Linah Jebii Kilimo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 231 to 240 of 291.

• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not misleading this House. Our Ministry gives guidelines, policies, plays the oversight role and trains people on what to do. However, for people to come together to form a cooperative, it is up to the individuals. It is up to the populace of this country to decide that they want to pool resources and do an activity. We then train them on how to do it. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can confirm that Kshs72 million was paid to small farmers in 2006. Another mandate of the Ministry which could be mistaken is that we do an oversight role. Cooperative societies elect their own managers. Indeed, they recruit their own members of staff. That is where mismanagement comes in. when you look at this cooperative society, it went down because they employed incompetent unqualified staff who could not tell them what was happening. They gave out loans to members who did not have savings. They suffered a lot of problems. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the union ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: I am here, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will take one minute and give one minute to my neighbour, hon. Kaino. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to support this Motion by saying that there is nothing like a squatter or a landless person. That problem was created by people who wanted to have more; people who had selfish ambitions! view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we talk about squatters, I want to refer to women who suffer most. They are put at the edge of the forest. That is what is happening in my constituency. When they are found by the Government officers carrying firewood, they are called squatters. Where do those people get those names and yet, the land was theirs? They know that it is their ancestral land and somebody comes up with a verb or a word “squatter”! Who is a squatter? Those people suffer and they have nowhere to run to! They look for politicians who ... view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Hon. Kaino, come and continue with the other minute! view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I speak, I would like you to take note that we wear two hats in this House. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not on a point of order. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to speak as a Member of Parliament. I know I am an Assistant Minister but I want to speak as a Member of Parliament. This road is in my constituency. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we cannot hear anything! view