John Bomet Serut

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 271 to 281 of 281.

• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a good question. The Government, through the National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Programme (NALEP), which is a programme under the Ministry of Agriculture, has given money to assist farmers to grow enough food to feed the people of Butula Constituency. By 30th June, 2006, the Government and development partners had pumped in a total of Kshs1,553,927. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member that, previously, no statistics on poverty indices were carried out. But I want to assure him that, currently, there are household statistics being carried out in North Eastern Province. We will release those statistics on July 12, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2033 poverty levels in North Eastern Province very soon. Those are the figures that will be used to allocated money to alleviate poverty in North Eastern Province. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, generally, North Eastern Province falls under arid and semi-arid regions. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me put it this way: The Government is in the process of compiling new statistics for the entire country, as far as poverty is concerned. The Government will use those statistics to address the issue of poverty. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say that I would be very much willing to go to Butula. However, I would like to inform the hon. Member and the House that several projects, including schools, have been undertaken. There was money from OPEC to construct schools, the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF), Local Authorities Transfer Fund (LATF) and other development partners. That money was given to Butula Constituency for purposes of alleviating poverty. view
• 12 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We will comply. view
• 11 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Vote of the Office of the President for the following reasons:- Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, it is a service Ministry in the sense that, if it fails to deliver services to Kenyans, there would be a lot of insecurity. We cannot afford to live in a state of insecurity. Even if the Minister in charge has committed any crime, Kenyans should not be denied security. Kenyans need security. By opposing this Motion, it translates into denying Kenyans security. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate that ... view
• 6 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to align myself to the sentiments that have been expressed by other hon. Members. This Bill has come at an appropriate time. I want to agree that this Bill is about whistle blowers. However, I am concerned with one major issue; that is where information is taken specifically to police officers. That same information is exchanged for cash to the suspects. I have cases where people have been killed by criminals in my constituency for giving information to the police. The same policemen decide to give the same information, together with the ... view
• 20 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the Minister for Finance for presenting a well thought-out Budget, which to me targets the needs assessment of the people of this country. Since Independence, this is the only Budget that has targeted people's needs and should, therefore, be supported by all. Kenyans were overwhelmed after the Budget was presented by the Minister for Finance. If you went to churches and other public places over the weekend, you must have heard people talking well about the Budget. That was so because 70 per cent of our population is made up of ... view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I stand here to support this particular Private Member's Motion on the issue of the districts. I want to align myself with the sentiments expressed by my colleague who moved this particular Motion. As you know, Mount Elgon District which I represent is among the 28 districts which were created during the last regime. Some of them were created not only to render services but to satisfy the needs of the people who had been marginalised for quite some time, Mount Elgon District being one of them. Due to that, ... view
• 8 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to align myself with the sentiments that have been expressed by my colleagues. This Bill has been long overdue. So many people have died since 1984. That is when we started hearing of people suffering from signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS is a disease which has no boundaries. The reason why we are having this Bill is because HIV/AIDS has affected the entire world. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I listened to the Minister for Health when she presented this Bill. I have also listened to the Seconder of the ... view