Judah ole Metito

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Entries 1801 to 1810 of 1895.

• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I beg to support this Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the Minister for Finance read the Budget two weeks ago, he talked of a Budget that is going to drive us towards the achievement of Vision 2030 which has three pillars. I would like to emphasise on the two pillars namely, the economic and the social pillars. Those two pillars are aimed at reducing the disparities within our regions. I would like to request that we use this Budget as one of the ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the spirit of collective responsibility, I beg to reply. (a) The criteria used to provide relief food is basically determined at the local level. Relief food is distributed to the people only if they need and deserve it. People may require relief food assistance if and when their normal livelihood is disrupted by a natural, or man-made disaster, thus making them unable to fend for themselves. For example, a natural event such as drought or floods can destroy the ability of people to feed themselves, hence the intervention by the Government through the provision of ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government undertakes an assessment, twice in a year, in every district that may require relief food. Turkana District, just like any other arid district in the country, has continued to get relief food through the two-fronts approach, namely, the Emergency Operation Programme (EMOP) and the Government of Kenya. May be the hon. Member has not had the opportunity to look at the statistical summary. In 2005/2006, the Government provided the following--- view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the information I have is on the food ratio. I must admit that I do not have the precise number of people who have been fed since 2005. I have the ratio and the different kinds of food that they were provided with. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have already given the measures that the Government is taking to improve food security in the country. One of the reasons why we have famine in most of the areas is due to inadequate rainfall. We can supplement that through irrigation in arable lands. The Government will ensure that enough money is channelled through the Ministry of Water and Irrigation--- view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I may not be able to tell how much we will give, but we will allocate sufficient amount of money to that Ministry to ensure that the Irrigation Department gives good service to the people. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, based on what the hon. Member has said, I do not see any reason for deferring the Question because the issue of--- view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: That is correct, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The issue of asking how much money is channelled through the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, to ensure that there is food security in this country, is completely a different Question. Maybe the hon. Member could put that Question to the relevant Ministry and then he will be answered. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Much obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to also support this Motion. A lot has been said on the importance of Parliament fixing the number of Ministries, and defining or specifying the Ministries we should have. One hon. Member said that nowadays that honour of being a Minister is no longer there, because there are so many Ministers and people do not even know their definite roles. There are other reasons why we need to specify the kind of Ministries that we should have. Section 16 of the Constitution says that we must have offices of ... view