Dr. Naomi Shaban

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1431 to 1440 of 1513.

• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to repeat that we have two ways of distributing food. We, as Government, are in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to implement the EMOP programme. The areas which will be receiving food under the EMOP programme are covered under the programme. On top of that, we have the general food distribution. That is where the Government comes in with the extra food that it gives to those areas. So, there are two ways of distributing food. view
• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not know that Mr. Abdirahman has become an expert on how we do our work in the Ministry but, considering that he insists on the EMOP programme and the general food distribution, there is need for me to sit down with Members of Parliament from arid areas, so that we can tell them how this thing is done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is difficult for me to answer all the questions. When I attempted to give so many details last week, after being asked for details, I was told I was talking too much. Therefore, ... view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is not true that the relief food beneficiaries in Turkana District are being reduced at a time when the food situation is deteriorating. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, following the recent multi-sectoral and multi-agency food security assessments undertaken jointly by the Government of Kenya, UN agencies, NGOs and other development partners, it was found out that the food situation had generally deteriorated in most areas of the district. However, there were a few pockets that had received favourable long rains and, consequently, their situation has improved. The total number of beneficiaries ... view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, 2666 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 14, 2008 the Questions are quite long and are also asking for a lot of details. It is only fair for me to give the details. view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, please protect me from Dr. Khalwale! view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has created a specific Ministry, the Ministry of Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands, that will deal with the challenges faced in these areas, especially in the area of food security. Under the new Ministry is the Arid Lands Resource Management Programme that is funded by the World Bank, and one of its main aims is to improve the food security situation by addressing the non-food interventions necessary to improve food security. As I have already mentioned, the project now covers 28 districts in Arid and Semi-Arid lands. It should be noted ... view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, once again, why do they ask such long Questions and seek so many details? view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the current programme started on 1st July, 2008 and is due to end on 31st March, 2009. An assessment of the food security situation in the country will be carried out before then, to determine whether there will be need to extend the EMOP programme. As for the beneficiary numbers, they can only be increased if there is justification to do so; for example, if the food security situation deteriorates and there is need to adjust the figures, the DSG will normally conduct a rapid assessment of the situation in the district and forward their findings ... view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not realise that this was going to be an insulting match! I was in Turkana and I observed what was there. I made a note that we were going to increase the amount of food from this month. That one is being worked on by my Ministry. I am surprised that what I said, or my visit to Turkana, can elicit insults from the hon. Member! The Government, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), is spending Kshs1.3 billion in its programmes on famine relief every month. I do not know how much ... view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not reduced the number of beneficiaries. At the time I went to Turkana, we were giving 225,220 people food supplies. In my own assessment I felt that we should increase the amount of food that we are giving to Turkana people. The recent assessment was to be done by the District Commissioner, who was supposed to write a letter to our Ministry. We do not usually just release food. Even after my observation, we have to receive the reports from the ground and then we should be able to release an increased amount of ... view