John Munyes

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to start by thanking Sen. G.G Kariuki for bringing this Motion. I also want to appreciate the fact that he understands the Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs) in northern Kenya, where insecurity has actually affected us for many years. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 18 Jun 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to start by thanking the Mover and seconder of this Motion. I am also a Member of the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare. Mr. Speaker, Sir, many counties suffer from inadequate health services, and I want to cite my own county, Turkana, which is 77,000 square kilometres with a population of 800,000, who hardly get adequate medical services. If these facilities are established in the 47 counties, especially my county, they will definitely alleviate healthcare problems in those counties. My county is one of those counties which border other countries, with a ... view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion. I want to start by saying that this Motion comes at a time when Kenya is aggressively undertaking exploration of minerals around the country. Kenya is surely endowed with so much resource as the Mover said. These include water, oil, wildlife and the rare minerals. There are some which we have not been discovered and this aggressive exploration will show us some rare minerals. In some areas we have wind and sand which can also be resources for us. I want to talk about Turkana. As we talk about oil, ... view
• 24 Apr 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me begin by saluting the people of Turkana County for electing me as the first Senator. I also give thanks to the people of Turkana North for electing me for three terms as a Member of Parliament and now the fourth time as the Senator. I also want to thank them for their prayers that went to the election of the Speaker of this House. I want to thank you for being the Speaker of the Senate. Coming from Turkana, my people are glad and know that you are equal to the task. Mr. Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has spent a total of Kshs33,709,999 on advertisements in the print and electronic media from April, 2010, to date. The following is a summary of the media campaign initiative. The cost involved and the benefits realized are as follows:- (i) Sawazisha Media Campaign which was carried out within the period of April, 2010, for three weeks at a cost Kshs6,983,600. The benefit realized is that the suspense account was reduced from Kshs7 billion in April to Kshs3.3 billion in October. (ii) The KTN Business Weekly in ... view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the NSSF has done of late is part of the wider reforms that we have undertaken at the NSSF. My friend over there, who I have met many times over these issues, likes the NSSF very much and his brother was also working as an accountant at the NSSF. By the fact that we have opened up offices all over the country and Kenyans can now access their accounts; the fact that we have increased our contributions, all these compounded and the feedback I get is enough proof. The Members call me every time to tell ... view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a very good question. We are fully compliant with the RBA requirements. For the last few months, all NSSF investments have been done by Fund Managers, who are competitively recruited. We do not handle money investments except in the case of wider reforms like advertisements which you have just heard about. The core amount of money that is in NSSF, that is over Kshs110 billion, is under Fund Managers. That is a fundamental shift from what we know. We do not handle money now. It is the Fund Managers who handle the money. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I answered that Question. For Dr. Khalwale, I said that we are having wider reforms, including the Trust Formation Bill, which is coming into this House. With regard to the investments we are talking about, we are tighter now because we are giving all the money to the managers to handle for us. So, it is something that we are taking seriously. I am not aware about the money Dr. Khalwale is talking about. I do not sit on the Board to take decisions. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the funds the hon. Member is referring to relate to the funds which were under discount securities. This happened just before this programme of ensuring that we go through Fund Managers started. In fact this happened even before I came into this Ministry. It is something that happened in the 1990s. So, you cannot pin me down on that, because it happened before we came to this House. So, I cannot respond to that. view
• 27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that interest, for sure, will go up. We want to ensure that we keep the taxpayers’ money safe and we invest properly. That is why this time we sought clearance from the Treasury. This was a matter that came to the Board of NSSF. I referred it to the Treasury and it got the clearance. Half of the money has been spent. This money was spent on the right purpose. We have gained Kshs400 million to Kshs600 million. We have achieved the satisfaction that we wanted. We have relieved the suspense account and that is ... view