Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 1775.

• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Forestry and Wildlife:- view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (a) whether he is aware that the people who were relocated to Shaviringa in Hamisi District from Mbale in Vihiga District in 1991/1992 to pave way for the construction of Vihiga District Hospital have not been issued with title deeds to date; and, view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (b) when they will be issued with title deeds. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, maybe you were not listening to what I said. I apologized and said I was just there. You did not see me when I was coming. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was in the Chamber. Here at the corner here. But I apologized before I asked my Question. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the third time because in the beginning of the month of November is when the Question came. It was addressed to the Ministry of Lands then it was referred to the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. Last week, it is the Minister himself who requested that the Question be put on the Order Paper today for further consultations. So, I would just like to request that the Assistant Minister here makes sure that the Minister answers this Question because this is a serious issue. These people were moved from Vihiga between 1991 and 1992 ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to support this very important Motion. In the first instance, I would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the Member for Ikolomani, Dr. Khalwale, for bringing this Motion because we have repeatedly said that agriculture is the backbone of this country. We cannot talk about agriculture without talking about tea and coffee because these have been the top foreign exchange earners in this country. This is particularly immediately after independence until a few years back when I think the Government neglected its role in supporting small-scale tea ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this will go a long way in helping this country to achieve Vision 2030. We will not achieve it just by talking or holding conferences and seminars in big hotels in town. We will only achieve it, through active and direct participation in production for this country. This can only be done through these small scale farmers. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: However, it will not be possible for them to continue with this tea and coffee farming while carrying heavy loan burdens which they have incurred over the years. Save for one thing, there is need for the Government to write-off these loans. I think mechanisms should be put in place to cushion farmers, so that in future they do not accumulate loans which they will not be able to service. Even if we write off or waive these loans, without proper mechanism to cushion them, the same thing might recur. Unless they are properly cushioned against fluctuation of prices for ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is need for Kenya as an agricultural country to support these two sectors by making them profitable. However, we cannot make them profitable if farmers continue carrying this burden of excessive loans. That is why it is very important that the Government considers writing off these loans. There is need also to support these two sectors that are tea and coffee because they contribute a lot in terms of revenue generation for this Government. We should not rely on one source of revenue collection. That is taxation from incomes. We need to diversify our ... view