Judah ole Metito

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Entries 1681 to 1690 of 1895.

• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is quite right on the objective of the creation of this Regional Development Authorities. He is also quite right when he says that they are all under-funded. All the six of them are under- funded because they all rely on Treasury funding. We have recommended the system of build, operate and transfer. The Lake Basin Development Authority headquarters has stalled and requires Kshs800 million for it to be finished. We are considering that process of build, operate and transfer and it is in progress. view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really share the concern of the hon. Member, but unfortunately, the Regional Development Authority that is the subject of this Question, does not extent that far. With regard to how these funds were utilized, I hereby table the detailed report on each activity undertaken, the cost and status of the activities done. It is all totaling to the said amount. view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the moment, I do not have the details of how much the contractors were paid. However, I welcome the hon. Member we go through the Kshs3 million that went to contractual jobs and see how it was paid. I can provide full information on that. view
• 27 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to also contribute to this Bill. From the outset, I would like to say that I support the Bill. view
• 27 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I am very proud that I was personally the one who moved debate, in the last Parliament, on the National Youth Policy document that paved way for the introduction of the Bill that we are discussing today. I want to agree with my colleagues who spoke earlier on the age limit. The age that we adopted in the National Youth Policy is 35 years. That is the age limit that is internationally recognised. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are going by the data that 70 per cent of the population of this country are 35 years old and below. We ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: (a) The Ministry of Regional Development Authorities was established by the Kenya Government under the Presidential Circular No.3/2003 on the organization of Government with a mandate to provide policy guidance, enhance capacity building and support for regional development authorities. In a step towards enhancing balanced regional development, the Government has since the 1970s created six regional development authorities which operate under six different Acts of Parliament as indicated below:- view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: (i) The Tana and Athi River Development Authority (TARDA) Act, Cap.443, 1974; view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: (ii) The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Act, Cap.441, 1979; view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: (iii) The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) Act, Cap.442, 1979; view