Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1161 to 1170 of 1845.

• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have two SFPs. One is sponsored by the WFP, while the other one is called “homegrown” where the Government of Kenya and the Japanese Government provide money to schools so that they can buy food which is grown locally or from the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the number of children fed today under the two SFPs which I have mentioned above is 1,618,466. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the wish of the Ministry of Education to bring more schools under this SFP, but the problem is lack of resources. We are, however, trying our level best to make sure that we bring all schools in the affected areas under this programme. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will repeat the same answer. I have said before that the Ministry is concerned about poverty and hunger that makes children drop out of school and prevent them from going to school despite the fact that we have free primary and secondary education. The Ministry, in collaboration with the developed partners, will try as much as possible to expand the Programme. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the hon. Member repeat the question? view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the amount of money that we will use under the SFP is as follows. Under the “homegrown” SFP, which is sponsored by the Government of Kenya and the Japanese Government, we will spend Kshs539,995,790. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Under the World Food Programme (WFP) School Feeding Programme, the WFP is spending--- view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the WFP is giving us food, and not money. So, I could give what they are giving us in terms of metric tonnes, and not in Kenya Shillings. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I indicated to him a minute ago, the amount of money that the Ministry is spending on the SFP. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we intend to sustain it. We have been sustaining it through funds from the Government itself and development partners. view