Dr. Paul Otuoma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 361 to 370 of 412.

• 1 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Assistant Minister to clarify to this House why Kenyans have always to be killed, in various parts of the country, when we have security agents. What has happened to the process of getting information in advance, which they used to have, so that they can forestall the occurrence of such an act before it takes place? view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Initially, the project was scheduled to be put in Kizingitini Village on a fisheries plot, but due to a land dispute with a private developer, the project was relocated to Faza Village which is very close to Kizingitini. The two villages are on Pate Island. Geographically, Faza Village is much more central and can serve the whole district conveniently. The Faza Cold House project was allocated Kshs16.6 million during the Financial Year 2006/2007, but the money was only received almost at the end of 2007 when the contractor moved on ... view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I had said earlier, Sare Company was one of the companies providing the mechanical component of the project. The supervising Ministry was the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. This Ministry was overseeing the project in terms of monitoring and evaluation. When they recommended that the works were substandard, the tenders were re-advertised. Luckily at that time, Sare Company had not been paid. So, not even a single cent was lost on this project as it stands now. Work is going on to make sure we get the right equipment for the cold room. view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I had said, the re-tendering for the mechanical bit was done earlier this year. We have factored in to ensure that before the close of this financial year this component, which the earlier contractor had view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has always been my policy that things should be completed on time. However, when we visited this place there was already a problem. So, I really --- view
• 5 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did make a promise. However, I indicated that it would be my wish that the project be completed as soon as possible. That was not to be. That is why I am saying that procuring new equipment takes a bit of time. I have been reassured that after this re-tendering, within the next six months, it will be completed. The money is already there. view
• 22 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government has put in place a Fisheries Act, Cap.378 of the Laws of Kenya, 1991, and this has also been amended by various fisheries regulations and legal notices over time. They guide the exploitation and general management of all fisheries resources in Kenya and those of Lake Victoria. In addition to monitoring, control and surveillance, which is used to eradicate bad fishing methods, fishing gears and laws that are used to protect breeding grounds, the Ministry of Fisheries has also successfully launched the National Oceans and Fisheries Policy in ... view
• 22 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think in my earlier answer, I had said that we are improving programmes on monitoring, control and surveillance. Indeed, in this year’s Budget the Government has given us Kshs300 million to buy boats that will be used for monitoring, control and surveillance to ensure that breeding areas are protected. view
• 22 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I had said earlier, fish business is basically a private enterprise. As a businessman, sometimes we cannot hold you to account on where you want to put your factory. However, we have been encouraging the fishermen to form cooperative societies so as to be able to do value addition instead of just selling raw fish. In this way, they will get better returns. I would urge Dr. Khalwale to make sure that fishermen from the regions he is talking about are able to come up with cooperative societies. They then can be able to ... view
• 22 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know Garsen is one of our major fishing areas. I have been to the Kipini area and I think I know some of the problems there. For the coastal areas, we have a more elaborate programme because there, you can do both mari- culture which is culturing fish that grows in salty waters. I think for this area, we have a more specific programme through some development partners. This is done through the Arab Development Partners. There is a partnership we are developing. I want to assure the Member view