Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 651 to 660 of 955.

• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to start by telling the House that I have no scientific formula or model, as a person, to be able to tell you what the weather will be like. That is why we rely on the professionals in this area, and that is the Meteorological Department, who are trained to be able to look at these issues. So, I cannot provide a scientific model in this regard. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: However, indeed, I have touched on some of the issues. But let me try again to re- emphasize one or two aspects of it. One, I want to state that the issue of the census as raised by the hon. Member, is indeed, a different factor and I know that numbers or population will have an input on how resources will be allocated. But I would like us to de-segregate, at this particular point in time, the issue of the drought and the issue that relates to the census because that is really a completely different aspect which I would ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to state that on the issue of the long term solutions, one of the Ministries that is very well funded – this House did approve their budget – is the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. That Ministry has got a lot of resources that have been made available for them to undertake major irrigation schemes, construction of dams, boreholes and so forth. Indeed, in the Statement, I did emphasize that we expect them to also produce a report which they can make available to this House on how they are utilizing those resources and ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to state that, that in a way, is one of the strategies to deal with the long term solutions, as hon. Ganya did raise, because drought is something that, from time to time, as we anticipate, we should be prepared to know that long term solutions in investing in water is the way to go, just the way the honorable Member of Parliament for Lugari, hon. Jirongo has said. It is a fact that our dependence on rain-fed agriculture has been a hindrance and we need to continuously, over a long period of time, ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: There are also very many programmes under the Ministry of Agriculture which deal with promoting and encouraging drought-resistant crops. I know that for a long time, the Ministry of Agriculture has had programmes that encourage people to move away from maize and wheat as the only crop, particularly when you are dealing with cereals, to really diversify and deal with other commodities. It has to be a continuous exercise because you must also be able to make sure that the farmer is convinced that he is going to get a return from whatever enterprise he is entering into. So, this ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to say that is one of the positive aspects of the new Constitution and this, again, is a question of the effectiveness to which resources would be decentralized. We have to bear in mind that this House and this country has adopted a new Constitution where resource allocation is going to be very specific to various counties and in that process, we should be able to have a more structured approach to how these resources can actually reach out from the centre to the respective rural areas that most of us come from. ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that would be better off handled as a separate subject so that there is a substantive communication on that particular aspect. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that we have raised this issue - in the Statement I said so - with the Ministry of Livestock Development so that they have an appropriate outlay and at the same time be able to deal with it so that we do not have the problem of delivering emaciated animals to the Kenya Meat Commission. So we are taking up this issue with the Ministry of Livestock Development. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think this needs further consultations because it involves quite a bit of discussion with the Ministry of Agriculture, Treasury and indeed, the Ministry of State for Special Programmes. Normally, it has very serious implications when we give figures which at the end of the day you are unable to give to the farmer and we create a crisis. This has been a major problem particularly in the grain sector for a long time. Therefore, I would really want to seek the indulgence of the House that this is a policy decision that would require serious consultation ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to state that as I speak here and as I make this Statement, I am making it on behalf of the Government. There are various subcommittees of the Cabinet. There are those that will deal with matters that relate to agriculture, food supply and so forth. There are standing committees of the Cabinet. I want to tell the House that when I made reference to this, you will notice I was picking out very specifically Ministries that caucus under a Standing Committee of the Cabinet to be able to deal with all these matters in ... view