Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 955.

• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On this particular point, I can only say that the Member is making a very valid point about rationalization of the resources that we have so that those existing irrigation schemes ought to be maintained properly so that they serve the people they do but that should not stop us from investing in new areas. Clearly, there is a point here that some of the resources have been allocated to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. If there is proper co-ordination between the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the Ministry of Regional Development Authorities, I am sure some of ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure the Minister for Agriculture would not have minded to get some additional support from the House. However, I just want to say that I am not misleading the House. The point I was talking about when I said that the Ministry of Water and Irrigation has been given resources--- The resources they have been given are to provide water to enable the people to farm. But the issue of the off-take remains the issue of the Ministry of State for Special Programmes. Indeed, in my opening remarks, I said that sufficient resources must be ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I will say is that we will communicate with the Ministry of State for Special Programmes to make sure that NCPB goes on the ground at the earliest opportunity. That means that the resources that will be required for the purchase of maize from the farmers must be disbursed immediately to enable the Ministry to operate. I undertake to make sure that, that communication is very clear not only within the context of the committee that was working, but also in writing to the relevant Treasury Department and to the Ministry of State for Special Programmes. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would say that next week on Wednesday would be appropriate. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to start by saying that the SGR ceiling was, indeed, raised. A decision was made at the Cabinet and this figure was raised to 8 million bags from the figure that used to be there of 3 million bags of SGR. The idea is that the SGR is supposed to give you, at least, a lead time of about three months in any given country before you are able to receive imports. With the increased population, this figure was hiked to eight million bags. As to whether they have hit the 8 million bags, ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, I will need some time on this. So, I would really wish to seek the indulgence of the House, so that I am better placed to respond on Wednesday. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have--- view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank you and this august House for giving me this opportunity to present both the Recurrent and Development Votes of my Ministry. As hon. Members are aware, my Ministry falls in the infrastructure development sector whose main role is to advice, co-ordinate service delivery and guide the operations of the 175 local authorities throughout the Republic. The main objective of our mandate is to empower and facilitate local authorities to enhance local governance and ensure efficient delivery ... view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. However, from the very outset, let me thank hon. Members for their contributions. I want to assure them that we will extract the HANSARD of all their contributions so that we can go over them with a toothcomb with the Ministry officials and tackle some of the issues that I will not be able to answer within this short time. The first thing I will do is to address the issue of the Economic Stimulus Programme with regard to markets. This is a programme that has not taken off ... view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second point that I would like to take up very quickly relates to aspects of capacity, specifically the issue of clerks, treasuries and maybe some senior staff. Complaints have come through from a number of Members about the instability that is generated when there is either too much transferring or sometimes when others have entrenched themselves in certain councils for too long. We have adopted a policy within the Ministry that, unless in extreme circumstances, we expect that once somebody has served in a given area for, at least, three years as either treasurer ... view