Kenneth Otiato Marende

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 191 to 195 of 195.

• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: With great respect, the hon. Member did not follow me. I said "for instance". I also said that this applies to all Ministries regardless of who heads them. There is a tendency that where the head is from a given tribe, the other senior persons in those Ministries tend to come from those tribes. We even saw it recently when we had replacements of managing directors. We tended to see a situation where the person appointed to replace the one who previously served, came from the tribe of the Minister who was heading that Ministry. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister has not answered one question which was put to him. The Assistant Minister is a lawyer and in his response, he said that these Armenians have not committed any offence. A question was then put to him, and with respect to him, I would like to know if it is not an offence to drive a vehicle on Kenyan roads with concealed number plates. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Agriculture the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that small scale tea farmers countrywide have threatened to 286 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 4, 2006 boycott the picking of tea in the month of April, 2006? (b) Could he offer an explanation on the big disparity between the price of Kshs9.00 per kilo paid to the farmer for green leaf tea and Kshs126 per kilogramme received at the Mombasa Tea Auction? (c) Why is the Minister unable to ensure that the tea farmers get commensurate value for ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenyans and I had a lot of hope in this Minister, but he continues to disappoint us by giving us poor answers such as these. In the financial year 2004/2005 there is a difference of Kshs7.5 billion between the price realised and the money paid to farmers. Could the Minister account for that difference to the farmers, indicating for what purpose that difference of Kshs7.5 billion was applied? view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is in the public domain that some protesting farmers who were merely exercising their right to ask for a better price were arrested in some parts of this country and arraigned in court. Could the Minister explain to the House whether it is an offense for farmers to demand higher payment for their produce? view