Kirugi Joseph Laiboni M'Mukindia

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 901 to 904 of 904.

• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: This is a shame to Kenya, not just to the Ministers or the Government concerned. It shames me, as a Kenyan, to see farmers in western Kenya and Nyanza Province suffering when I know that there is a certain clique of people reaping billions of shillings in profits by importing sugar into this country at the farmers' expense. At the end of the day, we ought to ask ourselves: "What are we, as leaders in this country, here for? Why were we elected to represent our people?" Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the sugar industry, all over the world today, ... view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the President's Speech. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President covered many areas of concern in this country. The first thing that this Government has done is to ensure continued economic growth. That has been impressive in the last three years. However, even in that growth, from a negative growth in 2002 to a positive of 5 per cent last year, the economic benefits are not being felt at the grassroots. The Government must try to ensure that those benefits are felt by wananchi . ... view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Nobody else has tried to do this. view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: The building of regional integration should not be left only to the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations, of which I am a Member. We have pleaded with Ministers to visit the region but they do not do that. This is where we have comparative advantage in terms of our exports. Why do we concentrate on far-away lands and not on our immediate neighbours? I think His Excellency the President should crack the whip on this issue so that Cabinet Ministers and civil servants can concentrate on the region more rather than visit far countries where they are accused ... view