Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 101 to 110 of 524.

• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was talking to the gracious lady! view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: My apologies, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to say that this is a very good amendment to our Traffic Act. You are aware that we have moved on. At Independence we were seven million Kenyans but now we are almost approaching the figure of 40 million. The trend in the numbers of our motor vehicles has increased proportionately. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to accept the responsibility of telling my colleague to issue the Ministerial Statement on Thursday afternoon. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have a few issues to raise and I hope I will not be repetitive. I want to support this Motion. The issue of climate change has not been addressed. What we are experiencing now; the heavy flooding, buildings collapsing and our people being buried in mud, some being carried away by water is a clear indication that climate change is with us. A critical example of climate change is flooding and prolonged drought and we are already experiencing these two. Therefore, as we talk about allocation of resources, we must put aside funds ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this respect, we should be sensitive to why we are having these droughts and flooding. We must plant trees. We have said in my Ministry that every Kenyan should take it upon himself or herself a duty of reforestation. We must plant trees in our farms and in our empty spaces on our hills and mountains to limit these negative effects of climate change. Now, as we continue doing that we must also bear in mind that soil erosion and flooding in Budalang’i and elsewhere is due to deforestation that has taken place for a ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue of drought affecting food security is paramount. Many people only talk about security being about guns and thugs but they forget that the worst thing that can happen to a nation is not to have enough food. Kenya today should not be one of the countries that are continuously importing food from outside. We are capable. We have a good climate in the areas that receive rain. We have good soils and we have experienced farmers. Gone are the days when mzungus would tell us that we cannot farm. Many Kenyans now know the ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Member for Molo is a good friend of mine but I do not think he was listening. I am not accusing anybody. I am saying that we, as Government, must be aware of the problem that is with us. There is insecurity in this country and as the Member of Parliament for Kwanza, I also have the responsibility of talking about insecurity in my constituency. Kwanza has been in the forefront in terms of cattle rustling and other forms of insecurity. So, insecurity is a problem today. As a Government Minister, I agree that there ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have caught me with my pants down. But I did have an opportunity to work in the Ministry of Science and Technology for two years. On two occasions, I visited this station. I think the agreement that we, as Kenya, made with the Italians is overdue. But like all these agreements that were made at the time of Independence, the Kenya Government was being duped by a lot of people. In this particular case, there is need to review that agreement. What I found out, as Minister, is that a lot of the things that ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my colleague here has also found out that the information that this station gathers is sold to so many countries and they make billions of shillings. So, this is a matter--- view