Victor Kioko Munyaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you can recall in the late 1980s, there was the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs), which were imposed on Kenyans by the World Bank. Key veterinary services such as Artificial Insemination (AI) services, provision of dipping services and provision of veterinary clinical services were discontinued. That created a vacuum in the countryside, where there was demand for animals to be taken care of. We also remember that employment of veterinary professionals was frozen. What happened was that quacks filled the vacuum. That was when the livestock suffered. Animals were receiving wrong treatments and we lost ... view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, during the same period of time, a lot zoonotic diseases like the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) were prevalence in the country. About four years ago, we lost 120 Kenyans because of the RVF. There was no proper control of the diseases at the grassroots level. Currently, we are talking about many zoonotic diseases like brucellosis and rabies. So we would like to see a situation where the KVB will reduce the occurrence of zoonotic diseases as well as diseases which afflict our animals. view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Finally, this Bill will enhance ethics in the veterinary practice. It will also offer punitive measures for any malpractice and restore our lost glory. view
• 24 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and Communications what the progress on the development of the proposed Malili Technopolis ICT City is, how much money the Government has set aside for the project and what the level of respective private investor or donor funding in the project is. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for that answer. However, he has failed to answer my specific question, which is: What is the amount of Government allocation for that project. He has not indicated that. view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you view
• 30 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for that answer. The Assistant Minister said that the Ministry lacks funds for marking the roads between Chumvi and Machakos Town and that has caused a lot of accidents and deaths due to poor visibility, especially during the night. Could the Assistant Minister not use the emergency funds to do the markings? view
• 30 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, along the same road that was done four years ago, there is a major bridge which was freshly constructed. But it has now started collapsing at Mulongoni River. What action is he going to take against the contractor who did the shoddy job because the road may be cut off any time? view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Roads:- (a) whether he is aware that the Mathatani-Kaloleni Road (commonly known as Mua Hills Road) which was murramed two years ago is wearing out fast; and, (b) whether he could consider tarmacking the road owing to the busy flow of traffic on it. view