Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1761 to 1770 of 1775.

• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister for a well presented Budget. I think hon. Members who were here saw the Minister making his presentation very well. He was calm and it flowed very well. Generally, I would say that it was a good Budget. However, we have to keep on emphasising and re- emphasising what we have said here before. We are an agricultural country. Agriculture is the mainstay of our economy. So, I am still saying that agriculture should be accorded more in terms of funding. 1300 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES ... view
• 19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 7 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this very important Motion. As we all know, agriculture is the mainstay of our economy. The agriculture sector is very elastic. So, bad weather affects production in agriculture. It affects the entire economy. Majority of Kenyans depend on agriculture. So, for that reason, I support the Motion as amended. However, I have been looking forward to a time when we can look into the issue of writing off AFC loans not wholesomely or across the board. Those who are affected mostly by the severe drought and the ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to come here to lecture us about definition of terminologies instead of answering the Question which he has been asked? view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to support this important Motion for the purpose of establishing a consumer protection law that will contribute towards protection and improvement of consumer welfare. It will also cater for matters incidental thereto. I want to make a few comments regarding consumer awareness. I think it is an 764 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 30, 2008 important Bill. However, I would like us to look at the responsibilities of both the manufacturer or the trader and the consumer. I have witnessed some very interesting incidents. For instance, I saw a passenger boarding a ... view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in Vihiga Constituency, old women lost about Kshs40 million of their savings to these fraudsters. Last year, the District Commissioner (DC) closed the office where these operations were taking place and he promised that he would take action. Could the Assistant Minister promise that, if he gets this information, he will follow it up and make sure that those old women recover their Kshs40 million that they lost through these pyramid schemes? view
• 24 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this very important Motion. First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister for his appointment as Minister for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030. It is well deserved. I also want to congratulate the Minister for being proactive and acting fast to come up with the CDF Board. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to applaud the Ninth Parliament for coming up with the CDF Act. It has enabled the devolution of funds up to 2.5 per cent of ... view
• 24 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that hon. Namwamba has raised the issue of lawyers being included on the Board. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from my own professional experience, and looking at all the projects that we are going to fund with the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), most of them are to do with buildings. We have allowed for engineers, but the larger component of building works is done by architects and quantity surveyors. I would like the Minister to consider how he could integrate the portion relating to professionals, who are registered with the Architectural Association of Kenya, so ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think the Assistant Minister is misleading the House. Is he in order to tell us that allocation of Districts is dependent on the population when I know very well that there are some constituencies which are districts and they have smaller populations than others? Furthermore, there are even some with two districts. view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to second the Motion on the adoption of the Public Accounts Committee Reports for the 2002/2003 and 2003/2004 Financial Years. But, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just want to make a few suggestions. Parliament spends a lot of money on Watchdog Committees like PAC. If we spend a lot of money on these Committees and then we do not implement what they recommend, we are abusing the role we are supposed to play; serving the public. So, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I really commend--- I know it has been commended here before--- But I ... view