Eng. Stephen Muriuki Ngare

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Greenfield Project, which is supposed to have started, will start and our JKIA will be of international class as it should be. The annuity programme is a very good idea. Constructing 10,000 kilometres within five years is a very good idea. Since Independence, Kenya has had 14,000 kilometres. If we can do this within ten years, we shall have done about 70 per cent of what we have achieved in 50 years. However, we have a problem with this programme. It was supposed to start in the Financial Year 2015/2016 with the first 2,000 kilometres. The tendering for the first ... view
• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Greenfield Project, which is supposed to have started, will start and our JKIA will be of international class as it should be. The annuity programme is a very good idea. Constructing 10,000 kilometres within five years is a very good idea. Since Independence, Kenya has had 14,000 kilometres. If we can do this within ten years, we shall have done about 70 per cent of what we have achieved in 50 years. However, we have a problem with this programme. It was supposed to start in the Financial Year 2015/2016 with the first 2,000 kilometres. The tendering for the first ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to seek for direction. Last year, I sought a Statement from the Chair of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations with regard to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment in Nyandarua. That answer did not come. I kept on waiting but instead of the answer coming to the House, it was taken to the pigeon hole. It was signed by the Cabinet Secretary and a few days later, I received another response regarding the status of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nyandarua County. In both cases, the answers have been given but ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: So, the direction is that I ask afresh? view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, any budget is a ceiling in itself; the items and sub-items in the budget are ceilings. So, there is no way we can run away from ceilings. If I got the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget correctly, what he said is that the Committee has sat, considered the matter and the report will be tabled on Thursday. Other than confirming that the Thursday is this coming Thursday, I would go with the proposal that we wait for this report to come and then debate it. Even before we call the CRA or anybody ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join my Chairman of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare Committee in welcoming the delegation from Tanzania. They came to discuss a very important subject of retirement benefits for workers of the county governments. We have had very fruitful discussions. I believe that the deliberations will continue either by them coming back or us visiting them. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Excuse me because I have a cold. I stand to support this Motion which is a very simple matter. It is only asking us to approve a report the essence of which is to accept the recommendation of the Committee that the six persons named are suitable for this commission that will look into affairs of Makueni County. Madam Temporary Speaker, listening to the able Chairman of this Committee, I feel they have done their job. The proposed names are more than qualified in my view for the job at hand. In that case, I ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Potato Produce and Marketing Bill (Senate Bill No.22 of 2014) be now read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill has taken a bit of time since it was filed. However, it is good that it has finally found its way on the agenda today. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will take 18 minutes. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will determine what to leave out. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we produce in Kenya 1.8 million tonnes or thereabouts of potatoes as a crop and food item. If you compare it with maize, at 3.5 million tonnes – as per the statistics of 2012 – that places potatoes at number two staple food. Even if you compare it with other food crops like wheat, at 285,000 tonnes, and rice, at 146,000 tonnes, you will know that potatoes are very important. However, the current farming of potatoes is really discouraging to farmers. There are a lot ... view