Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 1354.

• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I referred to our officer, I meant the DC’s office in Samburu West although these officers were working in Samburu East. At the view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will give the Chairman enough time. Thank you for this opportunity. I want to congratulate the Minister and his technocrats for the manner in which they run the Ministry. I think if there is any Minister in Government who understands the operations of his Ministry in detail, it is this Minister. I want to say that we can no longer rely on rain-fed agriculture because of global warming. It is for that reason that we want to support the recommendations by the Minister on desilting. He is spending Kshs9 billion to be paid by ... view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, KARI is a very important institution in the Ministry of Agriculture and we need to strengthen it and allocate it more resources because there is a lot of research done there. Not only do they do a lot of useful research for our farmers, but they can also be utilized as extension services. I would like the Ministry to encourage the support of KARI to do extension work. In this context, I would like to invite KARI to my constituency because we have 1,200 acres of land which is suitable with buildings so that they ... view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: The universities also do a lot of research. They can also form part of the extension services to use the knowledge that they discover there for the benefit of our people. Similarly, the National Council for Science and Technology should also be involved in extension work. I want to commend the Minister for the programme on orphan crops. I think it should not just be another subordinate programme within the Ministry. This is a programme that can be very useful for arid and semi-arid places. I also want to say that this will assist us to move away from dependence ... view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to second the Motion. I want to begin by congratulating the Minister and his senior staff for the job they are doing under very difficult circumstances – difficult because the level of funding reflects the mentality of the current and previous Governments towards livestock farmers. We are told that the agricultural sector, which includes the livestock sub-sector, contributes 12 per cent of Kenya’s GDP. Of that agricultural contribution to GDP, 42 per cent is from livestock. However, if you look at the Budgetary allocation to the livestock sub-sector ... view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I am encouraged to note that the bulk of the hon. Members present in the House now are members of the Pastoral Parliamentary Group (PPG). Of course, we also have Mrs. Shabesh, who is a national Member of Parliament, Mr. Mureithi and a former Provincial Director of Range Management, who is the Chairman of the current Departmental Committee. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Minister has highlighted a number of sectors he is putting emphasis on in terms of improving them. I want to say that range management development is very critical. There is no point giving us grass. The other ... view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request for more time to provide an answer to this Question, because the answer I have is not satisfactory. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be ready on Wednesday, next week. view
• 13 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When Ministers are absent to answer Questions, you invoke Standing Order No. 46. Am I in order then to request that when Members are absent to ask their Questions, that the same Standing Order applies? view