Peter Kyalo Kaindi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) A total of 18 groups in Samburu District are benefiting from the "Njaa Marufuku" Kenya Programme (NMKP). (b) The criteria used to select those groups are:- (i) The groups' membership must comprise the poor and vulnerable persons within the community. (ii) The projects to be undertaken must contribute to the reduction of poverty, hunger and food insecurity in the community. (iii) Those projects must be approved by the District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs). view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to date, Kshs2.17 million has been disbursed to those groups. They are engaged in various activities. Some are--- view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had indicated that Kshs2.17 million has been disbursed to the 18 groups within Samburu District. Their activities range from tree planting, vegetable upgrading and production, poultry, bee-keeping, goat upgrading and a variety of other activities. view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for ease of reference, I will table a list of all groups in the constituencies and divisions that have applied, and the amounts that have been allocated. That will enable hon. Members to scrutinise those figures and become aware of what is happening within their constituencies. view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Over the last two months, I have been able to visit many of the water pans, ranging from Malindi, Samburu and other districts. I have seen the impact that, that programme is having. Indeed, we want to upscale the programme so that it could alleviate poverty and assist the rural communities. view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the following are the members at the district level: The District Agricultural Officer (DAO), the District Livestock Production Officer (DLPO), the District Fisheries Officer (DFO), the District Social Services Officer (DSSO), the District Education Officer (DEO), the District Health Officer (DHO) and NGOs which are relevant to the programme. We have also directed that, before those projects are submitted to the headquarters, where the secretariat is based, they be tabled at the DDC. That is a directive we have given so that hon. Members can scrutinise them at that level, and be able to give their concurrence. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. On the outset, this Motion presupposes that all Government institutions will abide by the policy to acquire title deeds. In the same breath, it also directs that all institutions of the Government and of public nature be allowed to access their title deeds, and monies accrued be waived subsequently. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the reasons why public institutions have no title deeds is the very process that the Government has put in place; the question of survey. Survey for ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government has taken the following measures to revamp the coffee industry:- First, the introduction of direct sales of coffee to operate alongside the coffee auctions. Secondly, the establishment of Coffee Development Fund to provide sustainable and affordable credit to farmers. 928 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 25, 2007 Thirdly, it has granted a debt relief of Kshs3.2 billion to coffee growers through the co- operatives. (b) Other than setting up mitigating measures mentioned in part (a) above to improve farmers' status and ability to cope with the crop failure occasioned by natural ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a liability is a liability. If the liability is tied to the co-operative societies that are owned by farmers, they will still suffer. I have said that through the Coffee Development Fund, we have set aside Kshs500 million to assist those farmers. It is going to be accessed in two tranches. The first tranche is Kshs100 million. It was divided into two and disbursed. A total of Kshs40 million was disbursed through the co-operative societies and Kshs60 million through the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC). After the Supplementary Estimates were passed yesterday, it is our intention to ... view
• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the strategy for revitalising agriculture, that is one of the areas that we are discussing. Once it is agreed on, that will be one of the options to take. view