Beth Mugo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 891 to 900 of 977.

• 3 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion of adjournment. This adjournment will give hon. Members time to inspect many development projects going on in their constituencies. This Government has provided a lot of funds directly to our constituencies for development. I would like to assure hon. Members that there is absolutely no confusion because this Government is delivering. There is no question about if there is a Government in place or not. We know when confusion started, but I will not go into it because it is a waste of time. There ... view
• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I believe that some of these Questions are not important. The Hon. Member should be in the House to ask the Question if it is important. We take a lot of time preparing these answers. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have agreed with the hon. Member that we defer this Question to tomorrow or Tuesday. I hope that is okay. view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The bursary for secondary schools has not been scrapped. It has merely been transferred from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Finance for management under the Constituencies Development Fund. Previously, it was budgeted under the Ministry of Education but disbursed directly to the Constituencies Bursary Fund which is managed by the Constituency Bursary Committees. (b) The Government allocated secondary schools bursary in 2004 and 2005 as follows: 2004-2005, Kshs770 million and 2005 to 2006, Kshs800 million. The issue of reconsidering the decision requires wide consultations among the relevant Government institutions, ... view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that question is better directed to the Ministry of Finance which allocates the money to the other Ministries. view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we had requested the same amount; a little over Kshs800 million for bursaries. As a Ministry, we know the value of bursaries to all children, including those in the ASAL areas and not just those in the rural areas. The allocation of funds is done by the Ministry of Finance. Whereas we had requested those funds, the Ministry of Finance, in their wisdom, found it better to manage these funds since the money goes directly to the constituency. The Ministry of Education channels all its funds to the constituencies. The Ministry does not disburse any money. The ... view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is not my understanding of the Budget Speech. My understanding is that the money for bursaries will be remitted directly to the constituencies through the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a Ministry, we understood that the money will be channelled by the Treasury through the CDF. So, the bursary money is within the CDF allocation. view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, once the district allocations have been done, I am sure the bursary money will be reflected. I am telling this House what my Ministry was informed by the Ministry of Finance. view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I remind the hon. Member that when he was the Minister for Education, they dished out that money only to their children, while Kenyan children went without education. It is during the NARC leadership that we have over 1.8 million children going to school. We have ensured that every child goes to school. Why do we not wait for the Printed Estimates just as the honourable Speaker has directed? view