27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(iii) We do assist the IDPs with Kshs25,000 each for those whose houses were destroyed.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(iv) The Government, through the Development Partners Initiative Support, constructs houses in some hard-hit areas where these donors have come forward.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
(v) We do peace and reconciliation efforts in affected areas, above provision of relief food.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I would like to correct the hon. Member. I have not said that I am not aware of the IDPs per se. What I said is that I am not aware that they are being fed by well-wishers and friends, as implied.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
As far as the feeding programme is concerned, we send them monthly relief food and they are properly catered for. But as to when they will receive the cash and be taken back to their original homes, I would like to inform hon. Members that we have exhausted the budgetary provisions that we were initially allocated, that is, Kshs1.75 million. We received the last tranche on 16th January, 2009 and that is the money we are using currently to resettle the remaining balance of the IDPs, be it integrated or otherwise. The process delayed because the funds were exhausted towards ...
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just stated that we are waiting for the register from the DC. Communication from him indicates that there are about 2,000 IDPs. If the 600 IDPs are part of the ones that he mentioned, then they will benefit. In any case, even if they are not part of the same group that the DC mentioned and they are genuine integrated IDPs verified by the Provincial Ja nuary 27, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Ethuro is good at pointing fingers when asking questions! I ask you to protect us from such kinds of gestures! Nonetheless, it is true that we have not received the register from Murang'a. I agree with the hon. Member that it should have been received by now. However, hon. Members must appreciate our difficulties as a Ministry.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of State for Special Programmes is based at the headquarters. Most of the information we use to resettle these people comes from the Provincial Administration. Therefore, we are incapacitated because of lack of personnel. Sometime in June last year, we wrote to the District Commissioners (DCs) across the country to give us the position of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs); whether integrated or otherwise. In areas like Murang'a where the DCs have not given us the registers, we have written a reminder to ensure that they give us that information.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, food was last sent to the IDPs in Murang'a in January this year. However, for the 109,000 people he is talking about, they are facing starvation because of food shortage and we are revising the figures of those who rely on relief food. That will be tackled separately because it is a different Question. However, for the IDPs, we sent them food even this month.
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29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government is not aware of any IDPs who are yet unsettled as a result of the 1992 and 1997 tribal clashes. (b) Part "b", therefore, does not arise at all.
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