Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 955.

• 25 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am most obliged and I will respond accordingly. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. My Ministry, in an effort to enforce the marketing standards in the country and to ensure uniformity countrywide, issued guidelines in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.64 of 5th September 2008. A detailed schedule that covers 41 agricultural produce was published. The maximum weight permitted for a bag of potatoes, both red and white Irish, is 110 kilogrammes. Both the packing laws of 2005 and the 2008 Legal Notice No.113 provide for penalties to any person who contravenes the provision of the said rules or orders. The breach of the by-laws will attract ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is, indeed, unfortunate if enforcement officers are not following the law. However, the gazette notice and the guidelines are very specific. If there is a specific case that may be happening in a specific area where there is serious laxity, I will be happy to get further information from the hon. Member so that these officers may be reprimanded. This should happen in an area where there is that kind of deficiency he is talking about. The laws and the guidelines are there and we expect the officers to follow them. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I may not, at this point in time, give any specific indications of who has been arrested or arraigned in court. Because this focuses primarily around Ndaragwa and Molo, I will specifically follow up directly with the local authorities in these two areas so that this law can be enforced. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I wish to reiterate again that I will follow up this specific issue so that the law is enforced. However, I would like to say that, indeed, there is some good progress although it is not smuggling. The fact that our farmers from Molo and other areas are now exporting potatoes as a commodity should be seen in a very positive context. However, enforcement of the law, to the best of my knowledge, is something we will follow so that proper trading is done. If our farmers want to export potatoes, we should encourage them but ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, all I can say is that we will support these local authorities and ensure that they enforce the law. Whether the products are going for export or being sold locally, we will direct the councils to enforce the law. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to give a further Statement arising from issues raised by the hon. Member for Kamukunji, Mr. Mbugua, with regard to fire stations in Gigiri, Ruaraka and Imara Daima. I wish to state as follows: It is true that the Gigiri fire station plot was earmarked for a fire station and allocated to the Council. However, the Council under the Nairobi City Commission allocated the said land irregularly to a private developer by the name Simon Mukala in 1990. In 1995, the then taskforce appointed to run the City Council of Nairobi allocated the said land ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is also the Imara Daima Fire Station. The land where Imara Daima falls was called Villa Franca. This was Government land. The Ministry of Lands did the structure plans and the NCC is not aware of any fire station and neither was it ever allocated land for a fire station in this area. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to say with respect to hon. Mbugua, the fact of the matter is that the people who went to demolish the building in the Gigiri area is actually the City Council enforcement officers. That is what he did not acknowledge. They are the ones who are enforcing that particular order. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The second point I would like to make is that with regard to New Muthaiga, I shall table the enforcement order here. On 19th June, one of the people associated with the development was arrested. This is the supervisor/owner of that project. His name is Hussein Chatur. He has been charged in the City Magistrate’s Court, case No.349/09. He was released on a cash bail of Kshs30,000. Therefore, this matter is now in court. We have charged the person who is undertaking those developments there. At the same time, I would like to state that I have directed that the ... view