Omingo Magara

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 41 to 50 of 349.

• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Ministry is key for this Government to attain the Vision 2030 being a middle income economy. I believe that we fine track to do exactly the same. The Minister said that their request was for Kshs14 billion, but they managed to get only Kshs2.8 billion. This notwithstanding, I believe that this Ministry stands in a key position to implement the programmes already in place. For purpose of record and in terms of learning from other jurisdictions, India is actually where it is today because she embraced view
• 11 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. From the onset, I want to congratulate the Minister for doing a good job. As one of my colleagues has said, this Ministry is working. I think we need to be rated and in order of performance, we know performing Ministries. This Ministry and my Ministry view
• 30 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank you more sincerely for giving me this chance to support this Motion. This is the only Ministry that I have seen that produces as opposed to consuming. If you look at its budget, Kshs30 billion is on Development Expenditure while Kshs335 million is for Recurrent Expenditure. What more can anybody ask for? I was agonizing at one time and said that when I grow up, I would like to be like the Ministry of Energy because this is one Ministry which is synergized, coordinated and you view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I did consult Mr. Olago Aluoch and it is for the same reason I am here. I should have been with the President today. Mr. Olago informed me that he had asked somebody else to ask the Question on his behalf. In the interest of Parliament’s time, could you allow that? view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The role of the District Joint Loans Boards in facilitating the SMEs is accelerating trade and finance for the SMEs. So far, the Joint Loans Boards have disbursed Kshs578 million to 40,000 entrepreneurs out of which Kshs124,971,851 has come from the Central Government and Kshs7.5 million from the local authorities. The responsibility of the District Joint Loans Boards is to increase employment opportunities by giving entrepreneurs capital to invest in order to reduce poverty in our midst. The other role of the District Joint Loans Boards is to enhance business ... view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: (i) We have consistently asked for disbursement from the Treasury so that we can increase funding to the SMEs for economic growth. In the 2007/2008 Financial Year, we were allocated Kshs9 million and Kshs10 million in the 2008/2009 Financial Year. Forty million has been factored in the 2009/2010 Financial Year. You will appreciate that this is not sufficient to spur the economy, but given the kind of devolved funding now with synergy we can spur development and growth using the SMEs. (ii) The scheme is also a revolving fund because we get back monies upon collection from people in advance ... view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: (b) Kisumu District has two Joint Loans Boards. That is the Kisumu Development Joint Loans Board which serves traders in Kisumu Rural. There is also the Kisumu Municipality Trade Development Joint Loans Board that serves the municipality. The composition of the Kisumu Trade Development Joint Loans Board is as follows. Ms. Dorcas Akinyi Obunga is the Chairlady; Kisumu DC - Ex-Officio member; District Trade Development Officer –Secretary and the Chairman of the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kisumu Branch. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: As for the Ministry of Local Government appointees for the Kisumu Municipality, we have Councillors Christopher Odhiambo Opiyo, John Obonyo Oginga and Martin Owiti Omogo. The term of these members has expired and the Ministry is in the process of renewing it. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: As to funding, Kisumu Town Rural has received Ksh204,000 in the 2006/2007 Financial Year; Kshs204,000 in the 2007/2008 Financial Year and Kshs357,000 in the 2008/2009 Financial Year. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, part of the responsibility of my Ministry is to ensure that we build capacity on SMEs. Our Ministry’s core responsibility is the facilitation of trade and investment. Indeed, as an overseeing body of the Government, it is critical that we synergize our thought process so that even the Youth Enterprise Development Fund can also be overseen or we advise the SMEs which benefit from the process of devolved funds. Unfortunately, we are not co-ordinated. This is why we had a co-ordination function under the Prime Minister’s Office. view