Prof. Prof. Olweny

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 351 to 360 of 1845.

• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on that note, I wish to request hon. Midiwo to second this amendment. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) There were no schools funded through the KESSP for infrastructure development in both Mombasa and Lamu Counties in the year 2009/2010. (b) For that reason, part (b) of the Question does not arise. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, by 2009, KESSP funding had been discontinued because of some issues that came up. In fact, donors withdrew. So, there was no KESSP funding in 2009. However, schools in those counties received some funding from the Ministry. For example, 17 primary schools in Mombasa County received Kshs9,290,000 as funding for infrastructure. Eight secondary schools in Lamu County got Kshs2 million in 2009/2010 as infrastructure funding. Also, during 2010/2011 Financial Year, a sum of Kshs61,734,700 was allocated to secondary schools in Lamu County. This financial year, a sum of Kshs1 million has been allocated to one secondary school ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, infrastructure money is given to the schools on request. We receive the school’s request for the support depending on their needs. That request is passed through the District Education Board. It does not come directly to the Ministry. It has to pass through the District Education Board. So, if the request is made through DEB, it comes to the Ministry and we look at it. If it is a genuine request that really needs support, then the money is disbursed if we have it. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since KESSP was supported by both the Government of Kenya and development partners, it stalled when the development partners withdrew. However, for the projects that were left unfinished, my Ministry will handle them as soon as money becomes available. That I assure you, it will be done. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of those issues are in court. So, we cannot sort them out in the Ministry. view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have tabled the document requested by Mr. Yakub. However, could the hon. Member repeat his question? view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue of land before us today is really a sensitive matter in this country. In fact, the history of land problems in this country goes back to the days when the colonialists came here and grabbed the African land assuming that the Africans did not own that land and did not deserve that land. When their time was over and they were to go back, the same Africans refused to give back the land to the people who owned it. This is what has caused us problems all these years to date. It has led ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the greatest disease that we have had in this country is corruption in the Ministry of Lands. We all remember what happened in Syokimau as a result of corruption. We had demolitions. Those are products of corruption in the Ministry of Lands. How do you end up with a title deed where we already have ownership? The Ministry of Lands officers know very well that such a parcel of land is owned by so and so, or by such and such institution or company. However, they still go ahead and allocate that land to somebody else. ... view
• 22 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill here proposes a number of offices, or a number of people to be hired as officers, Land Registrars and so on. It is my wish that anybody who might have been involved in corruption, particularly dealing with land, should not be hired as a lands officer again in this new dispensation in the Ministry of Lands. Otherwise, there is no point for us, Kenyans, coming up with new laws, if we will have the same people who have caused us problems. In fact, if anything, they belong to jail. Look at the case of ... view