John Munyes

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The following is the available record of the persons who died after the bomb blast at the Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Nairobi. The number of people who died by nationality is as follows: 243 Kenyans, 12 Americans, one Ethiopian and one person of unknown nationality. The number of people who were injured is as follows: 5,585 Kenyans, 14 Americans and one Congolese. The total is 5,600 people. (b) The Kenyan Government gave a humanitarian assistance of Kshs50,000 to the families of each of the deceased persons. ... view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my answer remains the same as the one I gave some months ago; that the USA will not give that information. If the hon. Member is interested, he should write to the USA Government and give the reasons why he wants that information. view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate those concerns, and I am very sorry for the hon. Member's predicament. As I said, this matter was looked at as a matter of confidentiality. That information is confidential. If the hon. Member wants to get it, he should write to the USA Government. On the issue of a victim who has not been paid, that specific case can be followed. view
• 26 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the second time that this Question has been asked in this House. I have given the breakdown - which I can table - of the victims of that disaster, who were supported by the USA Government. I have a breakdown of the Kshs900 million which was spent on those injured as compensation. I do not know what next to say. If any hon. Member wants to get specific figures of the amount of money given to each of the victims of the disaster, he or she should write to the USA Government. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Between August 2005 and February, 2006, the following food quantities were given to Samburu District: Maize - 30,000 bags of 90 kilogrammes; beans - 3,150 bags of 50 kilogrammes; beans - 6,150 bags of 90 kilogrammes; vegetable oil - 9,960 cartons; milk powder - 2,500 cartons; rice - 600 bags of 50 kilogrammes. The district also benefited from the emergency operations that were spearheaded by the World Food Programme with the support of the Government. Over the period, the district received the following foodstuffs: Cereals - 1,521 metric tonnes; pulses - ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not have the current and the past figures, but I have the amount of foodstuffs delivered and the amount in value spent in Samburu District. I do not have the figure with me. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we do not import food. We buy our food locally. Nevertheless, sometimes we have to receive donations. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in conjunction with Arid Land Programme, we negotiated with the World Bank last week for a loan of Kshs4.8 billion to start drought mitigation programmes and poverty reduction programmes in over 30 districts. I think these programmes will go a long way in ensuring that this problem is resolved. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, humanitarian activities are best suited if they are November 1, 206 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3319 done through Government and non-governmental organisations. We always encourage the use of local organisations like Ramati for Samburu, and the Kenya Red Cross. These issues are decided by leaders in districts. We have the District Steering Groups which decide which NGO to use. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope by now the Ministry of Agriculture has done that. That is not my role. My role is only to give funds to the Ministry of Agriculture, which we did. We gave up to Kshs800 million which was used to purchase seeds. I think by now there should be enough seeds in the country. view