Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 621 to 630 of 1008.

• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, where there is a double award of contracts--- I said that there was some confusion. There was migration from the Treasury tendering process to the CDF process, and finally to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government. Indeed, some mischief transpired in some of these areas – let me not be specific about the numbers. We are, however, following the matter closely and we shall definitely hold to account those who ended up signing more than one contract. That is clearly a very serious mistake. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have guidelines with me at the moment, but it is clear that upon awarding the contract we are working together with the District Works Officers. This is because the Ministry of Government itself does not have the capacity of having all these officers there. The District Works Officers are helping us in the process of monitoring and evaluating the performance of these contractors before any payment is made. Indeed, before payments are released, the signature of the District Works Officer in that given area is necessary so that it can be used in ... view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a Statement on the current drought situation in the country. It is fairly detailed, so I would like the House to bear with me on this. I am issuing this Statement on behalf of the Prime Minister. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I recently made a tour of parts of eastern--- view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are going by the issue of what appears on the Order Paper today. I think what is listed is a report on the drought situation. But I take note that the hon. Member would like the House to be appraised on the issue of Ivory Coast and I will undertake to do so at the next Prime Minister’s Time. view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I recently made a tour of parts of Eastern and North Eastern counties to assess the negative effects of the droughts currently ravaging parts of the country. The worst affected larger districts include Garissa, Marsabit, Isiolo, Tana River, Tharaka, Wajir, Mandera, West Pokot, Samburu, Baringo, Kajiado, Makueni, Kwale, Kilifi and Turkana. The Government’s response to the drought crisis is being co-ordinated by the Crisis Response Centre (CRC) and the National Disaster Operation Centre (NDOC). The CRC and the NDOC carry out frequent assessments of the drought situation on the ground, design mitigation measures and co-ordinate the interventions ... view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: The situation is compounded by disease outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and other infectious diseases, which are necessitating restrictions in official livestock movements and market activities. view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, food crops in the affected districts have weathered due to water stress. Crop production is expected to decline by over 30 percent in some parts of the country, while total crop failure maybe experienced in parts of eastern, coast and central Kenya, which are short rain dependent. Some schools are yet to open due to water problems in the affected areas. Schools in 96 districts are under the School Feeding Programme, which has been adversely affected by lack of water due the drought. Power supply remains fair, but declining as the drought progress. Maximum power generation is ... view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government is feeding more than one million people, while the World Food Programme (WFP) is distributing food to another 1.6 million people. From November, last year to January, 2011, the Government has distributed food to needy districts in the following quantities: Maize of 90-Kilogramme bags, 237,000 bags; valued at Kshs426 million, beans in 50-Kilogramme bags, 96,600 bags; valued at Kshs313,950,000, rice, 650,000 bags; valued at Kshs269 million, cooking oil, that is 6.3 litre cartons amounting to 42,500 cartons valued at Kshs121 million. In this regard, the Government has committed Kshs1.5 billion for immediate use by the ... view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government has also deployed military, administration police and National Youth Service trucks to assist in the transportation of relief food at district level. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation has established six teams in Marsabit, Wajir, Marigat, Kapenguria, Kajiado and, of course, Nairobi headquarters. These teams are responsible for assessment and response. The Ministry purchased five water boozers to enhance water trucking, bringing the fleet to a total 19 and has set aside another Kshs237 million for quick response. view
• 2 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: The Ministry of Water and Irrigation in liaison with the private sector will also hire private trucks to assist in water trucking, particularly in North Horr and other affected areas. The Government has also rehabilitated some boreholes and is conducting water trucking in the affected districts and equipping and servicing of unoperational boreholes. Provision of fuel subsidy for operation of borehole water supply is ongoing. Distribution of chlorine tablets for household water treatment is ongoing. view