Dr. Mohammed Abdi Kuti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Motion. It is very important and has come at the right time. We have seen the fruits of free primary education. I, therefore, support that secondary education also be made free. This will increase the numbers of students who finish Form Four education and improve the literacy level of this country. With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 28 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary 182 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 28, 2007 Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member to say that old people will get these funds when it is clearly indicated that the age is between 18 to 35 years? view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) (i) The Government will allocate the available funds to youth interested in starting or scaling up business ventures in their districts using an objective criteria. The allocation criteria will consider the population of the youth in a particular district. view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Whereas an appropriate formula is being worked out, we may have an equal amount to all the districts, and an additional amount using the score from the population of young people. (ii) The Ministry will identify financial service providers countrywide, including banks, savings and credit co-operatives, co-operative societies, micro-finance institutions and Post Bank. Funds will be channelled through these institutions using agreements drawn between the Government and each financial service provider. (iii) Youth and youth groups implementing income generating activities will be encouraged to make applications to the financial service provider in their area to ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these are not grants. This is not free money. It is an enterprise development fund. It is money to inculcate an entrepreneur culture, which has not been existing among our youth. An entrepreneur culture is one of hard work, where one has to try and repay what one has been lent. However, we have taken into consideration the fact that our youths do not have the collateral that would be required by the banks. Therefore, this Fund is different in that the youths will not be required to surrender title deeds or any other collateral to the ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have statistics from the Kenya Bureau of Statistics. On the issue of age bracket, we are currently using the ages between 15-30 years, as we await for the outcome of debate on the National Youth Policy Paper. November 7, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3423 view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it has been clearly stated here that the Government will negotiate with financial institutions to design products that will be affordable, even in the remotest areas. Such products will not only be affordable, but also acceptable. Specifically, for Muslims, we have special considerations. Lately, I have been moving around the country to clarify some issues regarding this Fund. I have specifically stated that for Muslims, there will be no interest. Currently, banks have products specifically designed for the Muslim community. We will negotiate with banks to apply those products while lending money from this Fund to Muslims. ... view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have not implemented any rules relating to disbursement of these funds. In actual fact, we are putting all the structures in place. They are ready. We are awaiting gazettement of the Fund by the Minister for Finance. view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Basically, the major structures are in place. I think, for the nitty-gritty, we may need a Kamukunji where we can share ideas, discuss this matter with hon. Members in detail and come to some agreement. view
• 7 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: As far as this Question is concerned, I think I have answered it in detail. view