Dr. Noah Wekesa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 301 to 310 of 524.

• 12 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will look at the staffing levels and see if I can post an officer to the hon. Member’s district. view
• 28 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) No, I am not aware that the Office of the President is constructing a district headquarter at Chepalungu Forest. However, I am aware that the Office of the President wrote to my Ministry requesting for a status report on forest land that had been proposed for extension of Siongiroi Town with a view of utilizing part of it for the construction of the proposed Chepalungu District Headquarters. (b) Chepalungu Forest Reserve has not been delineated for construction of the Chepalungu District Headquarters. Consequently, my Ministry has advised the Government to look for ... view
• 28 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member. However, for the purpose of information to Members of Parliament, the law, that is, the Forest Act, was changed in 2005 and it is very clear. That law underscores what is in the Constitution today, that should any part of the Government forest or county council forests require degazzetment, the public is advised that the powers of the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife and those of the President were taken away. It is only this House that has powers to degazette any part of our forests. I have many requests of ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. For a long time, Kenya has been known as a country where agriculture is the backbone of the economy. Therefore, the Minister should be given more money to run this Ministry. Before I forget, the best thing that has happened this year is to have the present Minister in that Ministry. We know her history of being a performer. We, in the farming sector, are looking upon her to correct all the ills that have bedeviled the Ministry for many years. I want to commend the Chairman of the Departmental Committee. I agree ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to second this Motion. I commend the Minister for having steered this Ministry to a level that was not expected. As you know, many people do not realize that this Ministry actually addresses the issue of food production. Most people tend to only believe that wheat, maize and beans is food. However, they never think that milk and meat is also food. Look at the number of Kenyans who eat meat and drink milk. This is an issue of food security. Just like we said under the Ministry of Agriculture, this Ministry must ... view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Is it not ten minutes? view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: I beg to second. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am aware that the hon. Member is on parliamentary business in western Kenya. Two days ago, the Parliamentary Committee was in my constituency. view
• 25 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: The Departmental Committee on Lands and Natural Resources. It was heading towards Mumias. view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to use this opportunity to congratulate my colleague. I know that for many years, he has not been playing golf because he has been concentrating on his Ministry. I would like him to continue in the same way and clean up some of the issues in this Ministry. One of the major issues in this Ministry is that of railways versus roads. I want to join my colleagues who have talked about the same issue. The road from Eldoret to Kitale is no longer used by heavy traffic because it has ... view