4 May 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we shall issue a Ministerial Statement tomorrow Thursday, at 2.30 p.m.
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28 Apr 2011 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to the Budget Policy Statement.
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24 Mar 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a joke. I am carrying some big files here and that is the only way I can comfortably carry them for a Question which is coming up.
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3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
My Ministry submitted to the Treasury a Development Expenditure requirement of Kshs6,203,000,000 for the year 2010/2011. However, due to financial constraints, that figure was reduced to Kshs4,518,000,000; a reduction of Kshs1.7 billion.It is not 50 per cent, but 31.6 per cent.
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3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
(b) It will not be possible to allocate more funds as the Treasury has informed my Ministry that no more funds will be available during this financial year.
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3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not true that the Ministry reduced the budget by 50 per cent. In fact, the figure for last year for the Development Vote was Kshs6.283 billion for rural electrification. This year it is Kshs4.583 billion. So, the reduction was actually Kshs1.7 billion. It was not the Ministry that reduced it. We had requested for enough money, but we got less Kshs1.7 billion.
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3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you realize, the REA has done its best to electrify the rural areas. Annually, we have been contributing about Kshs16 million per constituency. However, this year that figure has been reduced to Kshs10 million because of the budgetary reduction. Depending on the finances we get, we try to be as equitable as possible. The areas which are off-grid get specific allocations. So, it is true that we are giving all areas the same amount. We actually have the off-grid stations mainly in the ASAL areas.
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3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would request the hon. Member to go to REA because monies allocated to the constituency are normally carried over cumulatively to the next financial year. So, maybe he could check with REA which will give him their implementation programme for the whole year.
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3 Feb 2011 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, the allocation for rural electrification programme to each constituency in the last financial year was Kshs16 million. However, it has been reduced to Kshs10 million. So, each constituency will get less Kshs6 million during this financial year.
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