Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1451 to 1460 of 1775.

• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When I look at this Order Paper, as much as the Question to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation is at the bottom, I can see that a Question to the office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance, which is a very prominent Ministry, is the second last. A Question to the Ministry of Medical Services is third from the bottom, and a Question to the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security is fourth from the bottom. So, I think the Assistant Minister is out of ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not received a written answer. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it would have been better for me to have the written answer first. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture when he plans to establish a fertilizer factory in the country. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with due respect to the Assistant Minister, I think the answer to this Question, bearing the magnitude of the problem, is too sketchy and vague. Could he agree with this House that the problems we have had in the agricultural sector, which is the mainstay of our economy, are due to the high cost of inputs? The main input in terms of agriculture is fertilizer. Could he be serious and give us a proper answer to this Question? view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the supplementary answer the Assistant Minister has given indicates that the demand for fertilizers this year is 480,000 metric tonnes. If you convert this into money, we are talking about a lot of money that will be spent. That is close to Kshs30 billion. I would like the Assistant Minister to assure this House that he will “short- circuit” this process. He should talk to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance so that the consultations can be finalised immediately, because we will not lose if we come up with this factory. Could he kindly ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, part “a” of the Question is fairly statistical. The Minister outlined the number of factors that have caused these price hikes. If we are to view
• 16 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this very important Motion. view
• 16 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The impression created in some quarters is that we are devolving corruption. I doubt if that is true. We must start from somewhere. The more money we give to the constituencies, the more we fight corruption in this country. view
• 16 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: I believe that we are better off with 222 people being in charge of these funds than one person. I believe it is much better that MPs are in charge of what is going on in their constituencies. After all, there is accountability. Elections are held every five years. Some people believe this is one way of us putting a rope around our necks because, at the end of the day, they will ask for accountability. To me, that is the best way because we will be more accountable to Kenyans. view