Moody Arthur Awori

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying that we really need to encourage the young people in terms of self- reliance, because the Government has given us the tools. We should be pulling the poor upwards, instead of them pulling us downwards. We can do this by leading. Let us teach our people how to save. Without knowing how to save, it is not possible for one to learn how to use the money that he or she is lent. It is up to us, again, to tell the young people who are going to get this money that ... view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that the families of prison warders who perished in a road accident at Ruaraka on 1st, December, 1994, have not been compensated. (b) The Government paid Kshs52,170,000 through the families' advocate, M/s J.K. Kinyanjui and Advocates for compensation of the prison warders families. M/s J.K. Kinyanjui and Advocates have since been accused of embezzlement and the matter is still in the court. Once the case is resolved, the Attorney-General will advise my Ministry on how to proceed, so as to ensure that the families are compensated. view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matters of the Judiciary are beyond my Ministry. All I can hope for is that this case will be determined soon. Indeed, we, in the Ministry, feel very much for the families. It is nearly 13 years since these officers died. Naturally, the families are experiencing great difficulties. view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, in the prison reforms that we are continuing with, one of the proposals is to introduce the element of insurance. In future, when a situation like this occurs, there would be no problem of payment. However, this is not a question of non-availability of funding--- view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a question of somebody who was given the responsibility of looking after the families of these officers. This is someone who was given Kshs52 million which could have been used by the families in leading normal lives like others. However, they were let down by the advocate. So, it is not so much the question of compensation and insurance or lack of it. view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the Attorney-General gave us the go-ahead to give the money to M/s J.K. Kinyanjui and Advocates, obviously, he must have been satisfied that the advocate was in good standing. There was no way we, in the Ministry, would have known otherwise. view
• 24 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason Mr. J.K. Kinyanjui is in prison is because he embezzled the money. I do not know how much money remains in his bank account now. Obviously, we will have to wait until the court determines the case. We, in the Ministry, have no idea at all about the safety of the money. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sorry that my colleague, the other Assistant Minister in the Office of the President, has not got information from his colleague. Actually, hon. Kingi is ill and that is the only reason. So, may I repeat what the Assistant Minister--- view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The "Nguruma Tena" Promotion was licensed by the Betting Control and Licensing Board under permit No.001216 with effect from 2nd March to 16th March, 2007. (b) I am not aware of any money collected as entrance fees. All Safaricom pre-paid customers were eligible for participation in the promotion, and were able to enjoy one entry for each Kshs100 air time value they topped up on their phones. (c) This was not a public lottery, where the law requires a certain percentage of the sale proceeds to be devoted to charity. However, ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the licence given for promoting products does not require that the promoter gives us that information. view