Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2071 to 2080 of 2249.

• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you go to the Coast, you will find that the people who were in the Government borrowed money from the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) - and we know this - they used the money to buy large tracts of land at the Coast for speculation, never repaid the AFC loan, that corporation collapsed and it can no longer lend money to small-scale farmers. Those people still hold the land they bought at the Coast and squatters have invaded the land. If you tell those people to repay the loans, they will tell you to ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, but the Motion is about land. Why do you need land? You do not need land just to shit on it like somebody has said today! You need land to produce. How will you achieve this? By growing vegetables, fruits and other crops. For that land to be useful to anybody, he must work on it. This Motion reads:- "THAT, in view of the chronic problem of landlessness in the country (not just in the Coast) and especially in the Coast Province, and being cognizant of the fact that large tracts of land are owned ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you acquire the land and give it away without a proper policy, you will still be complicating the problem. Even if you acquire the land and give it to the squatters, you are not solving the problem. What are they going to use the land for if seedlings are expensive and they cannot grow crops to sell overseas? They are just going to suffer like the tea and flowers farmers are suffering today. They cannot access loans from the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) because the plutocracy in this country ruined the AFC a long ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am trying to analyse the Motion. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will say that at the end. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, but you have to listen to me. You are too impatient. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am urging the Government to have a policy on land and agriculture before it solves the problem of landlessness. This is why we are bringing Motions in this House and the Government cannot do anything because it does not have proper policies to respond to these things. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: I cannot bring a Motion before we solve this problem. In the final analysis, I neither support nor oppose this Motion because it is improper. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the spirit of giving land to the tillers. The Government should give land to tillers and have a policy on how they will use it. Thank you. view
• 26 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view