Mukiri Macharia

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: , asked the Minister for Tourism and Wildlife what action the Government is taking to fight child sex tourism in the country. view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Every Kenyan has a right to fight land grabbing. The land in question belongs to the FTC. This company is getting a lot of preference. It is the same company which, against the Pyrethrum Act, has been given the mandate to process pyrethrum. It is because of this that pyrethrum farmers are not being paid. These people want to bring down the pyrethrum industry in Nakuru. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, why is the Assistant Minister hiding the fact that this was actually land grabbing? As much as he is saying that ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to second this Motion. I am a Member of the Committee which prepared this Report. We have done a thorough work and it will be very important for hon. Members to take interest in the Report which took the Committee a lot of time to deliberate on. We have expended public money to go and learn some of the procedures that have been included in this Report. The issue of nominating April 4, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 407 people who serve in the Public Service is a very important ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank you for giving me this opportunity to second this Motion and ask the House to adopt this Report. This is a very important Report that has taken the Committee to far countries so that we can understand how other jurisdictions are doing their work. I was requesting hon. Members to take interest in the Report because I believe that it is going to improve on the issues of governance. I was talking about the issue of nominating top people in the Government. This is a very important issue and it is ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the 410 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 4, 2007 hon. Member to argue that this nominee was nominated on the basis of ethnicity? In fact, the majority of the members of FIDA do not actually come from the same ethnic group as this nominee. Is he in order to impute that FIDA did something wrong? view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Agriculture the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister confirm that he dissolved the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya (PBK) on 15th March, 2007? (b) If the answer to the above question is in the affirmative, could the Minister give the reasons for the drastic action? (c) When will a new Board be constituted to address the crisis facing the industry? view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the pyrethrum industry has been at crossroads for a long time. But I wish to thank the Minister for issuing a statement the other day that he will release about Kshs900 million to pay pyrethrum farmers. I also hope that he will seek more funding. That is because even after paying the farmers, the industry still needs more money for farmers to improve their production. There are so many farmers who uprooted their crops. The Government should assist them to increase their crop cover. However, I want to know from the Minister what investigations he is talking ... view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to know from the Minister what investigations are being carried out to warrant the dismissal of people who were elected by the farmers! view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister did not give the reasons why the directors were sent home. He has not disclosed what investigations have revealed as to the crime they committed. As you have heard, some of the people have been left yet they have been sitting in this Board. Could the Minister tell us why the directors who were elected by the farmers are the only ones who are going home and the whole Board is not being dissolved? Some of the people who are serving in the Board have been appointed by the Minister. Could we know why all ... view
• 7 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Attorney-General was here yesterday! If he was at all going to Arusha--- I think he was in Parliament yesterday. view