Ndiritu Muriithi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 461 to 472 of 472.

• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kisumu can do many things to access those resources. The resources are not earmarked for a specific region. The resources are availed to development finance institutions, including KIE, and are availed to all Kenyans. However, a specific region that takes initiative to promote business obviously stands a better chance of attracting, not just the financial resources, but investors into that area. I know that the hon. Member may be aware that, for example, last year, as part of the Millennium City Celebrations, Kisumu City hosted a very elaborate several-days event to attract business into the City. Mr. ... view
• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister keeps saying "soon", "very soon". I would like to know if Ministers and Assistant Ministers sign performance contracts so that they stop using these words. view
• 13 May 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. In view of the fact that all hon. Members are standing to support this Motion, would it be in order to ask the Mover to reply? view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have listened very well to the Assistant Minister for Agriculture, but I would like to tell this House that we are experiencing the biggest shortage of food because half of the grain in the world market is going into the development of biofuel. So, when the Assistant Minister says that they are going to import raw grain, I really do not know what he means. What is the Ministry of Agriculture doing in order to address itself to the shortage of grains in view of the current development of biofuel from the grains? That is why ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me begin by congratulating Mr. Midiwo for this very timely Motion. I appreciate the absolute importance of protecting our consumers in order, in fact, to ensure that our economic system works as it should. We must enshrine the idea that the consumer is king. We must also ensure that we protect a broad range of consumer rights. Hon. Members have spoken about the question of protecting consumers from institutions which offer financial services. What happens when insurance companies or financial institutions collapse? This is a key thing for this economy. We have seen, and ... view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Minister tell us how he intends to break the fertilizer cartels because 15 per cent or the proportion which the Government was to import is quite small? The importers will wait for the Government to exhaust its fertilizer and then they will hike the prices. Secondly, there used to be a position of forecasting. Could the Minister tell us whether they are basing their imports on a forecasts? Had there been a forecast before, this crisis of farm inputs in terms of seeds and fertilizer would not have come up. If he is also importing ... view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my colleagues in discussing matters to do with roads. Whereas the hon. Members are speaking about disparity in other regions, I want to speak specifically for my constituency, which contributes a lot in terms of milk production in this country. We do not have a single kilometre of tarmac, except the road from Nyahururu to Gilgil. During the rainy season, we have a lot of potatoes. At the moment, there is famine in some parts of the country, but in Ol Kalou, we have a lot of potatoes that ... view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is the Assistant Minister doing to make sure that when these resources are given, their usage is supervised properly and the roads are properly graded, so that the farm produce can be transported to the market and to the areas where they are needed with ease? view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: I am much obliged, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill for the following reasons:- First, the backbone of our economy today is not business. We are talking about industrializing Kenya and if, truly, we want to do so, we must be able to promote and provide active support to our small businesses. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the economy has experienced excellent levels of growth in the last four or five years. What we have seen is the growth in the number of enterprises that require to access professional services. That is why it is absolutely necessary ... view
• 19 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for recognising me on the hundredth attempt. My names are Mr. Nderitu Muriithi and I am the Member of Parliament for Laikipia West. I sympathise with my colleague from Kasipul Kabondo because Laikipia West, like his constituency, covers two districts and has 106,000 registered voters. So, as you can well see, it is due for sub-division. I thank you for the opportunity you have given me to address this august House and contribute to the debate on the Presidential Address. Let me congratulate my colleagues - being my first time to (address the ... view
• 19 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I was saying, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development must move with haste to restore holding grounds, so that we can re-attain, as a nation, the disease-free status that allowed us to export our livestock. On the matter of youth and employment, I want to say that, in fact, when economists and people writing manifestos promised 300,000 jobs, they were not suggesting that we shall open up the doors of public sector employment. What they are saying is that we shall encourage the private sector to provide those jobs. It is for those ... view