Dr. Mohammed Abdi Kuti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to comment on an issue that has been raised by previous speakers that whenever insecurity occurs, people point fingers at the Office of the President or the police. Security is actually the responsibility of a tripartite arrangement where leaders play a very major role in bringing about peace and harmony among the people they lead. That is a very critical issue. The second one is the community itself and then the Government as in the Provincial Adminstration. Whenever these three arrangements fall apart, then insecurity becomes a major issue. A case in ... view
• 12 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was going to raise a very important issue but let it be. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Before I answer this Question, I would like to thank the hon. Members of Parliament, who were able to attend our Kamukunji which we held last week. We really appreciated those who attended. We are organising another one because the attendance was not enough. I would like to encourage all hon. Members to attend so that such issues about youth polytechnics and the Fund could be clarified. However, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry has entered into an agreement with 21 financial intermediaries in Kenya to disburse the YEDF. The list is ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this agreement with microfinance institutions was arrived at after we requested for expression of interest. Unfortunately, the Kenya Post Office Savings Bank was not one of those institutions that expressed interest. Having said that, if for any reason, Suba District does not have any of these financial intermediaries that we are working with, as you can see on the list, there are names like Lokichoggio Multi-purpose Co- operative, Elgon Teachers SACCO Ltd., Lamu Teachers SACCO, Adok Timo, et cetera. All these are financial intermediaries that help us reach farther. So if, for any reason, the ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that we have hired support staff yet. Actually, we have only posted Youth Officers and we are now awaiting approval from the Directorate of Personnel Management (DPM) to hire clerical, secretarial, drivers and support staff. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier on, we have negotiated with various local Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and SACCOS which have had experience in disbursing funds. Initially, we give them very limited funds and they also must provide security and show that they have the capacity to manage the funds correctly. If, for any reason, any hon. Member feels that in his constituency the NGO or SACCO, that we had picked and negotiated with, is not effectively doing its work, we are willing to sit down with that hon. Member and sort out his case. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very clear, and we put this in both the print and electronic media, that the forms are issued free of charge. I have, personally, travelled round the country and one of the issues I have been telling the youth is that the forms are supposed to be issued free of charge and no payment, whatsoever, should be made for the application forms. If there are such instances, I think that is very serious and the hon. Member should take the matter to the police, and also inform us, so that we can immediately ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a very good question. We, at the Ministry, have a training of trainers exercise going on. We already have about 125 Trainers of July 4, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2215 Trainers (ToTs) posted across the country to enable young people receive the necessary training. Also, out of the microfinance institutions' 8 per cent interest, 2 per cent is for training. I have even gotten feedback from young people that the training given to them by the microfinance institutions, especially the KWFT, K-Rep and the rest, has been very effective. We have held training sessions ... view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to clarify to the hon. Member that the Kshs1 million that we give to the constituency is not through the microfinance institutions, but through the Youth Enterprise Development Fund Committees, which are based at the divisions, and then it is passed on to the Ministry. That amount has neither interest nor collateral. However, the money that goes to the youth through the microfinance institutions attracts 8 per cent interest. view
• 4 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the interest this matter is generating. That is why I am saying that we will hold another Kamukunji with hon. Members and, maybe, publicise it. I was saying that the money that is channelled through the microfinance institutions attracts 8 per cent interest, of which 5 per cent is to cater for administrative and other costs that the microfinance institutions incur, 2 per cent is for training, while 1 per cent is the figure that the Ministry has put on top. So, this was negotiated at 8 per cent. I would ... view