Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: President Kibaki always gives me time to go and see him. I have the opportunity to go and advise him if there is a problem. We, as the Cabinet, should go to his office. We should go to the Prime Minister’s office but not at funerals. The utterances I have heard my colleagues make, even those ones who want to be presidential candidates--- My goodness! Who is going to vote for them if they are exhibiting those characteristics of tribalism and corruption? Who is going to vote for you? I have already said that I know my President. He is ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish, on behalf of my colleague, to respond to the very many issues raised by Members of Parliament who have contributed to this Bill. I know in this House we have five veterinarians. Three of them are sitting in front of me; not to mention hon. Members that have spent many years looking after animals. Some of them are in this House, including my good friend, Mr. Mureithi. This Bill was long overdue. Many para-professionals have been crying out loudly to be recognized because of what they do for this Government and ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to commend the Minister for moving this debate so ably, realising that tourism brings a lot of foreign exchange to this country. For many years, tourism has played a major role in the economy of our country. We have always said that our country’s economic mainstay is agriculture followed by tourism, tea, coffee and flowers, which take the lead in terms of bringing foreign currency to this country. These products bring a lot of foreign exchange to this country. It is because of this that I want to commend the Minister ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: In the 2007/2008 Financial Year, tourism contributed 10 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employing 9 per cent of the total workforce. If you compare our figures with those of the United States and the United Kingdom, we are almost at par. In USA, they are 12.3 per cent and in the UK, 10.5 per cent. But with the passing of this Bill, we expect in three years time to double these figures. If we do that, it will also mean that we will create employment. If we were to double our GDP, obviously the services that will ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the passing of this Bill will spur economic growth and contribute to peace and stability through the beneficial usage of the tourism resources, particularly in those areas where we have not developed infrastructure. If we look at these areas, we will be opening them up and giving an opportunity to Kenyans to benefit from improved conditions in our tourism sector. view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: I agree with the Mover that tourism is a very competitive sector. Many countries are competing with each other. If you go to Europe, you will realize that countries like Spain, Turkey and France are competing against each other. Here in Africa, we have got Tanzania and South Africa, not to mention Egypt. I think Egypt is the leader in terms of the number of tourists that visit the African continent. We are sorry to see what is happening in Morocco and in other areas. However, these are areas that have always competed with us. So, we must be alive ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that my colleagues want to contribute to this Bill. I have a lot of information but I just want to give you a few figures as I conclude. In 2006, wildlife accounted for 70 per cent of gross tourism earnings - representing 25 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 10 per cent of the total sector employment. From these figures, you can see that the biggest product for our tourism sector is our natural heritage, wildlife, rivers and forests. Therefore, I would like to say that whenever we request for ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to second. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: The Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife through the Kenya Forest Service has established nurseries in the two districts. It is, therefore, not in order to say that there are not tree nurseries. The nurseries are established as follows: In Mutito District and in Mithika Division, a tree nursery is located at Mutito Forest. There are also over ten farm built school tree nurseries named Nithinathayuu Tree Nursery, Kako Tree Nursery, Kiema Tree Nursery and Ithusya Tree Nursery. In Mutito Division, we have Miambani Tree Nursery, Musioni Tree Nursery, Green Valley Tree Nursery and Mutiee Tree Nursery. However, in Nzambani District, ... view