Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6451 to 6460 of 6535.

• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in relation to Mr. Billow's question, we all know that the Somali nationals who met in Kenya to discuss peace were a cocktail of peaceful Somalis, current warlords and former warlords. It is a give and take process, all inclusive and they managed to reach an agreement. It was a Somali process. We had, as a region, no capacity or duty to vet who participated in it because we wanted Somalis to come together. Indeed, they did. That is why those who broke away are prevented from coming to this country, and they are no longer ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue that hon. Salat has raised has been of major concern to the region and to the African Union (AU). Once there is a UN arms embargo, we cannot even send the peace keeping mission to Somalia because the moment you arm them, you break the Security Council resolution. We are trying our very best. In September, our Minister for Foreign Affairs, hon. Tuju, was in the UN together with other AU Foreign Minsters. They talked to the Security Council, but they did not succeed in lifting the arms embargo. Yesterday, hon. Tuju held a ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a very critical Bill and I would expect that our contributions would enrich it. Is the hon. Member in order to engage in a speculative and near defamatory discourse on issues that he cannot substantiate instead of debating the Bill? view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not intend to interrupt my good friend, Dr. Oburu. But as the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade, is it not fair and beneficial to the House that he brings their report and guides us through it, so that we see what his Committee has done, instead of contributing to the Bill now and bringing their report tomorrow? view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Did she stop her old business? view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. You heard the graphic description of the woman the hon. Member just talked about. One would be interested in knowing where he met her. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Bill. We have been crying here, over and over again, that we need a Microfinance Bill to help the management of microfinance and micro activities in the country. Only the other day, we saw that the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize was the founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. He is a man who started a microfinance bank with US$500, which has grown into a phenomenal success, helping millions of people in Bangladesh. This is a Bill that is so critical ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, also, when we are talking of microfinance activities, I want to urge the Minister to also relax the rules that requires the owners and directors to--- This is because if I have Khs1 million to start a microfinance activity and the rules are requiring that I cannot be the chair of the company and the managing director as well--- You know, most of these are family activities and it is good if you relax that so that if they outgrow the microfinance bracket, then they move to the bank level. You can then apply the ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is obvious that the hon. Member for Kisumu Town East was neither attentive nor listening. I did not say the young man I represented started a business from proceeds of robbery. I said he borrowed a little money from a microfinance institution. He then started a newspaper vending business and now he owns matatus . He is now a rich man and these are some of the things we are talking about. This is how we want to empower people. I went to a country in Asia where a microfinance institution just supports women ... view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Mr. Ochola Ogur. I am saying the truth. Indeed, I am under oath to say only the truth on the Floor of this House. I am sure that many of my colleagues also want to contribute. I want to say that this is a critical Bill in jump-starting the growth of the micro sector of our economy. One of the contributors to this debate talked about the GDP growth. It is good to understand what GDP growth is. Growth in the GDP does not necessarily, immediately, translocate development down to the ... view