Henry Obwocha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether you heard what the hon. Member just said. He said that the Minister for Planning and National Development has problems with his eyesight. This is unbelievable. It is, in fact, an insult to the Minister for Planning and National Development. view
• 24 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the hon. Member, please, withdraw and apologise because that is a personal attack on my character? view
• 24 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will use my five minutes to make the following points. First, an hon. Member raised the issue of Vision 2030. We are at the initial stages. The consultants have now come up with the evaluation of the sectors. We have come to the stage of knowing who will be involved. That is why the Minister has proposed a budget for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, Kenyans should stop referring to the poverty figures of 1997. We should look at the current figures which show ... view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Kenya Government has, in the past, acknowledged the existence of an income distribution inequality. That is reflected in the Welfare Monitoring surveys which were carried in 1994 and 1997. The new Government has put in place policy documents to address that issue. The Economic Recovery for Wealth and Employment Creation addresses equity and poverty reduction. In promoting that, we have put in place several measures to increase access to socio-economic opportunities for all. We have introduced the Free Primary Education Programme, the School Feeding Programme, the Youth Enterprise Fund and ... view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will appreciate what I said. This 57 per cent he is talking about was from a survey done in the previous Government in 1997. Ten years have passed! My predecessor put in place a survey and so, we should be releasing the new figures to show where we are. These other issues he is talking about that is land, health and secondary school education are among the many other programmes I have said we have put in place. April 18, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 743 You know that for secondary education we have one million students. ... view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is very well informed. I am not talking about distribution of famine relief. I am talking about the programmes that have been produced over this period when the new Government took over from 2002. So, if Mr. Billow wants to have access to that report, I am ready to give it to him. It is not lip-service! It is Kshs11 billion on the programme; the water, boreholes and the programmes we have put in place since the new Government came into place. The programme is continuous and I can assure him that it ... view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I appreciate his comment, the 5.8 per cent growth rate is in the various sectors of the economy, from agriculture to tourism. He knows how these sectors have flourished. All those sectors are the ones that contribute to 5.8 per cent growth rate. However, on poverty levels, I have said that my predecessor, his friend, Prof. Anyang'- Nyong'o, put in place the KHBIS. I am going to read that Report and tell you that the poverty levels have reduced in the last ten years. view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when this Government took power, it was awake. It cannot, therefore, wake up again! We are saying that in the new Budget, these programmes are going to be there. I am asking the hon. Member to use his Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) properly to address the health facilities, bursaries and all the local--- view
• 18 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he should give bursaries properly so that parents can use a bit of the money. Instead of paying school fees, the parents can use the money elsewhere. That is the way to reduce poverty levels. view
• 17 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: You are the one who is doing it, actually! view