Prof. Prof. Olweny

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Entries 1551 to 1560 of 1845.

• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, cross-pollination that did what? view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, cross-pollination is a natural thing that makes the plants mate among themselves. You know that a female plant and a male plant would never walk towards each other. But they simply mate through the transfer of pollen grains from the male part of the plant to the female part of the plant. That is what we call cross-pollination. I have never seen plants walking towards each other. Of course, animals do for their courtship--- view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am addressing this issue because it is very serious! I have encountered it outside there. I want to solve the problem. I will come to that. I want this country to know that scientists in this country are doing good things, just like scientists in other parts of the world. We should not take them for granted. We should not say all kinds of things about them. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on medicine, the vaccination that is done--- The material that is used for vaccination is actually as a result of biotechnology. It ... view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I still have a lot of time. So, do not be worried. view
• 3 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, do not eat on my time by interrupting me! It is all these things that brought us the word "Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)" that is scaring very many people. However, let us look at what GMOs have done to the rest of the world today, not in Kenya yet, because we are only testing one or two items. Bt cotton is being tested in Kenya and a few maize plants at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in Kabete. Today, major economies, like the USA, have adopted the GMOs. Let us see how many hectares ... view
• 2 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister says that the crop cess money is supposed to be managed by the KRB. In my district, the crop cess money that is collected from sugar cane farmers is taken to the local authorities. They keep 20 per cent of the money and claim that they use 80 per cent for road maintenance, some of which is not seen. What is he doing to ensure that this money is taken to the KRB instead of the local authorities account where they deduct 20 per cent? view
• 2 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Administration and National Security:- (a) whether he is aware that Mr. Vitalis Aguko Orogo, No.1988034740, who was the Assistant Chief of Kamswa North Sub-Location, Miwani Division, Muhoroni Constituency, retired from the Civil Service on 30th June, 2005; (b) whether he is further aware that Mr. Orogo has not been paid his pension dues since he retired; and, (c) what efforts he is making to ensure that the pension dues of Mr. Orogo are released to him. view
• 2 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Orogo came to the Office of the President to follow up this case some time in June, and he was told that his file could not be traced. I had to put this Question to the Minister for him to get the file. Is it necessary for this to be done? Could the Assistant Minister tell this House why hon. Members have to bring here cases like this one? This should have been done by the Government so easily! Why? view
• 2 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the Act is operational, then this Assistant Chief will be paid with some interest! Anyway, my question to the Assistant Minister is this: The Office of the President gets a lot of money each year, which is passed by this House. Today, we are living in a highly computerised world. Do you still need those huge paper-back files? Why can you not computerise all the data regarding an employee, so that you can just press a code on a computer keyboard and get all the information? Why do you still rely on those yellow pieces of ... view
• 26 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Administration and National Security, under what circumstances the police used live ammunition during the public rallies in Kisumu on 29th October, 2005, and in Mombasa on 11th November, 2005, which resulted in the loss of lives and serious injuries to members of the public. view