Mohamed Muktar Shidiye

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 201 to 210 of 219.

• 22 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, we must appreciate that this is a new regime in which we have two new kids on the block, who are vibrant, very active and who need to bond with the global community. We are a global village and when we have a new President and a new Deputy President, we need to foster ties. This country is facing global threats, namely security and economic threats. Therefore, we need to touch base with other countries. We need to work on one on one. We must understand that we are not in the Opposition; being in the Government ... view
• 21 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek a Ministerial Statement with regard to industrial disharmony in the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). In the recent past, top managers of KWS have been put on notice and are likely to be sent home. It appears that there is discrimination and unfair practice that has caused jitters and may likely run down the entire organization. Furthermore, top managers are intimidated and have been demoralized. I, therefore, request for a Ministerial Statement in regard to the above. view
• 21 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, from the outset, this is one of the most confusing Motions we have handled so far. This country suffers a lot of problems and farmers have been suffering. Many parastatals in this country are not performing very well. This is because of mismanagement. You will realize that taking these parastatals to the counties might not necessarily help. We will just be devolving corruption. When a parastatal is run badly, even if you take it to a county that will not really help. In China, for instance, corporations run by the government are doing very well. Here in ... view
• 21 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we have entities like the Bura Irrigation Scheme that are white elephants. The Bura project has not performed very well because from inception the idea was just to create jobs for some people based on political patronage; it does not have professional management. The problem with our big agro-based companies is that we have corruption and mismanagement; these have become the order of the day; corruption that has guzzled a lot of taxpayers’ money. view
• 21 May 2013 in National Assembly: Another example is Nzoia Sugar Factory. We have worked very hard on it. Many people have put money into it, but up to now the Government cannot say that it is something viable. view
• 21 May 2013 in National Assembly: The reason why I am opposing this Motion is because if we cancel the corporations’ debts and transfer them to the counties, they will not perform because counties do not have capacity, or good managers, since they are just beginning. view
• 21 May 2013 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to oppose. view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to say one or two things about this Motion. From the outset, I want to support this Motion. We know that all of us at one time or the other will age. So, do not worry about age since we will all age but the point is: When you age, where do you go? Many parents have been abandoned in this country by their children; people who are working in other parts of the country. People who are earning good income abroad have been known to abandon their ... view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to say one or two things about this Motion. From the outset, I want to support this Motion. We know that all of us at one time or the other will age. So, do not worry about age since we will all age but the point is: When you age, where do you go? Many parents have been abandoned in this country by their children; people who are working in other parts of the country. People who are earning good income abroad have been known to abandon their ... view
• 7 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. It is common knowledge that livestock farmers in this country are suffering. When you go to pastoral areas, you will see the kind of abject poverty our pastoralists are facing. I say so with a heavy heart. You will realize that every two years there is drought and people die of famine and livestock is wiped out, yet 50 years of Independence successive governments have never done anything. We had livestock Marketing Division (LMD), which bought animals in large numbers. During those golden days, pastoralists were some of the richest ... view