now being ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: I would like to assure the hon. Member that we shall consider that. I would like to invite him to see me so that we can sit down and discuss what needs to be done. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy April 27, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 793 Speaker, Sir. The issues raised in this Bill are important. The generality of the intentions meant to be accomplished is very important. In this House virtually all of us are parents. We all know how bitter and sad it can be if your daughter is raped or your son is caught in a rape case. Therefore, this is a Bill that all of must look into carefully and deal with very passionately. There cannot be a sadder occasion for a parent than when their daughter is raped, or their son ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if a child under Section 14 is not able to appreciate the nature of the act, how is that child then able or capable of deceit? The Bill is saying that if I can prove that a girl under 18 years deceived me that she was actually over 18 years, it is a defence. How is a child, as defined in the Bill, capable of deceit yet at the same time she is not capable of appreciating the act that is going to send him or whoever else to jail for ten years or more? ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: There are contradictions. If you look at them one by one, you will find that this Bill risks being rejected. I say this sadly because I do not want to be party to bringing this Bill down, because the core intention is good. It is the dressing that is going to bring this Bill down. That is why I started by saying that I would have wished that we could save the good intentions of this Bill. We should look at the Memorandum of Reasons. At the beginning, at page 400, it states clearly, and it is imperative that we ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: All these are dangers. I would like us to deal with the core things that brought this Bill here because I would want to support it. I would not want to throw out the child with the bat! The truth is, however, that, that might have to happen if we allow it to go the way it is. Is it possible to salvage it at this late moment? Could we still withdraw it; sit down as a Committee and decide what exactly we want to achieve for the betterment of our nation and safety our children, both boys and girls? ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was examining Clause 23 on page 367. It talks about unlawful, unsolicited, and unwelcome sexual advances. That begs a question and assumes that, therefore, there must be lawful, solicited or welcome sexual advances. The question is: What exactly does that mean? Where do we draw the line? If you make sexual advances at a woman or she makes advances at you; at the moment she says "no", and you withdraw and go your way, have you already committed a sexual offence? Is there anything else that you can do after that which is a ... view