Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 551 to 560 of 624.

• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the reasons why the YEDF was initiated was to alleviate unemployment amongst the youth. The purpose of giving them money was to enable them engage in self-employment. As it has been said by the previous speaker, Kshs50,000 per group is too small. Again, the process of approving this money for the youth takes so long; about a year. There is so much bureaucracy. Could the Minister improve on the process of approval so that the cheques are signed at the district level rather than at the Ministry's headquarters? This would hasten the process of ... view
• 16 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. 476 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 16, 2008 First, I would like to thank Mr. C. Kilonzo for bringing this Motion to seek the leave of the House to introduce the Bill because it is long overdue. Last year, the Minister introduced some taxation measures on plastics in an effort to reduce their usage. I was in the Departmental Committee on Finance, Trade and Planning and we held extensive discussions on this issue. We thought it would be better to introduce a levy which will go ... view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to support this very important Bill. It is only that the Minister did not give us copies of the Bill on time so that we could study it. However, I would like to congratulate him for seeing it fit to bring this Bill which is going to strengthen the functions and the smooth running of the different bodies which are being established for the sake of improving the accountancy profession. Accountants are very important in any organisation, be it the Government, schools, private businesses and so on. They assist in bringing order in expenditure ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs said that the NCPB is importing fertilizer. This is going to take time and the rains have already started. Why can the Government not subsidise the fertilizer which is already in the market, so that the prices can come down immediately? view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this time to continue and conclude my speech. March 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 377 As I conclude, I would like to congratulate His Excellency the President as well the Prime Minister-designate, Mr. Raila, for agreeing to work together under the agreement signed through the intervention of Dr. Kofi Annan, the former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General. I would also like to thank and congratulate those who participated in the negotiations from both sides, as well as members of the international community. I have in mind the European Union (EU), the ... view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The time was short, but I beg to support. view
• 20 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion on the Presidential Address. From the outset, I would like to thank my people of Keiyo North for electing me to Parliament to serve for another term. I would also like to congratulate all hon. Members who were elected to the Tenth Parliament. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President's Address touched on all aspects of our development. I must congratulate the President for the good Address that he gave. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker Sir, I would like to start with the issue ... view
• 20 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: The cost of agricultural inputs have drastically risen. These include the prices of fertiliser such as DAP which is the main one being used by farmers. Its price has doubled over the last three months. I do not know if this is as a result of the violence or if the price increase is done by importers. The Government should come up with a policy to assist farmers. It is high time we subsidised the prices of inputs. Otherwise, from next year, we will not have adequate food. We will resort to importation which will be very expensive and will ... view
• 20 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: . Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to comment on the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) which is charged with the responsibility of buying and selling of cereals, both wheat and maize. The Board has not played an active role in the past two years. Farmers who sold their maize last year have not been paid to date. Those who delivered their maize last year in February and March last year have not been paid. Up to now, the NCPD has not opened its depots to farmers to sell their maize. One wonders what is in the ... view
• 20 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: On the issue of security, I would like to commend the Government for the steps it took to quell violence. The police tried their best. However, in some areas, the police shot innocent people who were running for cover. Innocent people were shot and this was very unfair. Innocent people who were travelling were shot and this was unfair. The Commissioner of Police needs to bring order to his department so that his officers do not just shoot. That is abuse of human rights. view