Steve Ltumbesi Lelegwe

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 820.

• 13 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We have the response but I am still consulting with the Chair. You can give me some few minutes. In the meantime, you can proceed to the next Statement before we table the response. view
• 13 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I table the response on the Statement on implementation status of the Fisheries Management and Development Act, 2016. At the sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday, 14th February, 2018, Sen. M. Kajwang' requested for a Statement from the Chairperson, Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding: (1) The use and management of the riparian areas in Kenya; (2) The progress made towards the establishment of the Kenya Fisheries Advisory Council; (3) The list of names of members of the council and highlights of the initiatives undertaken since formation; (4) The progress made towards the ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am just concluding my statement. We have provided this response to the hon. Senator who requested for the statement. I will, therefore, go straight to the conclusion of the statement. The following are the measures taken to improve the productivity of fish farmers in Kenya. (a) The Ministry has taken measures to revitalise fish farming in Kenya following the challenges experienced during and after the Economic Stimulus Programme. 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, ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are aware of the procedures. I am tabling this statement as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. I am actually the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee and I am standing on behalf of the Chairperson. This is the response from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, where we sought clarifications of the issues as raised by the--- view
• 13 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have noted the concerns and issues that have been raised on the Statement by the Senators who have spoken. I request that as a Committee, we be given two weeks to respond to the issues that have been raised right now. We note the important concerns and request for two weeks. view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the response to the Statement has already been provided to Sen. Cheruiyot. I will go ahead and give highlights of specific information sought by the Senator. The first question was on whether the Government is aware that tea is among the leading export earners in Kenya. The Government is aware that tea is ranked No.2 in terms of export earnings for the country. In 2017, the export earnings amounted to Kshs129.3 billion as compared to Kshs120.7 billion in 2016, thus registering a seven per cent increase from the previous year. The country exported 415.7 million kilograms of ... view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have noted the concerns of the hon. Senators. The Committee has already provided the response for this Statement, unless there is any other issue that we may need to go back as a Committee to report to this House. However, we have just provided in this response the list of taxes as was queried by the hon. Senators. There is nothing much we can do as a Committee, but we just provided the information as it is. This House may, as proposed by the Senator for Makueni County, bring a legislation to reduce some ... view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you Chairperson. Let us hear Sen. Khaniri. view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: What is it Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.? view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Put your request under requests and not interventions. view