Ronald Kiprotich Tonui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, the budget-making process, in both national and county governments has been strengthened, with the implementation of the new public financial management law enacted in 2012. The law provides for transparent formulation of budgets and prudent management of public resources, in addition to enhancing the contribution of Parliament to public finance management. Building on this legal framework, the National Treasury will shortly be submitting to Parliament financial regulations to ensure effective implementation of the PFM Act. view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, the budget-making process, in both national and county governments has been strengthened, with the implementation of the new public financial management law enacted in 2012. The law provides for transparent formulation of budgets and prudent management of public resources, in addition to enhancing the contribution of Parliament to public finance management. Building on this legal framework, the National Treasury will shortly be submitting to Parliament financial regulations to ensure effective implementation of the PFM Act. view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, majority of our people are still food insecure and living in abject poverty, especially in rural and slum areas of urban cities. Further, food takes up about 70 per cent of the household budgets. When food prices rise, they create agitation for high wages which in turn weakens our competitiveness. The low productivity of agriculture is caused by use of inappropriate technology, inaccessible farm inputs, weak extension support services and overreliance on rain-fed agriculture. To deal with the challenges of food insecurity, and to reduce the cost of living associated with the high food prices, the Cabinet Secretary ... view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, majority of our people are still food insecure and living in abject poverty, especially in rural and slum areas of urban cities. Further, food takes up about 70 per cent of the household budgets. When food prices rise, they create agitation for high wages which in turn weakens our competitiveness. The low productivity of agriculture is caused by use of inappropriate technology, inaccessible farm inputs, weak extension support services and overreliance on rain-fed agriculture. To deal with the challenges of food insecurity, and to reduce the cost of living associated with the high food prices, the Cabinet Secretary ... view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: In this regard, we have allocated Kshs8 billion to implement the on-going irrigation projects spread throughout the country. Kshs2 billion is set aside for agri- business fund to de-risk and leverage commercial banks lending to small-holder and commercial farmers throughout the country. We plan to scale this fund to Kshs20 billion by the fourth year to expand its access to many Kenyans who venture into farming as a business. Kshs3.6 billion has been set aside to implement the first phase of the Kshs1 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: In this regard, we have allocated Kshs8 billion to implement the on-going irrigation projects spread throughout the country. Kshs2 billion is set aside for agri- business fund to de-risk and leverage commercial banks lending to small-holder and commercial farmers throughout the country. We plan to scale this fund to Kshs20 billion by the fourth year to expand its access to many Kenyans who venture into farming as a business. Kshs3.6 billion has been set aside to implement the first phase of the Kshs1 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: million per acre irrigation and food security project in Galana; the project will cover completing the detailed study, developing an implementation framework and business plan, administrative support, monitoring, reporting and sinking of water points. This project is expected to, among other things, produce adequate food for the country and supply some to the market at an affordable price. It will create, at least, 3 million jobs along the agricultural value-chain including multiplier effect, and this will transform the Galana Ranch, and by extension the Coastal region, into an economic hub for production, agro-processing, packaging, distribution, exporting and tourism. view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: million per acre irrigation and food security project in Galana; the project will cover completing the detailed study, developing an implementation framework and business plan, administrative support, monitoring, reporting and sinking of water points. This project is expected to, among other things, produce adequate food for the country and supply some to the market at an affordable price. It will create, at least, 3 million jobs along the agricultural value-chain including multiplier effect, and this will transform the Galana Ranch, and by extension the Coastal region, into an economic hub for production, agro-processing, packaging, distribution, exporting and tourism. view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, working together with the Ministry of East African Community, Commerce and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we will secure international and regional markets for our agricultural products. We will strive to fast-track establishment and making operational a commodity exchange market for agricultural produce and through the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), license commodity features exchange. view
• 13 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Members, working together with the Ministry of East African Community, Commerce and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we will secure international and regional markets for our agricultural products. We will strive to fast-track establishment and making operational a commodity exchange market for agricultural produce and through the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), license commodity features exchange. view