Omingo Magara

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 311 to 320 of 349.

• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have learnt about rampant Government extravagance. Now that the Budget of this country is about to be read in this House, could the Assistant Minister explain why it is necessary to lead such luxurious lifestyles at the expense of our taxpayers? Knowing very well that some of the funds allocated to the Office of the President are used even in funding terrorists, why can they not be allocated to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to be used in development projects? view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister is deliberately running away from an obvious simple question. He has been asked: What is the revenue derived from trawler fishing? Secondly, he has been asked how he is going to compensate the fishermen. He is not answering any of the two questions! view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the record of the House, is it in order for the hon. Member who has just requested that the Mover be called upon to reply, to do so, when he has already contributed to this Bill? view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) when construction of Nyangweta Sugar Factory in South Mugirango will commence to ease congestion at the South Nyanza Sugar Company which has insufficient capacity; and, (b) what plans he has to compensate farmers in the area for the loss of crop due to lack of deliveries. 1238 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 8, 2006 view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I share the sentiments of Mr. Munya. This is yet a flat standard answer without regard to the plight of farmers in the entire region where we are losing close to 14,000 metric tonnes of cane to be crashed per day for lack of capacity. When the President visited our region, he made a statement to the effect that Nyangweta Sugar Factory will commence construction because the capacity is available. The Ministry has done feasibility studies which confirm that this is achievable. Could the Assistant Minister tell this House and the country whether the President was ... view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate the knowledge and expertise displayed by the Assistant Minister for Agriculture as a lawyer, some of these things are such blatant facts that he cannot just bury his head under the sand because they are statistically proven. He has confirmed that today SONY Sugar Factory has the capacity of crashing 3,500 metric tonnes of cane. The other fact that he knows as well is that the available capacity today is 18,000 TCD. He has gone further to tell me that we wait until this law is enacted so that our farmers problems can ... view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Education with regard to the implementation of salary increments for teachers, who actually play a critical role in nurturing our children. The Ministry should come out and state to the House and the nation that when they entered into the collective bargaining agreement in 2003, they promised, among other things, that upon the improvement of the economy, the teachers would be paid their salaries in full. Now that the economy grew at the rate of 5.8 per cent, I ... view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am explaining a point which the Minister needs to come to the House--- view
• 7 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister should actually come up and avert a crisis which is bound to happen at the end of the year. It is a looming crisis because teachers are going to go on strike and paralyse examinations at the end of the year. If that 1172 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 7, 2006 Ministerial Statement will be brought to the Floor of the House, it will be in the interests of the nation. view