Sospeter Ojaamongson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to support the Minister in this. In my constituency, I have had problems with our Muslim sisters and brothers. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I rise on a point of order regarding the amendment by hon. Gumbo. When we came in here, we had the original Order Paper. As we were seated here, we were given a Supplementary Order Paper. I know that hon. Gumbo is at the Bomas of Kenya, dealing with some ODM matters. He is the leader of the Nyanza team. He was not aware that this Supplementary Order was going to come up. So, as a House, are we doing any justice to the amendments proposed by hon. Gumbo by dropping them? It seems as if ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also wish to support the Bill, but further emphasize to the Minister for Agriculture that currently, we have crop failure. Farmers have been complaining even in my constituency. There is fear that we will have terrible famine next year. In fact, the farmers are asking: “What is the Ministry going to do, in the shortest time possible, to salvage the situation, because most people are going to rely on this second harvest, which has totally failed?” In fact, let me say the whole of Busia County? So, I appeal that the Minister goes to the ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, most of Kenya’s problems especially in the agriculture sector have been caused by some unscrupulous people who have been supplying bad seeds to the farmers. This has been a very prevalent problem all over the country. When I was growing up, there was a kind of seed that we used to call “hybrid” which every farmer knew. It was the real hybrid because if you planted it, even without fertilizer, it could give you a yield. But nowadays the seeds that are supplied to farmers either totally fail in the course of their growth or give ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when it comes to the movement of plants or seeds across the borders, you will find that in some countries even for a seed variety to cross the border, it has to be checked by the officials concerned. However, I think that our boundaries are very much porous. So, I request that the Minister works very closely with other agencies, because we have countries like Uganda and Rwanda which are not yet well established. They might import some seeds or plant varieties which might cross over to our country and end up destroying our ecological setting. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support this Bill. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I also want to praise the Minister because having been in politics for some time, I cannot believe that this is the very Minister who used to articulate KANU issues. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: You will find that the issue of free and compulsory education has been adequately addressed in the Constitution and also in the Bill. This is the issue of poverty that is disturbing in the countryside. As Members of Parliament, we are given bursary money and CDF from the parent Ministry but you cannot satisfy all people in the constituency who need the bursary. Some Members of Parliament end up even giving Kshs2,000 which is totally inadequate. You find that most of the children are still out there just as the Minister indicated. Providing free secondary education will at least bring ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, apart from that, even parents should learn to be very responsible. Mr. Bett said that we should bring in the issue of family planning. Some parents are giving birth to very many children and they are running away from them, leaving the whole responsibility to the Government. As much as this provision in the Bill will ensure that almost all children go to school, parents should come in, chip in and assist the Government. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: There is the issue of infrastructure in schools and the management which has been addressed in the Bill. This is very crucial. If you look at the facilities that are being put up, they are totally sub-standard. That is why we need to strengthen the management. In my own constituency at one time, a small kid his lost life because of a toilet that was very weak; when the pupil went in to attend to the call of nature, it collapsed and he died. That was a very miserable situation. This is widespread all over. When we bring in proper ... view