Walter Nyambati

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 231 to 240 of 256.

• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you, for allowing me, also, to contribute on this very important Motion. I stand to strongly support this Sessional Paper No.2 of 2008 on the National Livestock Policy. It is extremely important that this country takes seriously the issue of agriculture. If we cannot be self-sufficient in terms of food production, then we are going nowhere. It is a pity that the Government does not take seriously the agricultural sector in this country. Why am I saying so? In the early 1970s, as it has been said, the sector was accorded 10 per cent ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to speak my piece. I stand here to very strongly support this Motion. A nation which cannot feed its people is doomed. A government which cannot ensure that its people are fed has no business governing. So, if this Government is not ensuring that our people are fed, then it has no business governing. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of us come from the rural areas, where there is abject poverty. Our people cannot afford to buy sugar. They cannot even afford to buy kerosene. The situation ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be able to contribute to this very important Bill. I want to start by thanking the Minister and the Ministry for a job well-done; I commend them for having drafted this Bill. Even as we support this Bill, we need to call upon the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) to be more vigilant in relation to what is being done in the media and the communication world. First and foremost, I want to address the issue of the print media in this country. I want to say ... view
• 11 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am really surprised to hear the Assistant Minister say that the money collected from applications from very poor Kenyans is Kshs18 million. He has also said that, that amount is subsidised. It is a shame that, as a country, we can subject those poor Kenyans in the rural areas. You can imagine how many hens or chicken they can sell to raise Kshs1,000 for the application. Could the Ministry assure this House that only those applicants who are successful will be charged the fee of Kshs1,000 and waive for the others who are ... view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am really surprised to hear the Assistant Minister say that he is not aware of the incidents of insecurity that have been taking place in Kisii District. I have also come from the constituency and, two days ago, the Headteacher of Esani Secondary School in my constituency was attacked and he is in hospital. I want to know from the Assistant Minister what he has done to protect the citizens of this country. This Ministry is not doing enough to protect the people of this country. A Government that cannot protect its people ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I think the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation must get serious. That is because many of our people are dying, not because of diseases which can be cured, but because the Ministry is not serious. I am surprised to hear the Minister say that they have facilities in the country which take care of those kinds of diseases. In my constituency of Kitutu Masaba, there is nothing. There is no single facility. I do not know whether the Ministry has facilities in selected areas or in the entire country. I ... view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would want to know from the Minister whether there are only selected areas with those facilities or it is the whole country. That is because in Kitutu Masaba, there is not even a single facility of that kind. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Ministry. The Ministry of Agriculture is extremely important. I think it is up to this House to ensure that we support this Ministry in every way possible, so that we can have food security in this country. I want to take this opportunity to commend the Minister for Agriculture for eloquently presenting the proposals from this Ministry. I also want to commend him for ensuring that he has gone all over the country to see how the agricultural sector is doing. Having said that, ... view
• 28 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if I heard right, the Assistant Minister has said that some of the expatriates who are working in these companies have work permits. It is a shame that the Ministry is giving work permits to expatriates to work here when we have Kenyans who are qualified to do those kinds of jobs. What is the Ministry doing to stop the expatriates who are coming to work here and yet we have Kenyans who are fully qualified to do the jobs? view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Vote of this very important Ministry. Allow me to begin by thanking the Minister for Education and the staff of the Ministry for the wonderful work that they are doing for this country. I know for sure that it has not been easy given that we had a lot of problems at the beginning of the year. Our children and schools had a lot of problems. I want to say that the Ministry of Education is very important because it takes care of our ... view