John Olago Aluoch

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2141 to 2150 of 2169.

• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has used REA as an excuse for failure to do a good job. However, in asking my last question, I wish to draw the attention of the Chair to the functions of the Rural Electrification Authority. The functions of the Authority are to:- (a) Manage the Electrification Programme Fund (b) Develop and update the Rural Electrification Masterplan and to source funds for its purposes. The problem is that this Authority is underfunded. In the last Budget, instead of what they asked, that is, Kshs11 billion, the Authority received only slightly above Kshs6 billion, ... view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government, in view of the public transport problems and traffic congestion currently being experienced in the City of Nairobi, what steps the Ministry is taking to avoid a similar build-up in the fast-expanding cities of Kisumu, Mombasa, Nakuru and Eldoret. view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister's answer lacks in actual ideas that can be implemented. His answer is conventional wisdom for alternative traffic congestion. What needs to be done is not to re-route roads. We need to redesign and expand alternative transportation modes. So, in view of all this, when is the Ministry going to implement the ideas that the Assistant Minister has set out before the House? view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, traffic congestion is not a one-day affair. The build-up takes a long time. I insist that if the idea that the Ministry has is going to see the light of day, then the Assistant Minister must indicate clearly if these ideas are going to be implemented and how soon. It is important! view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister's response is very heavy on temporary measures that the Ministry is taking, but very light on long-term measures that the Ministry needs to take. Flooding does not occur only in Budalangi, but in all parts of western Kenya. In Nyando and the Tana Delta, floods are an annual event. Why is the Ministry treating floods, which are annual, as if they are emergencies? What is the Ministry doing to make this a permanent project? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, floods have a fortunate element. They bring exotic and very delicious species of fish to ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I notice that the Assistant Minister is making threatening gestures towards the Questioner! He keeps on pointing at him threateningly! view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The answer by the Assistant Minister gives the impression that there are no legal mechanisms for enforcing the law. The National Environment Management Act is very clear on what constitutes a criminal offence. If what is happening in Karatina is true, then clearly, an offence is being committed. What is the Ministry doing to ensure that the provisions of the Act are complied with and those who are discharging effluent into the rivers are prosecuted? view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am just wondering if the Minister is not misleading the House. He is talking about annual audits. He is saying that annual audits are done monthly. How is that possible? view
• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Industrialization:- (a) in view of the fact that motorcycle taxis are the single largest employer of the youth in Kisumu and parts of western Kenya, what steps the Ministry is taking to create motorcycle assembly plants in Kisumu City to make and sell affordable motorcycles; and, (b) whether the Ministry could consider implementing a low interest rate and low instalment loan scheme to the youth through the Youth Enterprise Development Fund so as to make the motorcycles affordable. view
• 10 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second part of the Question has been answered. However, part "a" of the Question remains unanswered satisfactorily. The gist of the first part of the Question was to find out whether the Ministry is encouraging the creation of motorcycle assembly plants, not only in Kisumu City, but in the whole of western Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the answer given by the Assistant Minister only refers to encouraging importation of either motorcycles or parts for motorcycles to be assembled here in Kenya. What is the Ministry doing to encourage the creation of assembly plants in western Kenya? ... view