Atanas Manyala

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 141 to 150 of 196.

• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will repeat. These children are rehabilitated at Tononoka Child Protection Centre. view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I do not know exactly where the 900 children sleep. view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank my fellow hon. Members for their positive response and support which was exhibited when I moved the Motion on the Sessional Paper No.2 of 2009 on Older Persons and Aging. I am grateful for the various comments and suggestions that hon. Members brought up for the purpose of improving the policy on older persons. For example, that older persons be exempted from NHIF contributions and that, homes for older persons and the aging and, all their facilities are taken into consideration instead of cash handouts. Mr. Temporary Deputy ... view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development has put in place several measures to ensure the compliance with the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities Act (2003). The most important step was the establishment of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities in 2004. In turn, the Council has achieved the following:- (i) Registered 11,120 individual persons with disabilities and 48 organizations of and for persons with disabilities according to Section 7(C) of the Act. (ii) Promoted the employment of persons with disabilities and has continuously advocated their employment in all organizations ... view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we do not have the actual number. That is why we are having the baseline survey that we are conducting. As soon as it is ready, we will let you know. This Question was asked in July and my officers could have got the figures. If the hon. Member does not mind, he should come to the Ministry’s office and we would be able to give him the figures. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that there are institutions which are facing these difficulties. But now that you have brought the issue to my attention, I shall follow up and find out if there are any and they will be dealt with. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do deny that we have physical facilities in northern Kenya. But with this Kshs200 million, we should be able to be there. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a list of several people here but the actual amounts are not shown. I also have the names of organizations, type of exemptions and dates. Since they are about 25, maybe I will lay the document on the Table so that you can go through it. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts Sessional Paper No.2 of 2009 on the National Policy on Older persons an Aging laid on the Table of the House on Thursday 10th September, 2009. view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: According to the National Population and Housing Census Report, the population of persons aged 60 years and above was about 1.4 million, representing about four per cent of the total population. According to the demographic projections, it is expected to reach over 2 million by the year 2020. In terms of gender, the majority of older persons, in almost every country, are women, that is, 55 per cent globally and about 52 per cent in Kenya, with differences in gender ratios increasing with age, particularly, 65 years and above. view