Moody Arthur Awori

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 411 to 420 of 468.

• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Yes, indeed. That should be the practice. Unfortunately, the Minister concerned did not avail the answer to me, otherwise I would have answered on his behalf. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, once again, my apologies. Could we defer the Question to tomorrow afternoon? view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that there are 18,000 orphans in Butula Constituency. The National AIDS Control Council (NACC) carried out a survey, which covered this constituency, in 2005. It was discovered that there were only 7,937 orphans in Butula Constituency. (b) The Government is responding to the issue of orphans and vulnerable children nationally and no single part of the country has been left out. The Children's Department, which is within my Ministry, has established an area advisory council which is a sub-committee of the District Development Committee (DDC) in Busia, ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said in my answer, the problem of orphans is not confined to Butula Constituency. We now have 1.9 million orphans throughout the country. We have to start somewhere. We have started a pilot scheme in five districts now, where we are attempting to do something even better than having mere institutional homes. We are attempting to put orphans in various families. We give a family Kshs1,000 and give it one orphan, so that the orphan can experince love from a family. This is a pilot scheme in Kwale, Thika and in three other districts. ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will repeat the same answer I gave. We have to start somewhere. We now have a pilot scheme. Currently, there have been a lot of NGOs which are helping the orphans. We have been complementing them with some money but we felt that the Government itself should now take a lead. The lead is this pilot scheme which involves not putting a child into an institutional home but with a family. Other than that, we are, obviously, working under budgetary constraints. There is very little we can do even though we are aware of the ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the amount of money that is being dispensed by the National AIDS Control Council (NACC) works more or less like the CDF. What normally happens is that CBOs and NGOs in the various constituencies have groups which make proposals that are sent to Harambee House for consideration. Depending entirely on the veracity of the proposals, 670 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 26, 2006 money is actually given. For instance, if a group sends a viable proposal to the NACC, and the amount of money which is given is intended for sensitizing people against the dangers of HIV/AIDS, and ... view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regrettably, I am not in control of that particular Fund. The Fund is controlled by the Office of the President. view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it so happens that the Children's Department falls under my docket. I will help the Assistant Minister to ensure that the welfare of the child is paramount. I take cognisance of the affidavit that has been sworn by the natural mother and the right thing will be done. So, we will report on the matter here on Tuesday, next week. view
• 20 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: 602 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 20, 2006 view
• 19 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I seek your indulgence. He has just come in. view