Ndiritu Muriithi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 351 to 360 of 472.

• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am quite certain I did not say that the KIE is operating at optimum levels. It is not! The KIE should have a portfolio of Kshs1 billion a year for us to consider it as operating optimally. So, it is not! view
• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: But, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the last financial year, we provided Kshs258 million for lending. We further provided another Kshs200 million to the Women Development Enterprise Fund and the Youth Development Enterprise Fund combined. So, we recognize, as a Government, that the KIE can do better. We are providing resources to ensure that it does better. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as to when the specific applicants will be given loans, the KIE must assure itself of the creditworthiness of applications. But we do expect that they do so expeditiously so that people can get the services that they deserve. view
• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have informed the House quite clearly what became of the KIE. The KIE is operational and it is working in 28 branches. That is what became of KIE! view
• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think we should commend the Questioner for asking this Question. We should also laud the House for showing interest in matters of industrialization. This is because if we will be industrialized by 2030, then it will take the concerted effort of all us. I believe that our responsibility, as Members of Parliament, is partly to ensure that our constituents know that the services provided by Government agencies exist. I welcome Mr. J.M. Kamau to assist us to ensure that his constituents know what is being offered by the KIE. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I grew up in the neighbourhood of Ol Kalau that the Minister is talking about, and I know that my parents did not get land for free. Nobody got land for free! We got loans from the Settlement Fund Trustees and we paid back. Is it in order for the Minister to mislead this House? view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. I shall be very brief, indeed. First of all, let me set the record straight. Many of us who were settled in the Rift Valley Province at the time of Independence did not get that land for free. Our parents bought that land and we continue to pay the loans. It is better if--- view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that we need to set the record straight. I would like to say that the one million-acre scheme, where people from Central Province or other parts of the country were settled, was bought using money from the Settlement Fund. The people who were settled there were given loans which they continue to pay up to today. I grew up in Nyahururu Settlement Scheme in Laikipia District and that is the way it has been. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: I know the Printed Estimates have been subject to a lot of debate. Three financial years ago, the figure was Kshs200,000 and in the subsequent year it was Kshs180,000. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: I also support the proposal that we carry out a proper audit of the allocations that have gone on. I feel that it would be better for those of us in Government to do our work rather than stand here and complain. I believe that we should do a proper audit. If we truly want to have a Kenya that is equitable, we should implement the proposals that are on the table - like the proposals contained in the Ndung’u Report. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: I beg to support. view