John Dache Pesa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now that the Assistant Minister has acknowledged that there is a problem in the disbursement of these bursary funds, I expect that some primary schools for the whole month will not be able to operate. Will it be in order for these schools to charge the parents money so that they can continue with their programmes? view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Public Health and Sanitation:- (a) whether she could clarify what has been accomplished in the fight against malaria and how many Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) have been distributed throughout the country, particularly in Migori Constituency, since the project was initiated; (b) whether she is aware that the trend in diagnosis and treatment has been negative, particularly on children, and is expensive and that artemisin-based combination therapy is also beyond reach; and, (c) whether she could provide the breakdown of episodes and deaths in Migori Constituency and what remedy the Government contemplates, considering that the World Health ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to appreciate the answer given by the Minister. It is very elaborate; it actually goes very deep to explain to our Kenyan brothers and sisters what the Ministry is undertaking and, more so, the preventative measures that it is taking against malaria in this country. So, she should keep it up! What I want to ask is whether she is aware that, despite the fact that she is stating here under the last page that malaria drugs are given for free, many people are still asked to go and buy malaria drugs once they ... view
• 1 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I still appreciate the answer given by the Minister, malaria is a big problem in Nyanza, in particular Migori. Statistics show that about 0.125 people died of malaria related diseases in the year 2008. This is a very big number, looking at our population of about 191,000. Could the Minister step up her campaign against malaria in Migori, especially by taking over the facilities we have put up using CDF money? This will ensure that the distance covered by people travelling to Migori District Hospital may be reduced and they save time. view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said in this House today that he issued a Ministerial Statement last week on the same issue and that he needs more time to investigate. Could he tell Kenyans how much time he needs for his investigations to end, so that he could inform Kenyans of the outcome of this very serious issue? view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Vote. I want to commend the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government and his entire staff for managing this Ministry effectively. This is a Ministry which is very close to our people at the grassroots level. view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as he stated, this Ministry is underfunded. We want to appeal to the Government to ensure that more funds are given to this Ministry during the Supplementary Budget to ensure that it carries out its duties effectively. This Ministry has demonstrated to Kenyans how devolution can work for a very long time. Money was being sent down to the people at the Local Government level and it was supposed to benefit the local people in specific areas. view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: [ Mr. Deputy Speaker left the Chair] view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are areas that the Ministry needs to address itself to, especially on transparency and accountability with regard to expenditure of Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF) money in our local authorities. You will find that in some areas the LATF money is more than what we get in CDF, but when you go to the ground, you find what the CDF has done can be seen by any officer who visits these areas. That leaves a lot of talks in our local authorities; why this money is not properly utilized as the CDF funds. view
• 26 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some hon. Members talked about construction of bus parks. There is a bus park in Migori which has been there for the last 60 years. For the last three years, the modernisation of this bus park has stalled. No construction work has been going on. Bus parks are very important to local authorities because they are sources of revenue. I want to appeal to the Ministry to give this project a more serious contractor to complete it. I am sure the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government was there and he saw the ... view